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Atonement – A Movie Review
I’ve read a few of Ian McEwan’s books, and while I’ve always found them stylistically impressive, I’ve never been too enthralled with the actual…
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Prince Caspian by C.S. Lewis – A Book Review
I largely credit my love of reading with The Chronicles of Narnia. My fourth grade teacher read the entire series to our class and…
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Original Art for the Baby
Talented and award-winning artist Dixie Petticrew (and my aunt) created the below picture as a gift to our little girl. Kristen and I absolutely…
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Feeling Satisfied After LOST
Last night the fourth season of LOST wrapped up and it left me feeling intensely satisfied. It is inarguably clear that the writers now…
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Chabon Writes about Superhero Unitards
Being a regular kind of dude, I have to admit I’m not a frequent (or even infrequent) consumer of The New Yorker. However, last…

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