(For the fortnight of July 16 to July 29)
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"If you realize too acutely how heavenly valuable time is, you are too paralyzed to do anything." — Katharine Butler Hathaway
"Flatter me, and I may not believe you. Criticize me, and I may not like you. Ignore me, and I may not forgive you. Encourage me, and I will not forget you. Love me and I may be forced to love you." — William Arthur Ward
CULTURE/TECH | VIDEO | BOOKS | MUSIC | POLITICS
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CULTURE/ TECH Lisa Hoover's picks of the week.
McDonald's: You Got Billions & Billions Served by Junichi Semitsu, July 14 (a wee bit late)
Junichi Semitsu rips on McDonald's, McClothing and McBurglars. McFunny.
Is Surfing the Net Better Than Sex? by Adam Ash, July 30 (a wee bit early)
Um, no. But if you’re bored one night, Adam Ash’s great list of his favorite films, books and music might give you something to do.
Home Renovation Nightmare, by Hardy July 26
Read Hardy’s ordeal before you tackle your next home improvement project and maybe you’ll decide to let Bob Vila handle it instead.
Generation Repeat: An Open Letter To The Youth Of Today by Michele Catalano, July 20
Michele Catalano finds some nice side benefits to dealing with a generation bent on borrowing from the past.
On the Other Side of the Closet Door: When Someone You Know Comes Out by Mei Flower, July 22
Mei Flower writes about how she felt when a long lost friend dropped some unexpected news in her lap.
Article comments
1 - DJRadiohead
Temple, it is not too late for you to get me a hookup here. Do not miss out on your big chance! Or not.
2 - Floris Vermeir
nice and intresting quotes, will have alook at the articles, there are so many to read.
3 - Temple Stark
This is an attempt to highlight some of the best; a shortcut for your time.
You will likely enjoy.
4 - Film Cynic
Thanks!
You are my picker of the week.
5 - Chris Beaumont
Thanks Eric!
6 - sadi
wow ~ lisa and temple and Eric, it' always an honor simply to be a big or relatively big part of blogcritics and with everything, this is great and means a lot. thanks for the kind words in the email Temple !
you all are great and congrats to everyone else here as well.
s.
7 - Hardy
Hey thanks for this honour. (We spell honour with a 'u' in Canada.)
Hardy
8 - Temple Stark
"Good 'Stuff' you may have missed?"
Stuff is an overused word. writing..., works..., artistry ....you might have missed them ...
9 - Eric Olsen
that's why it's funny: it's generic, it's cliched, it's folksy, it's unpretentious
10 - Temple Stark
BLOGCRITICS HITS 10MIL VISITORS stuff
HARRY POTTER stuff
REAL WORLD: AUSTIN stuff
AMERICAN IDOL - THE OFFSEASON stuff
MICHAEL JACKSON stuff
it's nothing
11 - Phillip Winn
GOOD YOU MAY HAVE MISSED
See, that's a more apt comparison. Stuff is not nothing.
12 - Aaman
The last few comments are incomprehensible, mostly
13 - rockinjock
You should review the blogspot, "lonelynote.blogspot.com". They have audio streams and an interesting midwest perspective on little known bands. It is one of the best music reviews I've seen.
14 - Scott Butki
I used to have to pay a nickel for every time I used the word "stuff" or "thing" since I overused it.
Congrats to this week's picks.