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From the page: "You want to know what my favorite things were in 2009?" - schmutzie

From the page: "Our job is to tell the stories that are ours to tell, to make the work that is ours to make, and to let our creations have their way with us and the world." - schmutzie

From the page: "If you're an adult and you've ever watched a Kevin Costner movie, then Avatar is not going to be full of surprises for you." - schmutzie

From the page: "The idea of being a mad eccentric who is constantly slipping into different skins is so appealing to me." - schmutzie

From the page: "She says it's a little confusing, but thinks it's hard to understand mostly because I'm standing at the other end of the room. I agree, and also suggest it might help to see the ideas with her eyes." - schmutzie

From the page: "For some reason, there were some holiday gifts I very specifically remember desperately wanting as a child that no one would get me." - schmutzie

From the page: "Have you been wondering what to get the writers of MamaPop for Christmas this year? In exchange for all the great pop culture commentary we supply to you? Stop wondering, because this week we're going to tell you exactly what's on our Christmas wish list. Language is a bit NSFW. Because we're grouchy." - schmutzie

From the page: "This week's roundup of excellent weblog entries is brought to you by autism, dyspraxia, adaptability, Kate Moss, what-ifs, inequality, misdirected mail, an imaginary Christmas special, F. Scott Fitzgerald, the desire to have children, aging parents, canine bladder stones, children with challenges, Tom Hanks, Tron Legacy, love, fiction, chitlins, fog, MDMA, and a sister. " - schmutzie

From the page: "During a domestic dispute between Cincinnati Bengals' wide receiver Chris Henry and his fiancée Loleini Tonga, Henry jumped into the back of the pickup truck Tonga was driving away from their residence. He fell out of the back end of the vehicle and was hospitalized with severe injuries on Wednesday. Henry died at 6:36 a.m. this morning, according to Charlotte-Mecklenburg police. He was 26 years old." - schmutzie

From the page: "I was really excited about "The Sing Off." A cappella groups competing? Right when we lost "Glee" till the spring? Bring it on, dude! Let your geek flag fly! Then I watched it. Oy." - schmutzie

From the page: "Courtney Love felt it was a good idea to blast her daughter on Facebook, following the loss of custody of Francis Bean Cobain this week. Frances responded by getting a restraining order on her mother yesterday afternoon." - schmutzie

From the page: "The Known Universe takes viewers from the Himalayas through our atmosphere and the inky black of space to the afterglow of the Big Bang." - schmutzie

From the page: "In 1847, Placide Cappeau de Roquemaure, the commissionaire of wines in a small French town, used the gospel of Luke to guide him as he wrote "O Holy Night" at the behest of his parish priest. Orignally intended to be a poem, it became clear to Placide that the words deserved a score, and he set his friend Adam Adolphe-Charles to the task of writing music to his words. Little did they know what would befall their grand creation..." - schmutzie

David Bowie wrote a letter back to a fan in 1967. It is generous and sincere. - schmutzie

From the page: "Until I had heard about this the other day, I had blissfully forgotten about Domino's ill-conceived advertising campaign of the late 1980s. But now, the Noid is making a slow comeback. And...argh!" - schmutzie

From the page: "Author, director and educator Tristan Taormino has been breaking boundaries for years. In the first installment of this four-part interview, Tristan discusses porn, feminism, and reconciling the two." - schmutzie

From the page: "Have your own Love Parade and Free Soup day. Pass it on. And on. And on. There is more than enough. We are more than enough. Plant the seed. The kids have plenty of water." - schmutzie

From the page: "Mel Gibson is slated to begin filming an as-yet-untitled drama about Vikings in fall 2010. Leonardo DiCaprio will star." - schmutzie

From the page: "I know that I will be a wife, a mother, and a writer inside this new place. I dream this is the house that I grow old in. But, as I contemplate the right type of art to hang in the living room, the perfect size area rug to cover the hardwood, Iâ€m intrigued by the idea of identities and reinvention. I wonder just who I will become inside of these walls." - schmutzie

From the page: "A running theme of my movie news seems to be "Hollywood rapes the 80s" and maybe you think that's okay because the 80s was dressed provocatively and had a few too many bottles of Bartles and James or whatever, but it's not okay with me because I left my childhood back there and I don't need Disney executives rooting around in it for the next Pirates of the Caribbean. Come on Disney! It's a small world after all! (*slide whistle*) My whole point is they are making a sequel to Tron, and they're calling it Tron Legacy.Man, I could really go for a wine cooler right about now." - schmutzie

From the page: "And then last night as I placed my hand on the Fitzgerald book in my office it came to me like a vision. A man walked right past my eyes and he was wearing a bowler hat and had on a sandwich board and it said: So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past." - schmutzie

A photo essay about love. - schmutzie

From the page: "This whole Gender and Sexuality association seems to be prompting a lot of questions that I need to catch up on, though, so letâ€s dig in…" - schmutzie

From the page: "It seems like even the cast of SNL doesn't give a shit anymore. Which is a shame, cause Taylor Lautner was on POINT this week. Click on through for a recap." I love this recap. It's better than watching SNL. - schmutzie

From the page: "'The bird will take anything out of your hands and seems to enjoy human company. 'We see robins quite often in our line of work, but no tree surgeon ever has them this close.' Mr Hancock said since he has started feeding the robin, which he is yet to name, the bird has developed a taste for Chicken Nibblers - snack size pieces of chicken covered in breadcrumbs - which he sometimes includes in his packed lunch. The three workmates, who are all tree specialists for Worcester City Council, plan to leave fat balls hanging in the yard, on the outskirts of the city, so the robin is well fed over the Christmas break. " - schmutzie

From the page: "For this week's MamaPop Video Roundtable, I asked the MamaPop folks to tell us their favourite celebrities, moments, movies, traumas, whatever of 2009. Answers ranged from Lady Gaga and Kanye West's overenthusiam for Beyonce at the 2009 VMAs, all the way to the dread spectre of Michael Jackson's death." - schmutzie

From the page: "Now I have the kind of shoes that everyone else wears. Now I look a little more like the downtown office workers, with their tucked-in shirts and ID cards on lanyards and whatever else. It makes me a little bit sick to think about, but it puts me at ease to let go of that bit of vanity." - schmutzie

From the page: "Well. SHIT." - schmutzie

From the page: "Youth in Revolt is the new Michael Cera film that comes out in January, and that can only mean one thing, more awkward teenage mumbling! Huzzah! Just kidding. Michael Cera is consistently funny even when playing opposite Jack Black, so that means he can pretty much be funny any time. I want Michael Cera to be the one who diagnoses my cancer someday. That'll be a laff riot. (*slide whistle*)" - schmutzie

From the page: "This week's roundup of excellent weblog entries is brought to you by enlightening tweets, Tiger Woods, Charles Schultz, slut-shaming, vomit, hard things, a courtship, a miscarriage, history, social media, shoes, having a single child, the love of a father, the book industry, being the new kids, childhood molestation, shame, Twilight, laughter, a photograph, transgressions, and the truth about Santa." - schmutzie