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A conversation that made me cry.

Nathan wanted to go on a car ride with me last night. In addition to being in the “me too” phase, he’s started his “Why?” stage early, so of course he wanted to know why we were taking an …
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Quix: Better than the video game of the same name.

First off, I know the title is wrong. The video game was named Qix and was completely awesome.

At any rate, I discovered a new browser bookmarklet early last week that completely changed the way I use my browsers. That …
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Happy iPad Day.

So. the iPad is announced, and just like so many people, I’m going to toss in my two cents. Because I know you care. A lot.

I’ve seen a lot of lukewarm reception to the announcement today from my friends online …
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Shouldn't cancelled mean CANCELLED?

So, the big TV news is the rumor of the Jay Leno show being cancelled and Jay being moved back to his 11:30 p.m. time slot. Call me crazy, but if you’re cancelled, …
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Introducing "The Yet To Be Named Podcast."


Click the play button to hear the podcast or download the file here.

I’ve been working on a little …
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In a world... without Don LaFontaine.

Shaken for you: September 2, 2008

Don LaFontaine, the famous voice behind film trailers such as “The Elephant Man,” “Batman Returns,” and “The Terminator” died yesterday at the age of 68.

With such a distinctive voice, there’s going to be a big, baritone space to fill “in a world…” of television commercials and movie trailers. He will certainly be missed.


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  • He literally defined a what could be deemed a "voice over genre." The vocal prowess, the ambience as well as the sturdy timbre will be sorely missed.
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