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Certain TV shows have a naming convention for their titles. For example, 24 names its episodes after the hour the show occurs (e.g., "Day 2—9:00 A.M. –10:00 A.M"). Here are the titles of 12 episodes from current TV series, but each show is listed using the naming convention of another show from the list. Can you name all 12 series?
1. The Boob Job
2. The Boy at the All-White School
3. Conned Our Fellow Criminals
4. Denny Duquette
5. Everybody Hates Leonard Leaky Hofstadter, Ph.D.
6. Jimmy Olsen's Blues
7. Karma
8. Mr. Bartowski Goes to the Buy More
9. My Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
10. Serena Versus the Queen Bee
11. The Skeletal Fragment Conjecture
12. Wild at Sacred Heart
Many a videogame has been followed by a lame knockoff that apes the original. Something's surely missing from each imitator described here—specifically, one letter of each game's title. (Tip: The digits in parentheses indicate the number of letters per word.) For example, the clue "This toe-tapping rhythm game is all about survival of the fittest (5 5 9)" would net DANCE DANCE EVOLUTION. The omitted letters spell out a description of these releases.See full post
1. This action game's archaeologist-heroine robs Brokaw, Skerritt, and Bombadil. (3 6)
2. This old-school shooter lets you blast athletes' syringes into atoms. (8)
3. This Japanese RPG features Pooh's feline friend bouncing through time. (6 6)
4. This shooter with chainsaw guns requires great powers of hearing. (4 2 3)
5. In this arcade classic, you race around a maze, gobbling up Dell and Gateway machines. (2-3)
6. In this driving game, you get hit with insane government fees. (5 3)
7. In this action-adventure title, you can buy Iran—if you have the cash. (5 2 6)
8. In this puzzle game, your bagel's salmon keeps exploding. (4 3)
9. This IQ booster features continuous helpings of fiber-rich content. (4 3)
10. This space-combat title lets you rise to the rank of Admiral of Fake Hair. (3 9)
11. This art deco shooter involves wielding electricity on Jupiter's moon. (7)
12. In this music game, it's always ladies' night. (6 3)
13. In this MMORPG, you're looking for the mother of mankind. (8)
14. This lightgun title takes place in your father's domicile. (3 5 2 3 3)
15. This classic FPS lets you attack with miniature Hawaiian guitars. (3 5)
16. In this sandbox game, you're stealing cars for South African cash. (4 5 4)
17. In this platformer, you play a huge fan of actresses Ryan and Tilly. (3 3)
18. In this fighting game, your cartoony characters fight with waistbands. (5 4 4.)
19. In this RPG, your character's got a Norse god's sidearm. (6'1 3)
20. This RTS lets you helm a boat carrying a cargo of viscous black liquid. (8)
"Critics sometimes compare Stephin Merritt with Cole Porter because Porter is shorthand for the kind of smart, urbane lyrics Merritt writes."
-New York TImes
"David Greenspan is probably all-round the most talented theater artist of my generation."
-Tony Kushner
"Neil Gaiman is, simply put, a treasure-house of story, and we are lucky to have him in any medium."
-Stephen King
"Jayne Houdyshell could probably transform the reading of a macaroni and cheese recipe into a tour-de-force. Watching her do absolutely nothing is more entertaining than witnessing many actors scale the heights of Shakespeare."
-New York TImes
Poor bored Coraline. She's left to rattle 'round her perpetually distracted, workaholic parents' house all by her lonesome. But late one night, her dreams of a better reality come true as she opens a big, carved, wooden door at the far end of the drawing room and passes into a perfect replica of her own world. When she's greeted there by a vastly loving Other Mother and a kindly Other Father, she's thrilled! But as the rats start to creep from the floorboards, and the way home becomes increasingly unclear, Coraline begins to suspect that, perhaps, all is not as perfect as it seems?
A musical like no other, Coraline sprang from the minds of three of the most wildly popular cult figures of our time. Adapted from the terrifying children's book by Neil Gaiman (author of the international sensation Sandman), this tale of menace and mayhem is set to music and lyrics by smart-rock iconoclast Stephin Merritt of The Magnetic Fields, and boasts a book by celebrated downtown actor/playwright, David Greenspan, who serves double-duty as the villainous Other Mother. Tony nominee Jayne Houdyshell (Well, The Receptionist) stars in the title role, and bringing it all together is acclaimed director Leigh Silverman (Yellowface, From Up Here, Well).
