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Broadcast: January-March 1970 Watched: November 2019 The Silurians, Episode 1 First question: is the on screen title a fuck up? [It’s officially titled Doctor Who and the Silurians. This annoys me so I pretend it isn’t.] In some ways it’s funny it takes them nearly seven years to get to dinosaurs. Then, when you see the dinosaur, you wonder why they didn’t wait longer. I like that the Doctor is tinkering with Bessie in the way you expect him to be tinkering with the TARDIS.

And that video isn't available in Canada either. Seems like there's some legal things with Anthem going on. I was discussing this song with someone over the holidays (Steve, maybe?). This album was a Canadian sensation when it was released. SCTV was one of the hottest things going. Expand full comment ncG1vNJzZminoJq7b7%2FUm6qtmZOge6S7zGinrppfpLumrcOasKuto518sXvTmqKeZZ%2Bbs26uzptkmqaUYrGwwcZmpJyjlaPHqrGerquml6OkwrOvxHanqKukW7Cwucyepa2rbam%2FtrGFrquml52asarBzHaunpo%3D

What’s this all about? I turn 30 on Sept. 26, 30 days from the start of this series. To celebrate, I’m going to watch one movie a day for 30 days and spend 30 minutes writing about each one. This post is about 2002. Click here for the original newsletter in the series. Other entries: 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 “Big Fat Liar” is a movie, that, like its protagonist, has a crazy excuse for everything. Why does Hollywood producer Marty Wolf (Paul Giamatti) give a ride to 14-year-old Jason Shepherd (Frankie Muniz), anyway?

Originally published at Entropy Magazine in 2015. 2015 is the 30th anniversary of the founding of Studio Ghibli and, according to Hayao Miyazaki, it may also be one of its final years as a studio. Because this is one of my favorite films studios and Miyazaki is one of my favorite artists, who’s made some of my favorite films, I’ve decided to go through the history of Studio Ghibli one film at a time.

Originally published in 2015 at Entropy Magazine. 2015 is the 30th anniversary of the founding of Studio Ghibli and, according to Hayao Miyazaki, it may also be one of its final years as a studio. Because this is one of my favorite films studios and Miyazaki is one of my favorite artists, who’s made some of my favorite films, I’ve decided to go through the history of Studio Ghibli one film at a time.

August 1, 2022 marks the 30th anniversary of the North American debut of Kirby. Throughout the month, I’ll be covering Kirby’s games, creating rankings, and thinking about the past and future of the series. Previous entries in this series can be found through this link. I’ve already ranked the Kirby spin-offs: now it’s time for the main event, as it were. There are quite a few of them on the list, so let’s just get to it after a couple of brief notes.

Springtime is HERE! Sure, it could still dump snow for several more months in many parts of the country, but, by the calendar, spring has arrived, and that is reason to celebrate. Asparagus is the ultimate spring crop, and we’ve used it many ways over the years at WTC. Asparagus farro-tto is a cult favorite, this sheet-pan sesame soy steak with asparagus and peppers is simple and hits the spot every time, and my personal favorite, sheet-pan spring salmon, has Niçoise vibes with a lot less hassle.

We’ve been driving a lot lately. Since I’ve last written here, I’ve turned 30 (christened with an incredible gathering thanks to Sima and Lia) - taken an airplane to LA- traveled up the coast and partially back down- eaten fresh jackfruit for the first time (certified delicious)- seen numerous beautiful mountains- driven underneath 3 rainbows arched low over the road- saw the spinal column of a deer (?) picked clean- and nearly finished the west coast portion of my March MS solo tour.

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