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Nov
14
Episodes: Just give me some of that Rhythm and Blues

Episodes: Just give me some of that Rhythm and Blues

When I was 11, there was no TV show I loved more than Mork & Mindy. It was a period
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Nov
13
Episodes: Why Netflix is CBS

Episodes: Why Netflix is CBS

Today, after I linked to an article I wrote about how I have a lot of streaming skepticism, particularly when
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Nov
12
Episodes: Apocalypses in my phone

Episodes: Apocalypses in my phone

One of my favorite video game genres is the "tiny town you build in your phone" genre. I
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Nov
11
Episodes: The freedom to not

Episodes: The freedom to not

My first journalism job was at the small-town weekly newspaper my cousin operated. It was a place where the definition
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Nov
10
Episodes: The Twitter jokes you don't tell OR Room is not The Room

Episodes: The Twitter jokes you don't tell OR Room is not The Room

There's been a lot of discussion in recent years about proper behavior on Twitter, which once seemed to
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Nov
07
Episodes: All hail Thanksgiving, the best TV holiday

Episodes: All hail Thanksgiving, the best TV holiday

Thanksgiving is the best TV holiday. I should make a caveat to that point. It's not the holiday
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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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