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This sounds way too much like a Saturday Night Live parody (when they were funny, even)– Julia Child, International Woman of Mystery. Records are finally being declassified that show famed cooking show host Julia Child worked for the OSS, a precurser to the CIA. According to the linked AP article,
Other notables identified in the files [...]

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Save a Dance for Me

August 13th, 2008

Maybe the acting stinks. Maybe the effects aren’t up to snuff. But based on what I see in this trailer, someone please explain to me why Dance of the Dead is going straight to DVD this October instead of getting a theatrical release? If it’s as good as as the trailer seems to be, I’d [...]

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Toxic 300

August 11th, 2008

My movie-watching seems to go in cycles. Weeks or even months have gone by during which my only exposure to movies is what I put on for the tadpoles to watch. Then there are times like last week.
For one thing, I finally got around to watching 300. This movie had risen to the top of [...]

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Star Wars geekery

August 5th, 2008

If you’re sick to death of Star Wars, just skip this post.
Okay, those of you who are still with me… did you read that Lucas is re-re-re-releasing the original trilogy in 3D? I am torn between utter disgust at the blatent money-grubbing on Lucas’ part and self-loathing at my burning desire to see the Star [...]

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Okay, so I haven’t watched Hellboy II yet, and I doubt I’ll get to see Batman this weekend. The best I’ve been able to do this week is keep up with Dr. Horrible (He saw the operation that you tried to pull today, but your humiliation means he still votes neigh!)
However, there’s yet another movie [...]

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Flametoad is the personal website for Preston DuBose, a full-time e-commerce and credit card security professional for the higher-education market, a part-time RPG publisher, and a full-time husband and father.

I ignore conventional blogging wisdom and refuse to focus on a single topic. This website covers gaming, family life, marketing, security, literature, music, and just about anything else shiny that catches my eye.

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