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January 2009 Archives

'Dollhouse' Whedon's newest, strangest work

From left: Harry Lennix, Fran Kranz and Eliza Dushku in "Dollhouse."What if you could be anyone? What if you could do anything?If your memories were erased, again and again, would there be anything left of...
 
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At last! New Star Trek toys to bash

Courtesy Playmates ToysNew Star Trek movie? New Star Trek toys. It's a fact of life, a universal constant, a law of brightly-colored, polypropylene nature. "Thou shalt exalt every franchise movie, yea, unto the seventh generation,...
 
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Watch the Super Bowl ads now and avoid all that football

Super Bowl Sunday! It's coming! The day you've been waiting for! The greatest day of television ever! The day you gather unto you your friends and family in a joyous shared activity filled with action,...
 
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Today's the day to honor the kazoo

It's National Kazoo Day!Please plan your activities accordingly, especially if you're planning anything formal tonight. Remember, kazoos fit nicely into even the smallest purse or tux pocket, and nothing finishes off a romantic evening better...
 
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Daaay-um! Afro Samurai is back

This week, the world will be privileged to see an African-American take charge in a role traditionally denied to his people.You were thinking "samurai," weren't you?Academy-Award-nominated Samuel L. Jackson returns as Afro Samurai, hero(?)...
 
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