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The Degrassi Review

A long time ago (Fall 2004) in a Seattle apartment far, far away (about three thousand miles or so depending on what route you drive,) a man and his then girlfriend sat down at his television to watch a television program that was called “Degrassi — The Next Generation.” He was hesitant to watch it because it was a program meant for teenagers and he was not a teenager in any sense of the word, though he did have a youthful mentality about many an issue. Fast forward to the present day. I am that man, and am married to aforementioned then girlfriend, and am eagerly awaiting July 18 as the beginning of the eleventh season of the show now known as Degrassi. Yes — I, kooky tati, love Degrassi — here is why you might come to love it as well.

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iPad or iPlop?

Yesterday’s announcement of the iPad left me feeling disappointed.  There’s no built-in camera at all — let alone a forward-facing one for doing live iChats — and the thing doesn’t do voice and it doesn’t multitask and it doesn’t have a lot of storage.  “An iPlop in the toilet bowl,” was my first thought in the flushing.

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Do You Believe in Ripley?

Do you believe in “Ripley’s Believe it Or Not!”
Since 1918 Ripley’s have been challenging the human condition by testing belief, trying honor and tempting our darker side with unknown and wanton wishings.

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Muslim Bashing as Fox Entertainment

We all know Fox News is the mouthpiece of the Republican party — Fox News hates Obama and they hate a freedom loving America — but this week, in the span of two days over two hours, we saw a bright line drawn between Good Americans and Bad Muslims on two entertainment shows broadcast by Fox television — the entertainment arm of Fox News. On the season finale of last night’s “Lie to Me” the bad guys were Muslims blowing up a bus and a mall.

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iPhone Baby Shaking for Fun and Profit

I didn’t think the iPhone App store could sink any lower than BulletFlight, but yesterday I was proven wrong with the bouncing new arrival of a 99 cent App called “Baby Shaker.”

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Suicide Television

Craig Ewert committed suicide yesterday. His death was televised.

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Science and Entertainment Exchange

Scientific Aesthetic has been singing along online in one form or another for at least five years — and the founding of the Science and Entertainment Exchange confirms the validity and sanctity of the ideas that drive us.

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