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What’s On TV?

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There’s usually a time to turn off the cable TV, and that’s when you turn it on.

TALKING HEADS. No, not the band. With basic cable especially, nothing is ever on. Sure, you’ve got the golf channel, constantly cycling reruns of great shots at The Masters, where putt after putt wanders across the . . . → Read More: What’s On TV?

Dangerous Music

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Itunes recently promoted some Library of Congress podcasts, one of which was about composing with the Devil.

Apparently, a musical interval called the tritone consists of starting on C then jumping up to F sharp, which is somehow tied to physics (and our brain). If you have a string for each note, the . . . → Read More: Dangerous Music

Estrogen

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It has long been known in the scientific world that frogs are the harbingers of doom.

I watched a frogumentary the other night on Hulu, where one group of scientists were taking some of the remaining amphibians from one area and—by helicopter—relocating them in hopes that they’d propagate in the new area.

That’s . . . → Read More: Estrogen

The Telethon

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I recently attended a telethon, and there’s a reason that ends in a “thon.” All you have to do is replace “tele” with “mara” and you get an idea as to the fun to be had while attending a 12-hour telethon.

Who watches these things?

My point here is . . . → Read More: The Telethon

Rich Kids with Tight Pants

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I think this might be Julia Stiles. She can be frigid any time she wants.

Sheltered rich kids have such a dazed look about them: as if the real world is a little too bright for their delicate sensibilities.

They get their first job and they show up . . . → Read More: Rich Kids with Tight Pants