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Clark Gregg, Choke

Carrie Dagenhard — 2008-09-30T15:29:38 -0500

When it comes to film renditions, I***m usually a ***the book was better*** type. But with the wildly successful Fight Club as its predecessor, I sat down for Choke on Friday night and prepared myself to be

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Georgia Bulldogs Football: Number 3... With a Bullet

Christopher McIntosh — 2008-09-15T10:54:49 -0500

One simple question. If a team is ranked number four one week, does not lose the next, how can pollsters reward teams and push them past the team that had the bye? How can you lose ground by not pla

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The Smittens, The Coolest Thing About Love

Carrie Dagenhard — 2008-09-09T22:50:00 -0500

With their latest album The Coolest Thing About Love Vermont band The Smittens mixes a little cynicism and experience into sweet Twee.

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Barack Obama: As Lucky as Forrest Gump?

Christopher McIntosh — 2008-09-01T13:16:26 -0500

Now that that obligatory line is out of the way, ask yourself this: what was the central theme of Forrest Gump? One man, lacking ability and experience, somehow through hard work and determination fi

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Ben Stiller, Tropic Thunder

Kathryn Durfee — 2008-08-30T15:17:00 -0500

With Tropic Thunder, actor Ben Stiller reprises a role he hasn't played since 2001: director. Having conquered the comic world of male models with his last hit Zoolander, Stiller turns to poke fun at

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David Gordon Green, Pineapple Express

Kathryn Durfee — 2008-08-30T16:36:00 -0500

Around this same time last year, writing buddies Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg conquered the August heat by entertaining audiences with high-school comedy Superbad. Their latest project, Pineapple Expr

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Fred Wolf, The House Bunny

Stephanie Allerdice — 2008-08-25T11:05:22 -0500

First week of school got you down? Well, then it is time for some laughs. The House Bunny is the perfect mindless cure for the start-of-school blues. Shelly (Anna Faris) was an orphaned, ugly duckl

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Joshua Radin/ Erin McCarley, Fillmore, San Francisco, 8/21/08

Fran McDonald — 2008-08-22T15:10:58 -0500

But the reason I am writing this review is not to exorcise my utter loathing for this tepid lump of badness. It is because the opening act, Erin McCarley, was brilliant. I always have this perverse

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Katy Perrys I Kissed A Girl:* It*s No Big Deal, It***s Innocent?

Casey DeHoedt — 2008-08-21T10:00:23 -0500

In 2008 Katy Perry releases her album One of the Boys on Capitol Records. The hot new track complete with music video is ***I Kissed a Girl.*** Immediately it***s ***discussed.*** Perry***s lyrics tell a tale

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Unshaken by Lucifer: Roky Erickson at the 40 Watt, 8/14/08

Casey DeHoedt — 2008-08-20T21:11:49 -0500

Roky Erickson emerges from behind the curtain... No ascension of the steps *** just a slight push of the velvet veil. Since the announcement of Erickson***s PopFest performance in May, the excitement b

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The Lolligags/ The Apes, PopFest, 40 Watt, 8/15/08

Casey DeHoedt — 2008-08-19T10:24:59 -0500

So, where were you for the Apes? Were you there? I didn***t see you there. You shoulda been there. Not at all dismayed by a smaller crowd, the Apes tore down the stage by good old fashioned hard-hitting

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Big Fresh/ Thee American Revolution/ Pipes You See Pipes You Don't/ Andy from Denver/ Casper and the Cookies, PopFest, 40 Watt, 8/16/08

Carrie Dagenhard — 2008-08-19T10:24:00 -0500

I left my apartment Saturday night, expecting to get downtown with plenty of time to spare. I forgot one small detail. Thousands of college students had returned from summer break, and it seemed they

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Longhalsmottagningen/ Bad Animal/ Young Untold/ American Cheeseburger, PopFest, Little Kings, 8/16/08

Casey DeHoedt — 2008-08-19T15:15:17 -0500

Saturday, back at Little Kings. It***s hot. It***s the last day of PopFest. Most have opted for the inside***s air conditioned atmosphere over the sweltering shade ***neath the thatched umbrellas outside.

