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The blog that eats like a meal.

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I Wish U Heaven

There’s a saying about how Ginger Rogers did everything Fred Astaire did but in high heels and backwards. Prince did it in high heels and the pouring rain.

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Eurovision 2016: “No Degree of Separation” by Francesca Michielin (Italy)

Italian Kristen Stewart doesn’t seem very happy to be in the box. Also, Italian FedEx is wildly inefficient.

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Building a Wall Out of Nothing

Earth Nutshell has some fascinating articles about North Korea, but by far my favorite is “North Korea’s Loch Ness Monster – The Concrete Wall.” Basically, the North Korean government h…

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Eurovision 2016: “Lighthouse” by Nina Kraljić (Croatia)

I have no idea what’s going on this video, but I think at the end not-Robyn was called away to Carousel.

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Godzilla Resurgence’s First Real Trailer

Here it is. There’s no more question of whether the poster accurately portrayed the monster we’ll see on screen. I’m still not a fan of the new Godzilla design. The tiny little ha…

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Eurovision 2016: “Help You Fly” by IVAN (Belarus)

This is not my favorite Eurovision entry from my favorite fake-sounding-but-real European country (that would be this one), but as Eurovision songs go, I kinda like it. I’m not sure how the &…

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Eurovision 2016: “Alter Ego” by Minus One (Cyprus)

The Ford Mustang with right-hand drive is a great metaphor for this whole video. It’s trying to capture the edgy, in-your-face attitude of American products like xXx and The Fast and the Furi…

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Eurovision 2016: “If Love Was a Crime” by Poli Genova (Bulgaria)

Songs have taught us a lot about love over the years. Love is a battlefield. Love is free. Love is God. Love is blue. Love is a secret. Love can’t be hurried. Love has many splendors. Love ha…

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Eurovision 2016: “1944” by Jamala (Ukraine)

This plays like the most depressing Celine Dion song ever, which is saying something. The lyrics of 1944 are about Stalin’s deportation of ethnic Tartars from the Crimean Peninsula during WWI…

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Zack Snyder and DC Comics

In the wake of the release of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice there’s been a lot talk about the tone of movie, and whether it’s a good representation of the DC comics universe. I had…

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Eurovision 2016: “Fairytale” by Eneda Tarifa (Albania)

This song falls into the sub-genre of Eurovision songs that sound like James Bond themes, and like Octopussy the title is never mentioned in the lyrics. A little odd, because the song is constructe…

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Eurovision 2016: “Say Yay!” by Barei (Spain)

This video seems a little familiar to me, but I can’t quite place it… Oh, yeah. That’s it.

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Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)

Warner Brothers has obviously decided that Zack Snyder is the person to set the tone for their cinematic universe, to rival Marvel’s highly successful franchise. Last night I got to see Batma…

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R.I.P. Headband Monocle (2016-2016)

This is weird. I noticed a couple days ago that the official Eurovision channel has taken down the video of Serhat’s “I Didn’t Know,” also known as the video that introduced…

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Eurovision 2016: “LoveWave” by Ivete Mukuchyan (Armenia)

I’m not sure what the deal is with Euro-trash Jesus and his man-bun. He’s kinda creepy. The choruses of this video remind me of the classic educational film Case Study: LSD.

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Eurovision 2016: “You Are the Only One” by Sergey Lazarev (Russia)

Another song in English, another song created through the use of the pop music cliché generator. Standouts include “We can never let the word be unspoken,” “Nothing and no one’s g…

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Eurovision 2016: “Loin d’ici” by ZOË (Austria)

The first shot of this video had me hoping for the return of the headband monocle, but no, it’s just ZOË walking through an eighth grade art project while enunciating very clearly.