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10 Dec, 2008

Albums of the Year 2008 Followup

Posted by: Ryan In: lists| music| reviews

Looking back at my several-days-old 2008 AOTY list, I screwed up. A bunch of really good albums failed to place on my list. Not because I didn’t like them as much, but because I forgot about them. Lame. Click through to read some other lists about music from 2008.

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07 Dec, 2008

Albums of the Year 2008

Posted by: Ryan In: lists| music| reviews

Click through to see my top albums for 2008.

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Man, it’s been (and continues to be) a crazy month: I’m still playing catchup for the school-starting rush at work, getting used to feeding Isabella baby food (rather than just bottles), alternately dealing with and avoiding politics, trying to avoid sickness, getting ready for the holidays, paying debts, pretending not to worry about our financial [...]

18 Sep, 2008

Paul Pope’s 100%: A Lunchtime Review

Posted by: Ryan In: comics| reviews

100%, Paul Pope’s 2002 graphic novel, was billed as “a graphic movie” and I think it succeeds splendidly in that. This book dares to be a slice-of-life comic wearing a future-suit. These aren’t extraordinary people doing extraordinary things; they’re just people, y’know? Sure, it’s the future, but so what?
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