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Oh Fortuna/ Marc With A C/ Hot Lava, PopFest, Flicker, 8/16/08

Casey DeHoedt — 2008-08-19T18:28:09 -0500

For the last Flicker show of PopFest, I had arrived *** sadly *** late. The exterior empty... Oh man, is everyone still stealing some extra moments for sustenance? Entering the theater/stage/bar the place

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Stereolab, Chemical Chords

Pierre Gerard-Marchant — 2008-08-19T18:47:00 -0500

If Chemical Chords were to be summarized in three words, they would be classic, compact and consistent. Since the very first measures of the bouncy "Neon Bag," we are unmistakably back on familiar Ste

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Why's Everybody Hatin' on Michael Phelps?

Christopher McIntosh — 2008-08-18T15:33:20 -0500

Granted, much of my so-called research on this has been based on the musings of those in my extended social circle, but I think their comments speak to a larger strain of thought in Americana. "H

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Cryptacize/ The Secret History/ The Faintest Ideas/ Ruby Isle/ The Buddy System/ The Lolligags, PopFest 2008, 40 Watt, 8/15/08

Carrie Dagenhard — 2008-08-17T01:58:08 -0500

Unbeknownst to me, the buildup of energy was about to reach a crescendo. Ruby Isle exploded on stage in a vibrant display of seemingly unfeasible energy. The catchy hook of the first song, ***Hey hey he

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Mexicali Grille: Mexican Food That Caters To UGA Students

Caroline Howard — 2008-08-16T11:05:47 -0500

If you***re looking for a spot to kick back with a cold drink and a warm basket of chips, Mexicali Grille, or ***Mexicali*** as locals call it, is the perfect retreat. With three locations to choose from in

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Tendaberry/ One Happy Island/ Hat Company/ Fat Planet, PopFest 2008, Little Kings, 8/15/08

Alexander Dimitropoulos — 2008-08-16T10:47:00 -0500

When the bespectacled Apples frontman Rob Schneider showed in the audience, I assumed he was just there to enjoy the music. He was really there to perform, and he wasn***t alone. Joining him were fel

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Umbrella Tree / Noisycrane / Gospel Gossip, PopFest 2008, Flicker, 8/15/08

Alexander Dimitropoulos — 2008-08-16T11:04:00 -0500

Where did Umbrella Tree come from? I know it says Nashville on their MySpace page, and the band said they came from Nashville into the microphone, and that information entered my ear and it didn***t pro

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Harry Bissett's: Cajun Taste In Downtown Athens

Brittany Garner — 2008-08-15T00:23:52 -0500

Louisiana-style Cajun and Creole cuisine can be found in the heart of downtown Athens, not far from The Arch. Upon entering though Harry Bissett***s Greek column-framed door, one is instantly trans

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Woody Allen, Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Kathryn Durfee — 2008-08-15T00:23:05 -0500

Love may be a many-splendored thing, but that doesn't mean it***s easy. In Woody Allen***s latest film Vicky Cristina Barcelona, his most successful since Match Point, the prolific director explores the c

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The Good Graces/ Night Driving In Small Towns/ Mary O Harrison, PopFest 2008, Flicker Theater, 8/14/08

Glenn Fullington — 2008-08-15T00:18:00 -0500

The PopFest humpday audience at Flicker seemed to consist mostly of potters or at least wannabe clay throwers. The ceramic crowd is often drawn to the folk pop scene, and vice versa for that matter.

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Afternoon Naps, PopFest 2008, Little Kings, 8/13/08

Katie Miller — 2008-08-15T13:36:36 -0500

Popfest is nothing if not a showcase of catchy, fun loving bands and Cleveland, Ohio-based Afternoon Naps proved they fit the bill perfectly. Playing the Wednesday, 4 o***clock slot, they managed to mak

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A Faulty Chromosome/ Panda Riot/ The Ocelots/ Tom Gorrio/ Twin Tigers, PopFest 2008, Little Kings and Caledonia, 8/14/08

