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Read more about the article Resolution update: 2010 in review

Resolution update: 2010 in review

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:December 31, 2010
  • Post category:New Year's Resolutions
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2010 is about to become a thing of the past, and as such, it is time to review my successes and failures from the previous year. It’s wasn’t my best…

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Read more about the article Three very different films

Three very different films

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:December 31, 2010
  • Post category:Critic/Film
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I watched three movies over the course of the last two days. Here is my brief summation of each film: Tron Legacy:  Dumb and fun. Kind of like the girl…

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Read more about the article Yes, I’ve posted a cat video. Don’t judge me.

Yes, I’ve posted a cat video. Don’t judge me.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:December 30, 2010
  • Post category:Recommended Reading/Viewing
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I have never posted and have rarely seen an online video involving cats. But this one was too good to pass up.

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Read more about the article Creativity runs in the family

Creativity runs in the family

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:December 30, 2010
  • Post category:Family
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Elysha was looking on Etsy.com for a handmade gift for our friend’s daughter’s first birthday and found a barrette holder that she thought would be perfect. Something like this: The…

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Read more about the article Good information. Bad writing.

Good information. Bad writing.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:December 29, 2010
  • Post category:Words
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After seeing the Tron Legacy this afternoon, I was left trying to remember which came first: The film or the video game? I was pretty sure that the film preceded…

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Read more about the article True friends hurt one another whenever possible

True friends hurt one another whenever possible

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:December 29, 2010
  • Post category:Autobiography/Sports
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By now you have probably heard about New York Jets head coach Rex Ryan and the foot fetish videos that he and his wife have posted to the Internet.  When…

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Read more about the article Avoid ambiguity in the demise of a character

Avoid ambiguity in the demise of a character

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:December 28, 2010
  • Post category:Critic/Film/SOMETHING MISSING Items/Television/The Writing Process/UNEXPECTEDLY, MILO related
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I don’t mind endings that make you wonder what might happen to a character had another scene been written or filmed. Both Something Missing and Unexpectedly, Milo end with the…

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Need a grocery store? We have plenty.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:December 28, 2010
  • Post category:Critic/Food and Drink
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Slate’s Chris Wilson reports on a 2009 study by the Department of Agriculture found that “2.3 million households do not have access to a car and live more than a…

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The price of wealth

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:December 28, 2010
  • Post category:Idea
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A quote from Heather O’Neill from This American Life: No one from a rich background can ever be cool. The more I think about it, the more I am certain…

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I’m so jealous

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:December 27, 2010
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Can’t decide which is better.  Like choosing between hot dogs and ice cream.

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