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Of Queers and Cars
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Of Queers and Cars

Have you seen the ads for the Dodge Caliber? In an effort to position the car as an alternative for "tough guys," it depicts a cute fairy's unsuccessful attempts to transform the vehicle into a sugary-sweet confection. In the end, the fairy bounces...

April 11, 2006
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Mandisa’s Downfall
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Mandisa’s Downfall

Okay, I admit it: I've been watching American Idol. Wait -- there's more. I've actually been calling and voting. At least, I had been calling and voting -- for Mandisa. I loved the way she bounced back (no weight puns intended there, believe me)...

April 11, 2006
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One Pretty Good Corporate Blog
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One Pretty Good Corporate Blog

I'm not really fond of corporate or commercial blogs, most of which contain nothing but forgettable fluff written by marketing teams. But Phil's Amazing Race blog at CBS.com at least sounds like it's really written by Phil during the show's...

March 2, 2006
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Amazing Lake (on Amazing Race)
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Amazing Lake (on Amazing Race)

Okay, here’s Uncle Mark’s saddest claim to fame evah: Lake Garner of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, is a new contestant on this season of The Amazing Race 9. If you saw the show, you may remember him as: – the dentist/fitness nut whose...

February 28, 2006
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Digital Media: NBC and CBS Just Don’t Get It
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Digital Media: NBC and CBS Just Don’t Get It

Remember me pleading with NBC to make the final episodes of The Book of Daniel available for downloading via iTunes? As it turns out, NBC is making The Book of Daniel available ... for free! (Yay!) But not via iTunes. (Boo.) And it's not...

February 1, 2006
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Put the Book of Daniel on iTunes!
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Put the Book of Daniel on iTunes!

Today, NBC announced the immediate and sudden cancellation of The Book of Daniel -- a quirky little show about a drug-addicted Episcopal priest who talks directly and candidly to a Jesus only he can see. Oh -- and he has a gay son. Oh -- and his...

January 24, 2006
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Trading Spaces on Mississippi Coast
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Trading Spaces on Mississippi Coast

Here's something new: Trading Spaces, the show that turns neighbors loose in each other's homes with two designers and a $1000 budget, plans to shoot a show on the Mississippi Gulf Coast in mid-January. According to the listing on craigslist.org...

January 9, 2006
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