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Oscars Death Race 2012: Press Play, Dammit
January 24, 2012 – 8:04 AM | 24 Comments
Oscars Death Race 2012: Press Play, Dammit

Hello, and welcome (back) to the Oscars Death Race. As you may remember, the ODR is my ridonk attempt to see all the Oscar-nominated movies — ALL of them — before the ceremony. In that …

31 Days, 31 Films
November 29, 2011 – 12:13 PM | 9 Comments
31 Days, 31 Films

…Because we’re stupid, that’s why.
Okay, seriously: Couch Baron and I decided each to write up one film for every day in December. For him, it’s a way to get a jump on Oscar season; for …

So…there’s this cat.
October 19, 2008 – 3:41 PM | 83 Comments
So…there’s this cat.

No, not that cat.   Or that other fat cat.
This cat, to the right here.
Some [epithet] left this cat in a carrier on 9th Street in Park Slope on Friday and didn’t come back for …