Jamie Henson — 2008-08-15T14:02:35 -0500

After two full days of PopFest I am completely, undeniably exhausted from the auditory overload. My ears are still ringing from it all but I am constantly left satisfied from it all. Staggering into

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Cold, Hard Chrome: Google Just Got a Little Cooler

Allison Brill — 2008-09-02T14:38:00 -0500

Internet Explorer better watch out: there’s a new browser in town and it’s ready to leave you in the dust. Just one week after Microsoft’s release of a test version of the l

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Fall TV Crime Spree

Stephanie Allerdice — 2008-09-01T14:42:00 -0500

Fall TV premiere month is upon us. Finally a deluge of delicious drama and comedy to quench the thirst we have suffered through this long, dry summer of bad reality TV marathons and unsatisfying rerun

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Thee American Revolution/ Pipes You See Pipes You Don't/ Andy From Denver/ Casper & the Cookies/ Circulatory System/ Elf Power/ The Music Tapes, PopFest Closing Night, 40 Watt, 8/15/08

Doug Holschuh — 2008-08-18T09:14:00 -0500

It's 8PM on Saturday, the last night of PopFest, and the show at the 40 Watt is set to begin with the appearance of the Smittens followed by Big Fresh. I'm scheduled to cover the 10PM and later shows

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Ham1, PopFest, Caledonia, 8/15/08

Sarah Wagner — 2008-08-17T23:45:00 -0500

A gawky guy takes the stage in the dingy cool Caledonia Lounge and mutters something about trivia. “What is the deadliest shark?” he questions. People begin shouting out their

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PopFest Closing Night: Casper and the Cookies/ Circulatory System/ Elf Power, 40 Watt, 8/15/08

Glenn Fullington — 2008-08-17T11:10:00 -0500

The 40 Watt on the last night of Popfest. Casper and the Cookies were introduced from halfway around the world on Saturday night. Keith John Adams, a BBC correspondent and Happy Happy Birthday

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Laminated Cat/ Ham1/ My Teenage Stride/ A. Armada, PopFest 2008, Caledonia, 8/15/08

Doug Holschuh — 2008-08-16T12:23:00 -0500

This year at PopFest, the Caledonia hosted (for the first time, I believe) shows that ran during the same time as the main night shows at the 40 Watt. I went over Friday night to see what it was like.

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Popfest Days, Caledonia Nights: My Teenage Stride/ A. Armada, 8/15/08

Glenn Fullington — 2008-08-16T00:30:00 -0500

Athens PopFest 2008 Friday night at Caledonia. My Teenage Stride, the Brooklyn/ Massachusetts four piece, held down the third spot on the Popfest Caledonia stage. The up-tempo high energy

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Dark Meat: First Timer's Blog (PopFest, 40 Watt, 8/14/08)

Waites Laseter — 2008-08-15T18:19:00 -0500

Though I call Athens my home, both geographically and spiritually, I had yet to see local band Dark Meat. I can’t count how many times I’ve walked past a venue in town that’s b

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Great Lakes Burn Slow (PopFest, 40 Watt, 8/14/08)

Waites Laseter — 2008-08-15T15:47:00 -0500

Things slowed down for a bit after Cars Can Be Blue, as Great Lakes took the stage. Another two-piece, featuring Dan Donahue and Ben Crum, Great Lakes’s sound was much more toned-down, wit

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The Ruckus of Cars Can Be Blue (PopFest, 40 Watt, 8/14/08

Waites Laseter — 2008-08-15T15:35:00 -0500

As with most things in life, I arrived at Day 3 of PopFest late. I’ve always had a strange relationship with the 40 Watt, mostly due to the fact that I’m not entirely sure I’m

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Tendaberry Breaks Athens' Fourth Wall (PopFest, Little Kings, 8/15/08)

Len Neighbors — 2008-08-15T13:24:00 -0500

Atlanta's Tendaberry just played a great set of straight up rock music, but even if they hadn't, I would have loved them anyway. One of the basic no-nos of Athens music is that you don't cover R

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God Bless Little Birds (PopFest, Little Kings, 8/14/08)

Len Neighbors — 2008-08-15T13:16:00 -0500

The best thing about afternoon PopFest shows is the likelihood that you will be surprised by band at least once per day. Yesterday, that band was Little Birds from McKinney, TX. They playe

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Whistling School For Boys: What Are We Up To?

