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There’s been a lot of talk this year that the vacation season won’t be the same. You hear about families staying home rather than break the bank to pay for the gas necessary to drive to Wally World. Also, I’ve seen a couple of cable news stories about how vacations are increasingly culturally passe […]

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This Sunday marks the final episode of HBO’s The Wire. I’m sure most of you have never seen it. I’m sure a lot of you have had friends rhapsodize about how wonderful it is.
Let me join the chorus. Not only do the 5 seasons of The Wire represent the greatest achievement in television history, The […]

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Hey kids! Wanna see the latest example of mainstream media attempting to co-opt a cutting edge social phenomenon it doesn’t understand?
Well then, why not watch NBC’s totally tubular new show Quarterlife? It’s coming later this month. But that shouldn’t stop you from getting involved RIGHT NOW. You can join their bitchin social network site right […]

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A weekly wrap-up of the forwards, email, jokes, You Tube videos and water cooler chatter making its way around America’s offices this week.
I was forwarded this link by about 7 different readers today. Given the opening of the new Rambo movie in theaters today, I simply could not resist posting. Please, please give all credit […]

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Working 4 The Weekend is a weekly series coving what to do this weekend.

For people of a certain age (what would that be now… 45 and under?) this weekend might be a video gaming weekend. Baseball is over, the weather is getting nippy… and the much-buzzed about “The Simpsons Game” has come out for […]

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