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Just came from the opening of the Two Towers. Still digesting it all. As with my first view of Fellowship of the Ring last year, I spend too much time worrying about how it differs from the book. Tomorrow, I’ll see it again. But the fact is, it’s great. Almost overwhelming. Again, as with the… Continue reading

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This made my day. Thanks to Merde in France for this wonderful note from an American servicewoman currently serving in Bosnia: He began to get belligerent at that point, and I told him if he would like to, I would meet him outside in front of the Burger King and beat his ass in front… Continue reading

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I’m sure Cardinal Law’s resignation will be all over the blogs and the news today—with lots of commentary, lots of judgment, lots of speculation. I personally do not feel any sense of triumph or satisfaction. Just sadness. All I want to do for today is remember the good priests. As of today, they can begin… Continue reading

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Japanese cellular company DoCoMo’s new handsets support 3GPP, an open standard technology built on MPEG-4—and thus can play video or audio content using Apple’s QuickTime 6. That’s right, you will soon be able to watch QuickTime movie trailers and more on your cell phone. According to Ryan Jones, an analyst with The Yankee Group, this… Continue reading

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A reading of many Greater Boston newspapers as well as listening to some of the commentary on radio talk shows leave little doubt that the media is building a campaign to force embattled UMass President William M. Bulger to resign his post as head of the Commonwealth’s sprawling system of higher education. The cozy relationship… Continue reading