- Blogs, Bleader, Feb 28, 2013
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Revisiting Walter Hill's 1981 quasi-war movie Southern Comfort
The director of The Warriors has become so alien to contemporary American cinema that his movies feel new again.
- Blogs, Bleader, Feb 26, 2013
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I've seen your boobs, all right
On the 1949 Oscar ceremony, and this year's
- Blogs, Bleader, Feb 4, 2013
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Considering the phenomenon of movie audiences cheering for murder
When applause isn't the same thing as good cheer
- Blogs, Bleader, Jan 21, 2013
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Hey, Groupon offered gun-related deals
But it doesn't matter: they aren't offering them any longer.
- Blogs, Bleader, Jan 7, 2013
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Kim Jong-un to Richardson: Is Depardieu coming with?
Kim Jong-un hopes to see French actor Gerard Depardieu accompanying Bill Richardson and Eric Schmidt on their controversial humanitarian flight to North Korea
- Blogs, Bleader, Dec 5, 2012
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Chief Keef's probation, the Ultra Lounge shooting, and more music news
Chief Keef's probation hearings, the Wednesday-morning shooting at Logan Square's Ultra Lounge, and White/Light's upcoming performance with Kim Gordon
- Blogs, Bleader, Nov 30, 2012
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A short defense of TL;DR, or Desperately seeking e-newsstands
As long as there isn't one newspaper for the Web, we'll be skimming just to find what we want to read. That's where TL;DR helps.
- Blogs, Bleader, Nov 21, 2012
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The Red Dawn remake looks like a strong argument for ending the war in Afghanistan
Am I the only one who thinks you could switch a few nationalities in the new Red Dawn and have a documentary of America's invasion of Afghanistan?
- Blogs, Bleader, Nov 19, 2012
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Talking about turkeys (duds) all week long
This week's Variations on a Theme: Turkey Week
- Blogs, Bleader, Nov 15, 2012
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The seapunk response to Rihanna's swagger jack
Ultrademon and Teen Witch snap on a superstar
- Blogs, Bleader, Nov 14, 2012
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Could the natives be restless?
A Green Party congressional race and other rumblings among Chicago's electorate
- Blogs, Bleader, Nov 2, 2012
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FIDLAR defends budget brews
The video for the catchy pro-swill anthem "Cheap Beer"
- Blogs, Bleader, Oct 4, 2012
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Marathoners, avoid twisted ankles and firing cannons
Always be well-prepared to run a marathon, but also always be well-prepared to dodge cannon fire
- Blogs, Bleader, Aug 21, 2012
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What's the story? Who cares!
Why it's foolish to be alarmed by "story-less" movies
- Blogs, Bleader, Jul 10, 2012
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Sin
gle in Chicago: an erasure poemSomething is definitely missing from "Single in Chicago," the NYT's buzzy travelogue. Now it's missing most of its word count
- Blogs, Bleader, Jul 6, 2012
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In defense of pie
Haters gonna hate
- Blogs, Bleader, Jul 2, 2012
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Point/counterpoint: Chief Keef edition
Two sides of an argument, neither of them right
- Blogs, Bleader, Jun 25, 2012
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Real talk alert: Deadmau5 edition
EDM heavyweight Deadmau5 admits "we all hit play"
- Blogs, Bleader, May 2, 2012
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Kanye's Chief Keef remix drops, drama inevitably follows
Looks like somebody doesn't like his "I Don't Like."
- Blogs, Bleader, Apr 17, 2012
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All at the same time?
Mitt Romney is hunting for votes