Casey DeHoedt — 2008-08-14T11:25:00 -0500

Rambling into Little Kings around eleven p.m., not quite sure who’s next on the docket, there’s a woman sprawled at the foot of the stage. Clad in a white slip and surrounded by an array o

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We Versus The Shark - First Show As Trio

Casey DeHoedt — 2008-08-14T11:23:00 -0500

It’s nearly 1:40. The threat of martial shutdown looms amongst the crowd at Little Kings. But none will be satisfied until We Versus the Shark gets a chance to sink their pearly teeth into the P

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The Pleasure of Afternoon PopFest Shows At Little Kings

Len Neighbors — 2008-08-07T21:22:00 -0500

Everyone seems to know about the Black Kids afternoon performance at PopFest 2007. The chance to see the next big thing perform is what brings a lot of people out to the afternoon shows, but the

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Upcoming Show: Folklore is the Village Green Preservation Society (40 Watt, July 22)

Doug Holschuh — 2008-07-17T16:11:00 -0500

I have to admit that I had never heard of the local band Folklore before the last AthFest, but that's what AthFest is for, right? Folklore's appearance at AthFest was billed as their last show, a

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the africa mix

Lauren Hoessly — 2008-07-02T09:28:00 -0500

Today I leave for Gulu, Uganda. I will be there two weeks working for and loving on children who have been orphaned by AIDS. It is such a blessing to go and be a part of this trip. I made a mix CD for

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Lost Recap: "There's No Place Like Home Parts 2 and 3" Review

Chris Flippo — 2008-06-03T11:16:00 -0500

A quick warning: this recap is going to include important details about the finale. If the episode is still tucked away somewhere on your TiVo, I suggest you read no further. I’d hate for you to

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The First Annual Lost Awards

Chris Flippo — 2008-05-23T20:55:00 -0500

Since the Lost finale is less than a week away, I thought now would be a good time to look back over season four as it stands now. So, without further ado, I present the First Annual Lost Awards. Its

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Lost Recap: "There's No Place Like Home Part 1" Review

Chris Flippo — 2008-05-20T21:40:00 -0500

Last week’s “There’s No Place Like Home Part 1” was a set-up for what is sure to be a slam-bang finale. Though light on revelation about the island, the episode was filled with

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So Say We All: The Battlestar Galactica Blog Carnival, vol. 7

Len Neighbors — 2008-05-20T16:56:00 -0500

For this the seventh edition of "So Say We All," the theme continues to be religion. We have several submissions from folks still talking about last week's intense episode, "Faith," and pl

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Battlestar Galactica Commentary: 4.7, "Guess What's Coming To Dinner?"

Len Neighbors — 2008-05-19T21:21:00 -0500

While talking with friends this weekend about Battlestar Galactica 4.7, "Guess What's Coming to Dinner?", I have discovered that almost all of them are confused about what's going on. And the on

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Battlestar Galactica Commentary: 4.6, "Faith"

Len Neighbors — 2008-05-10T13:11:00 -0500

Preparing to write on Battlestar Galactica episode 4.6, "Faith," I began to wonder why the crew of the Demetrius couldn't trust Starbuck like I do. Around the watercooler this week, I discovered

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Coder's Corner: Maintaining Clean URLs With mod_rewrite

Ash White — 2008-05-10T08:33:00 -0500

The problem? You've seen it before, and you probably hate it as much as I do. You know... when the URL of the site you're visiting becomes so long it doesn't even fit into the viewable space of

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Lost Recap: "Cabin Fever" Review

Chris Flippo — 2008-05-09T21:21:00 -0500

Writer’s Note: Sorry for the lack of a cool Paint picture this week. I thought I would let my words speak for themselves… plus my computer was down for a while.Remember the days when a B-

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Athens Exchange - Main

Clark Gregg, Choke

Georgia Bulldogs Football: Number 3... With a Bullet

The Smittens, The Coolest Thing About Love

Barack Obama: As Lucky as Forrest Gump?

