son-related titles. Jackson alone has a record eight of the positions with another coming from the Jackson 5. In digital sales Jackson has six of the top ten spots and set a number of sales records there. He also has a record 25 songs in top 75 digital downloads list. It’s not just in death that he pulled off this kind of magic. His re-issue of the Thriller album in February of last year debuted in the number one spot at the time. This is a
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This is yet another movie that got rave reviews (Roger Ebert used the word “perfect” in his description of it) that were so positive that I feared there was little chance I would like it. I find this happening all the time with movies that have “universal” appeal. This meant I went into the movie with lower expectations than I might have otherwise had based solely on the reviews. That means I had a better chance of being
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Driving home early this morning from my weekly excursion to Penn Gamers and the radio is on 1210. It’s a replay of the Michael Smerconish program. After a few minutes of talk (I find the guy one of the few conservatives on this station that I like) the show breaks for a commercial and the first commercial is Smerconish reminding everyone that Mother’s Day is just around the corner. As he continued to speak his words suddenly became a
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The next time I get pulled over, I’m going to simply tell the police that their actions aren’t fair because I had no idea that any law was meant to apply directly to me. Come on. I’ve never actually seen a politician take the time to say, “And this applies to you, Mr. Heimlich.“ I mention this approach because so many others seem to think that claiming the opposite of something absolutely obvious is the way to go, a
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…nity in her back pocket and can go on his show any time to raise money. I did some advertising for a client on one of these shows a while back and then it was $25,000 for a single ad of 30 seconds. These candidates are on for 10 minutes at a clip. That’s half-a-million dollars worth of free advertising. Plus the candidates are on several times a week. We’re talking millions of dollars of free advertising being given away to one party
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…educed to filming McDonald’s commercials. French writer/director Gondry got his start in music videos for acts as diverse as Bjork and Massive Attack. He worked as cowriter/director on Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind in 2004 before writer/director status on The Science of Sleep in 2006 and Be Kind Rewind in 2008. Gondry directed The Green Hornet in 2011, and this proved to be the low point of his career. I had some hope for his work when he
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…heard of prior to yesterday called Bigger, Stronger, Faster*. It sounded interesting for a couple of reasons. First, it was running at 100% on Rotten Tomatoes which is the only time I’ve seen that happen after at least 25 reviews (it had 33). I was curious to see if our problems with movies rated in the 90′s would hold up with movies holding a perfect 100 score. Second, the movie is a documentary that touts being from the producers o
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leport out of there with your microscopic teleportation unit that you built from random bits of bread and jelly. Me? I’d rock back-and-forth until the blender tipped over. It’s thick glass so it won’t break. 2. “What is the philosophy of Martial Arts?” This was for a sales associate question and seems like a bad question. I don’t know the answer and there clearly is an answer but eliminating great candidates with a clear t
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…orporate America doesn’t want these guys on their networks. They want what sells ad space and corporate America gets most of its ad income from other entities just like them. I’m sick and tired of being surrounded 24/7 with conservative propaganda and being served up this ridiculous lie that we’re inundated with liberal media bias. Don’t even give me the New York Times. If there’s a liberal media bias at the Times th
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What a prick this guy is. I listen to his show fairly often and he never ceases to disappoint me. Within minutes of listening he’ll always say something that you can ask, “Hey, did you just say something entirely ironic?” Sometimes it’s just hypocritical. Before you ask, yes, I listen to Sean Hannity. Why? Because unlike a lot of talking wind-bags on the Right I like to actually know what it is I’m talking about bef
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