Song Lyric of the Day: Daddy-O / You got the swagger of a champion / Too bad for you / Just can’t find the right companion Britney Spears / “Womanizer“ Fox finally cancels Prison Break. I don’t think it ever recovered from the mess that was season three, but I’ll…
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If I Were a Casting Agent: Simon Baker & Dominic West
If I Were a Casting Agent is a new feature I’ve been thinking about for a while now: “Casting” fictional movies based on resemblances I’ve noticed between certain actors and actresses. I hope to make it a semi-regular feature (I’ve got several pairs queued up) and can only hope other…
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Faves: Cop Show Title Sequences
Song Lyric of the Day: I have seen you so often / I cry “where is my boy?” / Oh, have you all forgotten? / And in some kind of dream / Have I seen you before / Oh, have I seen you before? / Oh, where is my boy?…
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TV Hell Night
Song Lyric of the Day: Is there something you’re not sure of / Are you looking for a sign / Are you waiting for some body / To throw your heart a line / Or a quick and easy answer Paddy Casey / “Addicted to Company“ 7:21PM.Thursdays have long been…
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Writers Blocked
Song Lyric of the Day: John Willmot penned his poetry /Riddled with the pox / Nabakov wrote on index cards / At a lectem, in his socks / St. John of the Cross did his best stuff / Imprisoned in a box Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds / “There…
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A Very Merry Dexter Finale
Christmas Song Lyric of the Day: Hes gone 2000 miles / It’s very far / The snow is falling down / Gets colder day by day KT Tunstall / “2000 Miles” 10:35PM.*Heads up: I will be talking about Dexter finale spoilers. Read at your own risk. Or, better yet, go…
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Pattie Lee and The Mystery of the Old Children’s Books
Song Lyric of the Day: Would you go along with someone like me / If you knew my story word for word / Had all of my history / Would you go along with someone like me Peter Bjorn & John / “Young Folks“* 11:04PM. At lunch today, I ended…
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30 Rock: Filling the Arrested Development Void
Song Lyric of the Day:Boys becoming men / Men becoming wolvesTracy Jordan / “Werewolf Bar Mitzvah” 1:15PM.One of the TV shows I’m enjoying the most this season (and which, as of last night, I’m caught up on) is NBC‘s deservedly Emmy-winning comedy, 30 Rock. As someone who has (1) been…
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To Do This Weekend
Song Lyric of the Day: You’ve got the music in you / One dance left / This world is gonna pull through New Radicals / “You Get What You Give“ 5:12PM. Go to First Friday. Work on assorted home improvement projects (bathrooms, laundry room, guest room). Hit up a bookstore…
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My Love Affair With Summer TV
Song Lyric of the Day: When I am through with you / There won’t be anything left The VLA / “When I Am Through With You” 8:44PM.Remember the good old days, when summer meant no school, family vacations (there’s a good reason my family’s never gone camping again), playing outside,…