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…what I've been up to, more or less…

9.0 Zynga scrabble crack

I swore I would never touch Zynga again after Mafia Wars took over my facebook life (and RL). But I have a soft spot for all perversions of Scrabble on my smart device, dating back ten years to pass-off games on my Zaurus (man I loved that thing, so far ahead it was like I was from anothet...
8.5 Freakonomics

A lot tighter than Junk Science, this book targets a few completely random subjects with statistical analysis, most often with unpredictable results. Crime related to abortion rates, the true hazards of daily life (e.g., wet bathroom floors – ala Gavin de Becker), nature vs. nurture, etc. ...
9.0 Down With Love

Yeah, it’s a romantic comedy, but it has teeth. Lots of ‘em. And lots of kitchy nods to the great 50′s classics like The Seven Year Itch. Sleeper of the summer! ...
9.5 Fallout New Vegas

Gaming has been such a rich experience for me, and my life has been better for it. There are so many wonderful worlds in my head created by game developers and shared with my family and friends. But just like my moral objection to vengeance-fueled thrillers that play on people’s worst...
[8.5] Ghost World

Unfulfilled grrrl teen angst – more dynamic, witty, and plain old gorgeous than my teen angst days ever were… ...
8.0 The Village

From the “red sleastacks” dept… This was fun. We went in with low expectations – thrillers are definitely not our film genre of choice – and spent the first few minutes snickering. But we were pulled into the yarn of this creepy fairytale and had a good time with it....
[8.0] Mulholland Drive

Another full dose of trippy David Lynch atmosphere, alternating between anything-goes playfulness and suspense of an intensity limited only by your imagination. Don’t expect much traditional resolution, but if you like David Lynch, you’ll enjoy this ride. ...
9.5 An Inconvenient Truth

Doesn’t matter who you are, see this. It’s a big deal. Then you can offset your personal CO2 production by making donations here, or personally try doing some of the things here. ...