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Whoo, Soul Patrol!

I normally shun reality and contest shows because I’m just sick of the whole genre. But I’ve watched every season of American Idol since the last few episodes of season one. I usually watch a few of the terrible auditions, skip the Hollywood group rounds, and then come back for the top twelve. [...]

Return of the Written Word

If you wait around long enough almost everything becomes mainstream. Sure, the X-Files was a cult show for the first couple of years, but then it became a worldwide phenomenon. And do you remember in the late 80’s and early 90’s when rolling up your shirt sleeves was cool? Well then the [...]

Mission Possible (but Tom Cruise is crazy)

I don’t have a problem tossing labels around with reckless abandon so I’ll go ahead and say that Tom Cruise is a serious wacko. You know, nutcase, wack job, weirdo, psycho, lunatic, etc. But you knew that. And I’ll admit that I can’t see his face without thinking “silent birth”, but that’s [...]