Tag: Lisa Olson
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Why I Expected to Hate “Cloud Atlas” But Actually Didn’t At All
In the summer of 2010 I almost started to cry when, reading Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell, I encountered the first mention of the title in the middle of the book. It took my breath away, which is a tough thing to do. It was the most challenging thing I’ve read since graduating from college…
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You Have No Idea How Much You’re Going To Love These Seven Comic Books
Maybe you’re like me. Maybe the idea of comic books has always seemed interesting but you mostly think of them as roided out superheroes for kids or weird black and white stuff that’s boring or makes you feel weird. Maybe you read Maus or Persepolis and thought “Yeah, this is neat—but what now?” Maybe the…
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Just Some of Our Dream Netflix Categories
Dramedies about British Teenagers Who Call Each Other “Twat” a Lot Disney Stars Gone Wild Uses Kate Nash as Background Music Learn Dirty Words in Another Language Matt Smith The Next Friends, We Promise Dramas About Pubescent Athletic Girls Whose Parents Have Affairs Smart Movies About Drugs Sci-Fi Series Starring Aliens Who Would Make Terrible…
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Christopher Nolan Rises to His Own Standard with “The Dark Knight Rises”
As much as I was vibrating out of my skin with excitement over The Avengers, I have been filled with doubt and anxiety for months over the release of The Dark Knight Rises. I know that I haven’t been alone: the corner of Twitter in which I live has been, at best, whispering with cautious…
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Ridley Scott’s “Prometheus” is Pure Nerd Adrenalin
Let me paint a picture for you: I’m about seven years old and I’m at Disney World with my family. I know only light and wonder. Then my parents take me on another ride. On this ride we pass through scenes from famous movies. We travel through The Wizard of Oz; I am overjoyed. We…
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“The Avengers”: Nerd-Approved
HULK SMASH! HULK MAKE EPIC COMEBACK FROM TWO CRAPPY MOVIES! HULK SMASH… Wait…I should back up. Hi. We haven’t met yet. I’m a nerd. I’m a nerd who has been consuming the lead-in movies to The Avengers for years with nigh religious fervor. I’ve been living my life by way of little Nick Fury hits…