10 Oct 2008 at 1:54am The Dark Knight and Iron Man are the two biggest movies at the American multiplex so far this year. It's become rote that superheroes rule the box office, just as the conventional wisdom is that the old print comic book is a dying art form that has ...
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9 Oct 2008 at 12:18pm NEW YORK - Maybe it's true that "fall season" is an outdated concept in a world where TV series are introduced year-round. But if there were a Fall TV Season '08, the harvest would include only three more notable new shows. All are dramas. Each is ...
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9 Oct 2008 at 10:02am The competitive puzzling community is flying its geek flag high this weekend at the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament, an event that is as highly anticipated among puzzle aficionados as prom night--and for many of the same reasons. On the whole ...
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8 Oct 2008 at 7:57pm Confessions of a Comic Book Guy is a weekly column by retailer Steve Bennett of Super-Fly Comics and Games in Yellow Springs , Ohio . This week, Bennett discusses trends in cartoons on TV: Not only did I grow up on a steady diet of cartoons, I still ...
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6 Oct 2008 at 12:36pm Where in-depth analysis and logical debate butts heads with blind team loyalty and good old-fashioned name-calling. It seems like every year, I find some new reason to love Japan and all its myriad surprises. Whether it's the space-age potties, the ...
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4 Oct 2008 at 7:55pm Stephen Dedalus from Canada writes: Not to be facetious, but perhaps the GOP should've picked Monegan as McCain's running mate. If he's such a 'rogue,' as McCain's people suggest, perhaps a Maverick/Rogue ticket would've captured the hearts and minds ...
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29 Sep 2008 at 7:53pm MADISON FREAKFEST, 7 p.m. Nov. 1, State Street. Amp Stage: O.A.R., Donavon Frankenreiter, The Hard Lessons, Thriving Ivory and The Dollyrots; WISC Stage: Natty Nation, Awesome Car Funmaker, The Box Social, Blueheels and Mighty Short Bus; Frances ...
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