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VIDEO: Joan Hunt's picks of the week
Lord of War: A Review of the Best Movie Nobody Saw by Steven Hart, Oct. 7
"Lord of War doesn't cheat or lose its nerve." Steven Hart wrote The Review of the week. From the compelling title to the conclusion of his article, he convincingly argued in favor of Lord of War. I was intrigued by the trailers for the movie, but after reading Hart's review, I am determined to see this movie!
TV Review: Survivor: Guatemala - Week Four: Bugs or Lepers? by Bennett Dawson, Oct. 6
Bennett Dawson gets extra credit for breaking down Survivor: Guatemala every week and still managing to keep the recaps fresh. This is harder than it looks, because, let's face it, Survivor isn't breaking much ground these days. Jeff Probst, however, is still cute.
Survivor Guatemala: 20 Questions by Teletart, Oct. 7
Teltart asks some difficult questions. Okay, they're not so "difficult." They're just fun.
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CULTURE / TECH: Lisa Hoover's picks of the week
Nicolas Cage is Superman’s Father by Chris Beaumont, Oct. 4
First Courtney Love names her daughter Frances Bean. Then Gwenyth Paltrow saddles her poor daughter with the name Apple. Just when I thought celebrity baby names couldn’t get any more…um…offbeat, Chris Beaumont proved me wrong.
Endeavour Returning to Shuttle Fleet by Johniac, Oct. 6
Johniac lets us know what the Space Shuttle Endeavour’s been up to. 900,000 man hours to refurbish it? Wow.
International "Freedom" Center Scrapped at Ground Zero by Victor Lana, Oct. 5
Victor Lana gives us a personal look at what the decision to scrap the plans for the International Freedom Center means to his family.
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POLITICS: Lisa McKay's Picks of the week
Open Source Politics by Cranky Liberal, Oct. 3
Cranky Liberal put forth the idea that Open Source technology provides a good model for politics in Open Source Politics, a call for people of all political stripes to cast off their ideological blinders and brainstorm the solutions to some of the very daunting problems facing the nation.
Article comments
1 - Chris Beaumont
Thanks, Lisa!
Nothing quite like a crazy baby name!
Congrats to the rest of the picks!
2 - Temple Stark
I quite liked Apple. Ms. Paltrow recently said it was akin to "the apple of our eyes."
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(And it isn't just celebrities with the odd names. I mean look at, look at , well, me and my brothers and sisters for starters - Temple, Jen (brother), Trip and Aleta).
Yep, I have a sister named Trip - on her birth certificate. ...
3 - gypsyman
As always, suprised and delighted to be so honoured. Thank you Lisa et al.(No you didn't have anything to do with it, now go back to your goat, she must be lonely) he he he
4 - LegendaryMonkey
Congrats to all the picks!
5 - uao
Many thanks, Matt. Actually, running out of ideas isn't usually the problem. Running out of time is my biggest curse.
Shouts out to this weeks' picks, and the rest of the BC gang.
6 - Victor Lana
Thank you to the editors for picking my article regarding the scrapped IFC in Manhattan.
It's greatly appreciated, especially since the topic is so important to my family, to me, and many New Yorkers.
Thanks!
7 - Scott C. Smith
Matt,
Thanks for selecting my DM review as a pick of the week!! I'll have my review up for "Playing the Angel" soon. From what I've heard so far it sounds like DM is back on track following (IMHO) the lackluster "Exciter" from 2001.
8 - teletart
Thanks Joan! Yay!
9 - Jon Sobel
Thanks for the pick, Temple! I am duly honored.