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Nov
06
Episodes: 7 weird things I learned about the Titanic from reading about it on Wikipedia

Episodes: 7 weird things I learned about the Titanic from reading about it on Wikipedia

Rather than prepare you an Episodes on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (as I had been planning)
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Nov
05
Episodes: 12 places I could take my printer in the tote bag it came with

Episodes: 12 places I could take my printer in the tote bag it came with

Recently, I hooked up a new printer. "New" is a bit of a misnomer. I've had
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Nov
04
Episodes: Architecture as history

Episodes: Architecture as history

Everywhere you walk in Philadelphia, the floor creaks a little bit. This was true of the ancient, renovated row house
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Oct
31
Episodes: The scariest piece of television ever made

Episodes: The scariest piece of television ever made

(We're talking about scary stuff this week, all right?) In late November 1987, the city of Chicago was
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Oct
30
Episodes: On ghosts (and why they keep turning up in your favorite TV shows)

Episodes: On ghosts (and why they keep turning up in your favorite TV shows)

(We're talking about scary movies and TV shows this week. It's a good week for it,
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Oct
29
Episodes: The Thing, The X-Files, and why I'm drawn to horror

Episodes: The Thing, The X-Files, and why I'm drawn to horror

(Hey, we're talking about scary TV this week, why not?) My mother would never say this, but I
5 min read
Oct
28
Episodes: Thriller's "Pigeons from Hell" and the eternal horror of the human face

Episodes: Thriller's "Pigeons from Hell" and the eternal horror of the human face

(For the next four days, I'm going to look at some scary TV episodes, ideally ones I haven&
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Oct
27
Episodes: Standalone episodes versus serialization

Episodes: Standalone episodes versus serialization

(Don't worry. I still plan on doing some Halloween type stuff this week. Just promised some people I&
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Oct
24
Episodes: The four best months of the year

Episodes: The four best months of the year

Let's just admit it: Summer is hugely overrated. Spring is just fine. I can enjoy a nice, crisp
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Oct
23
Episodes: Whatever happened to Mary Richards?

Episodes: Whatever happened to Mary Richards?

When I was a kid, the de facto "best TV show of all time" was The Mary Tyler
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