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Who’s Your Ultimate Lost Guy?
The hit television series Lost is a bit like a bag of Hershey’s miniatures — there’s a little something for everyone. At least in terms of boys. Whether you’re into big and funny or blond and broody, Lost has an…
Joss's World
If you were a new or casual viewer of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Joss Whedon: The Genius Behind Buffy does a nice job of recapping Joss’s screenwriting career and his intention to make BtVS into something more than its big-screen…
Leslie Knope is My Life Coach
Mark: Honestly, Leslie, it’s going to be a long uphill battle. You are going to be super-annoyed with all the people who want you to fail. There is a sea of red tape, endless road blocks. So, yeah, I don’t…
Big Batch of Books
Vol. 1 by Michelle Left Bank, by Kate Muir Left Bank is the tale of Madison, a Texan-born French movie star who goes out of her way to be as Parisian as possible (which seems to necessitate being in…
Buffy: In Love for the First Time With a Dead Guy
I’m supposed to be writing about B/A ‘shippers. That would be Buffy/Angel ‘shippers, for the oblivious. Problem is, I don’t know a whole lot about them, nor do I care. I’ve heard rumors about some of their antics (letter writing,…
Bombastic Brit
I already hate myself for writing this, so no comments please. Also, I would like to state for the record that it’s all amy’s fault. She got me hooked on the smack (This particular smack = Britney Spears’ new album),…
SNL: We're Really Going To Miss You
The rumors of Saturday Night Live facing the departure of their biggest stars have been flying for a few months now, so fans of the show tuned in with already-heavy hearts, bracing themselves for the last of powerhouse Kristen Wiig,…
Josh Holloway Lights My Fire
When I was in the sixth grade, my best friend and I had a crush on a boy named Jason. Jason was a year older, and was that intelligent-preppy-nerdy-sweet type of guy who wouldn’t be attractive to other girls for…
Ok, Get Set, Go
The first time I’d ever heard of Ok Go, they were on stage with the ‘This American Life’ tour at the Town Hall in New York City. Ira Glass deemed them his favorite boy band and mentioned that they were…
Completely Smitten with Love Monkey
It’s mid-season and the networks have been kicking out the replacements in overdrive lately. Sandwiched between quirky-girl shows like Heather Graham’s Emily’s Reason’s Why Not (already shelved after one episode) and Jenna Elfman’s Courting Alex, I kept seeing promos for…
Smallville: And So It Begins
The first two episodes of Smallville’s second season are like night and day, two hours of television joined together by little more than a cast of characters and a title sequence. “Vortex” serves as part two of last-season’s cliffhanger, “Tempest.”…
Roswell: Fare thee well
Written by Michelle, Amy You’ve read, we presume, how Alias did things right? We take you now, gentle readers, to the other end of the spectrum and detail how Roswell went very, very wrong. Oh so wrong. First off, there…
Brit is In The Zone
I always get kind of tense when an artist I like releases a new album. There’s little chance that anything new will stand up to the tried and true favorites that I’ve played countless times – either to cheer me,…
Moulin Rouge: The DVD Experience
Like most people, I have discovered the magic of DVDs. I get all excited when reading the back of the boxes. They’ve got special features! Could anything be cooler? No! And I feel deep and utter disappointment when there are…
Trading Spaces: The Other House
Written by Amy B. From going barefoot to holding cabinet doors for Amy Wynn, below is Amy’s account of working in Genevieve’s house for Trading Spaces. Cast of Characters (in order of appearance) Amy – that’s me! Corinne and I…
A Quickie with Author Elizabeth Scott
With one book out, Elizabeth Scott is poised to make a huge splash in the YA pool. Bloom was chosen as a Borders Original Voices selection and a Books-A-Million Teen Book Club selection, and reviews have made very favorable comparisons…
Fallback Albums: Jessica
The thing about a first impression is that you can only make it once. In my opinion this holds true with bands. I usually find myself going back to albums that really made a lasting impression on me the first…
Crushing on Jim Jarmusch
It all started innocently enough. I was a good independent film fan. I went to all the free art films screened at my college. I appreciated movies with unusual narrative structure, innovative cinematography and unusual characters. I read issues of…
Buffy: When It Was Good
Here’s the deal: we each picked our favorite ten episodes/moments/storylines/characters/what-have-you over the seven seasons Buffy the Vampire Slayer has been on the air. We combined our lists, noted the overlaps, briefly contemplated a complex, mathematically-weighted scoring system designed to determine…
Mixed Tape: Gearing Up For Dancing
…when you have a vendetta against the male gender. As most women know, getting all dolled up (or, alternately, slutted down) to go out dancing can serve several different cathartic purposes. There are the times when you just need to…