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Thanks to Reader Anne S. for tipping me to the new Film Four ad — in which Ewan McGregor is wearing a tomato costume! Looks pretty cute in it, too, although I think the hat …
You think that, someday, I’ll run out of tomato puns. And it just never happens. Anyway, a few links and little whatnots for you here…
Voting for the NCheeseAA Elite Grate stays open until tonight: Tuesday …

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Parmigiano-Reggiano vs. British Cheddar. I didn’t think much of Parm-Reg’s prospects in the draw, at least initially, and Keckler and I both called Brie to beat it in …
After a valiant fight, Cashel Blue went down to Mt. Tam 49/51.Thanks to everyone who cast deciding votes in the last day or so; you can view the upcoming Elite Grate match-ups by clicking the …

“You know what they say about a guy who wears a really tall hat, right?” “Sure. Really pointy head.” “…Er. No.”
Prior to watching Gangs Of New York, I considered the …

“Would you like to see my red wheelbarrow?”
[Warning: spoilicious. On the plus side, I wouldn’t advise seeing the movie, so you may proceed, or not, with that in mind.]
I enjoyed Smart People, in the sense …
From John Helton’s PA-primary postmortem on CNN.com: “Look for Clinton to head into upcoming contests with the message that Obama can’t win in the big states like Pennsylvania and Ohio that Democrats will need to …

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Brie vs. Parmigiano-Reggiano. This is a bizarre match-up. One’s a “lolling on the grass with grapes, a bottle of wine, a river, and shamisen” cheese, and the other is an ingredient. …
It’s a dead heat between Garrotxa and Fiore Sardo. Two cheeses enter; one cheese leaves. Vote now!
Update: Fiore Sardo wins with 52% of the vote. Stay tuned for the Stank Sixteen; polling opens Monday evening!

That is not a word, and shouldn’t be; I apologize. Let me make it up to you with some links! First, The Onion‘s AV Club reviews The Pride Of The Yankees and Eight Men Out …