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an illustrated (review? critique? master's thesis?) long-ass commentary on the themes of potc: dmc.
[heads-up to those coming here from points elsewhere: a) welcome, and b) this review contains spoilers. properly warned, ye be, says i.]
"what a ship is," jack sparrow says in pirates of the caribbean: the curse of the black pearl, "what the black pearl really is, is freedom."
"kin ye live wit' this?" davy jones asks jack in pirates of the ( Read more... ) -
in which we bid a fond farewell to that "before we started taking pictures of fire" chapter of life.
[...and thereafter prepare to spend a ridiculously ginormous amount of money on desert survival gear, bottled water, and sunblock.]
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because taking a stand is sometimes as simple as taking a seat.
rest in peace rosa parks, 1913-2005.you know, when i was a kid, i remember hearing all sorts of stories lauding and heralding bravery and courage as important traits to try to have as a man when i grew up. but i remember thinking, the very first time i heard rosa's story, that no astronaut, no test pilot, no soldier, no big strapping (invariably ( Read more... ) -
those eyes that you get when your circumstance is movie size
[non-spoiler review.]
"we're going for a ride."
- river
[TITLE: WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY JOSS WHEDON.]
joss whedon is one sadistic son of a bitch. not since james o'barr has a force of nature in fandom found such glee in putting his characters through such brutal, unflinching hell.
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it's finally happened. i'm liveblogging my shopping.
CONFIRMED: best buy annapolis (to your left on the way to the mall from the renaissance festival) is set up and taking matching contributions. single sheet of paper with a upc on it for the price code of "red cross / $1" -- they scan it, ask how much you want to donate, and change the price of the purchase. not everyone's been briefed on the ( Read more... ) -
foamy the squirrel . . . in new orleans.
really.
[flash file; language NSFW.] [the link above is a mirror. illwillpress.com is the actual home page, but it's blocked by the filters at work.]
google is rumored to be working on five flyovers to add the post-katrina gulf area to google maps and google earth in a few days. in the meantime, here's the clearest view so far:
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