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  1. The Hater: Alternate TV Show TaglinesRead the original story

    Friday | A.V. Club

    It's fall, a season marked by changing leaves, chilly weather, and many, many superfluous ads reminding you to watch TV.

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    Related Topix: Weather

  2. Film review: City Of EmberRead the original story

    Thursday | A.V. Club

    Reviewed by Nathan Rabin October 9th, 2008 City Of Ember takes place in Ember, a dystopian city of the future constructed deep underground as a safe haven after an apocalyptic disaster renders the surface of ...

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    Related Topix: City of Ember

  3. Box Of Paperbacks: ThunderballRead the original story

    Thursday | A.V. Club

    Post foreword number one: Sorry it's been so long between posts. I'll try not to let that happen again.

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    Related Topix: Thunderball, Action, Thriller, Adventure, Ian Fleming, Vocal, Sean Connery

  4. The Hater: MTV Magically Becomes MadTVRead the original story

    Thursday Oct 9 | A.V. Club

    The Hills , MTV's thoroughly successful attempt to make emptiness, shiny, watchable, and somehow more empty, is currently in its fourth season.

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  5. DVD review: The Godfather: The Coppola RestorationRead the original story

    Tuesday Oct 7 | A.V. Club

    Reviewed by Keith Phipps October 8th, 2008 Francis Ford Coppola's twin masterpieces The Godfather and The Godfather Part II have almost innumerable qualities to recommend them and stand up to repeat viewing ...

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    Related Topix: Mario Puzo, Vocal, Marlon Brando, James Caan, Al Pacino

  6. The Hater: This Thanksgiving, Make A Lovely Centerpiece Out Of Your Helpless BabyRead the original story

    Tuesday Oct 7 | A.V. Club

    Today on her show, Martha Stewart showcased the talents of a young designer who could whip up some of the most beautiful, creative, intricate centerpieces just from everyday household things and basic crafting ...

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    Related Topix: Thanksgiving, Life, Holidays

  7. The Hater: Gwyneth Paltrow Needs To Be StoppedRead the original story

    Monday Oct 6 | A.V. Club

    For a luxury goods manufacturer, it makes absolute sense to hire someone like Gwyneth Paltrow as the face of your brand.

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  8. Games review: FractureRead the original story

    Monday Oct 6 | A.V. Club

    Reviewed by Chris Dahlen October 6th, 2008 It's the 22nd century, and America is divided between the staid old East Coast and the perverted, liberal Left Coast, where genetic experiments run rampant and body ...

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  9. Feature: The home run that cured cancer: 16 Amazing Movie Sports FeatsRead the original story

    Friday Oct 3 | A.V. Club

    They've just lost their best diver to a fake leg cramp and it looks like they're going to have to forfeit the big meet.

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    Related Topix: Martial Arts, Karate

  10. Film review: An American CarolRead the original story

    Saturday Oct 4 | A.V. Club

    Reviewed by Sam Adams October 4th, 2008 In David Zucker's flat-footed would-be satire An American Carol , a porky documentarian modeled on Michael Moore sees the light after visitations by ghosts of ...

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    Related Topix: An American Carol, Airplane!, Comedy Movies, David Zucker

  11. What's Who Doing There?Read the original story

    Friday Oct 3 | A.V. Club

    Fans of science fiction know that the mark of a superior story is its willingness to ask the Big Questions.

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    Related Topix: Religulous

  12. TVOTR Mike Patton Anticon... My dream supergroup is bornRead the original story

    Thursday Sep 25 | A.V. Club

    That "band" - then more of a bedroom duo plus talented neighbors - with a cumbersome but catchy name found its place amongst the highly specific and arguably acquired tastes that I wholly worshipped, which ...

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    Related Topix: Mike Patton, Vocal, TV on the Radio, Pop/Rock, Religulous

  13. Interview: Simon PeggRead the original story

    Friday Oct 3 | A.V. Club

    Interviewed by Nathan Rabin October 3rd, 2008 A big star in his native England, actor-writer Simon Pegg has developed a devoted cult following in the States for his smart, pop-culture savvy work alongside ...

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    Related Topix: How to Lose Friends & Alienate People, Spaced, Comedy, Entertainment, Drama, Television, Simon Pegg, Edgar Wright, Nick Frost

  14. Feature: Primer: TV DetectivesRead the original story

    Friday Sep 26 | A.V. Club

    Primer is The A.V. Club 's ongoing series of beginners' guides to pop culture's most notable subjects: filmmakers, music styles, literary genres, and whatever else interests us - and hopefully you.

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    Related Topix: Raymond Burr, Soap Opera, Dragnet, Entertainment, Drama, Television, Perry Mason

  15. Film review: ChokeRead the original story

    Thursday Sep 25 | A.V. Club

    Reviewed by Tasha Robinson September 25th, 2008 Given the eventual breakaway cult status of Fight Club , the sole Chuck Palahniuk book to make it to the big screen, it's surprising that more filmmakers haven't ...

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  16. Film review: The Lucky OnesRead the original story

    Thursday Sep 25 | A.V. Club

    Reviewed by Nathan Rabin September 25th, 2008 Ignore the cell phones and chain restaurants, and it's easy to envision The Lucky Ones , an earnest indie drama about the long, lingering shadow of the Iraq War, as ...

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    Related Topix: The Lucky Ones

  17. Sigurs Ros live reportRead the original story

    Thursday Sep 25 | A.V. Club

    Not to pull a bait and switch on you, but I wrote a lil' account of seeing Sigur Ros in Chicago last night, and it's posted at our sister site, Decider.com. In the future, as we launch Deciders in other cities, ...

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  18. AVC at ACL: Day TwoRead the original story

    Aug 15, 2008 | A.V. Club

    As confident as I am that Fleet Foxes will put on another solid show, as with everything in my life, I put patriotism first.

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  19. The A.V. Club at Austin City LimitsRead the original story

    Thursday Sep 25 | A.V. Club

    Hello fans of self-indulgent music reporting- Since I have the home field advantage--and because there's nothing I love more than spicing up my rock 'n' roll experience with diligent note-taking--starting ...

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    Related Topix: Sports, Jack Johnson, NHL Players

  20. Feature: I Watched This On Purpose: 88 MinutesRead the original story

    Wednesday Sep 24 | A.V. Club

    Sometimes, even The A.V. Club isn't impervious to the sexy allure of ostensible cultural garbage.

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    Related Topix: Al Pacino, Entertainment, Drama, Television, Righteous Kill