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spelling b on abc vs bangladesh on pbs wliw21 now! and dave the spaz on 91.1 fmu.
the history channel in running da vinci code related programing this week. last night they ran a great mysteries of the freemasons doc that was awesome and will be replayed saturday 6pm. do i really need to see dc the movie? ive avoided the book pretty successfully.
bill maher : new rules
prominent cola company world cup ad
city of god premieres on ifc tonight at 845.
bill, did you catch sonic youth on gillmore girls last night? thurston and kim playing with their daughter in stars hollow. is it possible for a kid to have cooler parents? lucky girl.
I like the idea of a website that just does one thing, and does it well. This might be taking it too far though: islostarepeat.com.
rita hayworth in gilda tonight at 8 on tcm.
This won't last long. But while it does, peekvid provides a very simple interface to usenet videos hosted by guba. In other words, this is a bunch of illegally downloadable television shows being provided on someone else's dime. Enjoy.
Three Simpsons writers have science PhDs. What's so funny about scientists?
Jean: It's an even higher percentage on Futurama.
Cohen: We had quite a batch of scientists, if I can use the term scientist loosely to include those who meet the criteria partway, such as myself. Out of 12 writers, I guess we scientists [on Futurama] were a plurality, you could say, which is an annoying use of that word.
Jean: There's a mathematical structure to comedy when you look for the perfect line or natural expression for a joke. It's not a one-to-one correspondence but there definitely exists a similarity. Of course, I don't want to give the impression that you need a Harvard or math degree to write good comedy, but it's helped.