Ben Stiller, Tropic Thunder

David Gordon Green, Pineapple Express

Fred Wolf, The House Bunny

Joshua Radin/ Erin McCarley, Fillmore, San Francisco, 8/21/08

Katy Perry***s ***I Kissed A Girl:*** It***s No Big Deal, It***s Innocent?

Unshaken by Lucifer: Roky Erickson at the 40 Watt, 8/14/08

The Lolligags/ The Apes, PopFest, 40 Watt, 8/15/08

Big Fresh/ Thee American Revolution/ Pipes You See Pipes You Don't/ Andy from Denver/ Casper and the Cookies, PopFest, 40 Watt, 8/16/08

Longhalsmottagningen/ Bad Animal/ Young Untold/ American Cheeseburger, PopFest, Little Kings, 8/16/08

Oh Fortuna/ Marc With A C/ Hot Lava, PopFest, Flicker, 8/16/08

Stereolab, Chemical Chords

Why's Everybody Hatin' on Michael Phelps?

Cryptacize/ The Secret History/ The Faintest Ideas/ Ruby Isle/ The Buddy System/ The Lolligags, PopFest 2008, 40 Watt, 8/15/08

Mexicali Grille: Mexican Food That Caters To UGA Students

Tendaberry/ One Happy Island/ Hat Company/ Fat Planet, PopFest 2008, Little Kings, 8/15/08

Umbrella Tree / Noisycrane / Gospel Gossip, PopFest 2008, Flicker, 8/15/08

Harry Bissett's: Cajun Taste In Downtown Athens

Woody Allen, Vicky Cristina Barcelona

The Good Graces/ Night Driving In Small Towns/ Mary O Harrison, PopFest 2008, Flicker Theater, 8/14/08

Afternoon Naps, PopFest 2008, Little Kings, 8/13/08

A Faulty Chromosome/ Panda Riot/ The Ocelots/ Tom Gorrio/ Twin Tigers, PopFest 2008, Little Kings and Caledonia, 8/14/08

Cold, Hard Chrome: Google Just Got a Little Cooler

Fall TV Crime Spree

Thee American Revolution/ Pipes You See Pipes You Don't/ Andy From Denver/ Casper & the Cookies/ Circulatory System/ Elf Power/ The Music Tapes, PopFest Closing Night, 40 Watt, 8/15/08

Ham1, PopFest, Caledonia, 8/15/08

PopFest Closing Night: Casper and the Cookies/ Circulatory System/ Elf Power, 40 Watt, 8/15/08

Laminated Cat/ Ham1/ My Teenage Stride/ A. Armada, PopFest 2008, Caledonia, 8/15/08

Popfest Days, Caledonia Nights: My Teenage Stride/ A. Armada, 8/15/08

Dark Meat: First Timer's Blog (PopFest, 40 Watt, 8/14/08)

Great Lakes Burn Slow (PopFest, 40 Watt, 8/14/08)

The Ruckus of Cars Can Be Blue (PopFest, 40 Watt, 8/14/08

Tendaberry Breaks Athens' Fourth Wall (PopFest, Little Kings, 8/15/08)

God Bless Little Birds (PopFest, Little Kings, 8/14/08)

Whistling School For Boys: What Are We Up To?

We Versus The Shark - First Show As Trio

The Pleasure of Afternoon PopFest Shows At Little Kings

Upcoming Show: Folklore is the Village Green Preservation Society (40 Watt, July 22)

the africa mix

Lost Recap: "There's No Place Like Home Parts 2 and 3" Review

The First Annual Lost Awards

Lost Recap: "There's No Place Like Home Part 1" Review

So Say We All: The Battlestar Galactica Blog Carnival, vol. 7

Battlestar Galactica Commentary: 4.7, "Guess What's Coming To Dinner?"

Battlestar Galactica Commentary: 4.6, "Faith"

Coder's Corner: Maintaining Clean URLs With mod_rewrite

Lost Recap: "Cabin Fever" Review

Katy Perrys I Kissed A Girl:* It*s No Big Deal, It***s Innocent?