Monthly Archives: January 2007

On the News and Their Lies

Posted on January 14, 2007 by epthnation

This morning, in an effort to avoid death, I watched all the local newscasts for the latest weather coverage. All the channels had a full-court press on the weather because of the so-called “Arctic Blast” that moved in Friday from … Continue reading →

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Voices From Blogs Beyond the Grave

Posted on January 13, 2007 by epthnation

As many of you know, this is not the first iteration of this blog.  This is 2.0, the second of what I assume will be many many blogs in the epthnation line.  Now, I copied all the material from that … Continue reading →

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More Crud TV

Posted on January 10, 2007 by epthnation

The 3rd tumultuous season of Beauty and the Geek premiered last week with a 2-hour season blast-off spectacular. As usual, the contestants are strip-mined for laughs with no regard for either their feelings or What Actually Happened. The girls are … Continue reading →

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I Love New York? {bleep} No.

Posted on January 8, 2007 by epthnation

I Love New York: People Will Compete for Anything These Days, Even if They Don’t Want It. Bad sign:  I just saw the one-minute promo for this show, and I already feel like taking a shower. The Format:  Exactly like … Continue reading →

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New Terms Desperately Seeking to be Added to the Vernacular.

Posted on January 7, 2007 by epthnation

I’d post, but I gotta go” stomp the yard.” That’s fun to write.  Holmes.

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Review: George Lucas’ THX 1138

Posted on January 4, 2007 by epthnation

George Lucas’ first studio feature, the shiny and dead-eyed THX 1138 has a lot of Nixon-era liberal ideas but never gets around to really expressing them. Simultaneously too subtle and not subtle enough, it dishes out heaping helpings of anti-fascist … Continue reading →

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I Have a Friend Who Wrote a Book

Posted on January 2, 2007 by epthnation

His name is either Anthony Horvath, A.R. Horvath, or plain ol’ Tony Horvath, and he has released part one of his ambitious 7-part series of novels, the “Birth Pangs” series.  He’s my friend, so I’m sure he won’t mind me … Continue reading →

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Some Things Bother Me That Probably Shouldn’t

Posted on January 2, 2007 by epthnation

You know what bugs me? That ubiquitous Kia commercial with the red tie-clad salespeople singing and dancing to “So Long…Farewell…Auf Wiedersehn…Goodbye.” I hate the concept to begin with because a) it’s a car commercial, and b) it involves show tunes. … Continue reading →

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Infinite Jest Re-Issue

Posted on January 1, 2007 by epthnation

As many of you know, I consider David Foster Wallace my current “fave author,” although I would never use a word so teenage girl as “fave” except ironically.  For the book’s 10th anniversary, they’re doing some sort of reissue with … Continue reading →

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It’s December 22nd All Over Again.

Posted on January 1, 2007 by epthnation

I’m currently sitting on my jeans-covered bum here at the airport. It’s 7:57am on Dec. 22nd. My flight leaves 27 minutes ago. If I had a time machine, I might go back to my take-off time. But the pilot would … Continue reading →

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