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Starting strong, finishing weak
A quick look at the top 10 best/worst film series that started off well, and then went right to the crapper.

in Video — by John Campea — on Aug 31, 2003
Toga!

in Video — by Eric Olsen — on Aug 31, 2003
Hollywood Execs Blame Texting For Summer Movie Flops
Hollywood executives think they know why their big-budget blockbusters bombed at the box office. (And no, an excess of alliteration isn't the reason!) It's all your fault, if you used a text-enabled cell phone to instantly tell your friends that the film was bad.

in Video — by Ed Driscoll — on Aug 31, 2003

Great Subject, Wrong Wolf(e)
"Wired - A Romance" is a good book, and well worth reading. But it could have been a blockbuster.

in Books — by Ed Driscoll — on Aug 31, 2003
When Jimmy met Frankie

in Books — by bookofjoe — on Aug 31, 2003
First Off The Tee: Presidential Hackers, Duffers, and Cheaters from Taft to Bush - Don Van Natta Jr.
We mix sports and poltics in this insightful book. Not as new as I hoped it was when I saw Tim Russert (aka The Smarm) interview the author.

in Books — by Temple Stark — on Aug 31, 2003
Death in the family

in Books — by Susanna Cornett — on Aug 31, 2003
Blogger Denies Slavery Cause of Civil War
"In all such territory the institution of negro slavery, as it now exists in the Confederate States, shall be recognized and protected be Congress and by the Territorial government; and the inhabitants of the several Confederate States and Territories shall have the right to take to such Territory any slaves lawfully held by them in any of the States or Territories of the Confederate States. "

-- The Constitution of the Confederate States of America

Opinion in Books — by Mac Diva — on Aug 31, 2003
walking in the garden

in Books — by Murphy — on Aug 31, 2003

Free Trade Favoring U.S. Essential To New Employment In Deflationary Economy
The economy is recovering, but deflation, due to our borderless world, creates a situation where hiring new workers is rare because prices are no longer inflationary, and companies have been used to increasing them for years. Recovery or not, the economy will seem slow due to the deflation factor created by competing countries in the new global economy.

in Culture — by Mr. Real Estate — on Aug 31, 2003
Arnold on gun control
In a 1981 interview with Penthouse, Schwarzenegger -- who has come out in favor of gun control -- detailed how he was strongly against gun control

in Culture — by Al Barger — on Aug 31, 2003
FOOTBALL!!!

in Culture — by Chase — on Aug 31, 2003

Peter Tosh - The Shitstem
The legendary Peter Tosh talks about his hopes and plans - and the problems coming from the shitstem

Interview in Music — by Eric Olsen — on Aug 31, 2003
A Xmas gift to their employers

in Music — by Steve Rhodes — on Aug 31, 2003