Now, I've seen Get Smart, Iron Man & Watchmen, but still - blatant spoilers. The one I'm pissed about is The Uninvited. Except not really pissed, cause now I really wanna see it whereas I didn't give a shit before. Okay, so in the end, it's actually fine that they spoiled that movie cause otherwise, I wouldn't have bothered to add it to my netflix queue. Ugh. Guess I'm not actually angry at all. I'm actually kind of excited now to rent that movie. So everything is actually fine. Better, even. Damnit, MTV.
Awarded to the Las Vegas Sun, and notably the courageous reporting by Alexandra Berzon, for the exposure of the high death rate among construction workers on the Las Vegas Strip amid lax enforcement of regulations, leading to changes in policy and improved safety conditions
Awarded to The New York Times Staff for its swift and sweeping coverage of a sex scandal that resulted in the resignation of Gov. Eliot Spitzer, breaking the story on its Web site and then developing it with authoritative, rapid-fire reports.
Awarded to David Barstow of The New York Times for his tenacious reporting that revealed how some retired generals, working as radio and television analysts, had been co-opted by the Pentagon to make its case for the war in Iraq, and how many of them also had undisclosed ties to companies that benefited from policies they defended.
Awarded to Bettina Boxall and Julie Cart of the Los Angeles Times for their fresh and painstaking exploration into the cost and effectiveness of attempts to combat the growing menace of wildfires across the western United States.
Awarded to Detroit Free Press Staff, and notably Jim Schaefer and M.L. Elrick, for their uncovering of a pattern of lies by Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick that included denial of a sexual relationship with his female chief of staff, prompting an investigation of perjury that eventually led to jail terms for the two officials.
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Awarded to Ryan Gabrielson and Paul Giblin of the East Valley Tribune, Mesa, Ariz., for their adroit use of limited resources to reveal, in print and online, how a popular sheriff’s focus on immigration enforcement endangered investigation of violent crime and other aspects of public safety.
Awarded to the St. Petersburg Times Staff for “PolitiFact,” its fact-checking initiative during the 2008 presidential campaign that used probing reporters and the power of the World Wide Web to examine more than 750 political claims, separating rhetoric from truth to enlighten voters. (Moved by the Board to the National Reporting category.
Awarded to The New York Times Staff for its masterful, groundbreaking coverage of America’s deepening military and political challenges in Afghanistan and Pakistan, reporting frequently done under perilous conditions.
Awarded to Lane DeGregory of the St. Petersburg Times for her moving, richly detailed story of a neglected little girl, found in a roach-infested room, unable to talk or feed herself, who was adopted by a new family committed to her nurturing. (Moved into contention by the Board from within the Feature Writing category.
Awarded to Eugene Robinson of The Washington Post for his eloquent columns on the 2008 presidential campaign that focus on the election of the first African-American president, showcasing graceful writing and grasp of the larger historic picture.
Awarded to Holland Cotter of The New York Times for his wide ranging reviews of art, from Manhattan to China, marked by acute observation, luminous writing and dramatic storytelling.
Awarded to Mark Mahoney of The Post-Star, Glens Falls, N.Y., for his relentless, down-to-earth editorials on the perils of local government secrecy, effectively admonishing citizens to uphold their right to know.
Awarded to Steve Breen of The San Diego Union-Tribune for his agile use of a classic style to produce wide ranging cartoons that engage readers with power, clarity and humor.
Awarded to Patrick Farrell of The Miami Herald for his provocative, impeccably composed images of despair after Hurricane Ike and other lethal storms caused a humanitarian disaster in Haiti.
Awarded to Damon Winter of The New York Times for his memorable array of pictures deftly capturing multiple facets of Barack Obama’s presidential campaign.
Awarded to “Olive Kitteridge,” by Elizabeth Strout (Random House), a collection of 13 short stories set in small-town Maine that packs a cumulative emotional wallop, bound together by polished prose and by Olive, the title character, blunt, flawed and fascinating.
Awarded to “Ruined,” by Lynn Nottage, a searing drama set in chaotic Congo that compels audiences to face the horror of wartime rape and brutality while still finding affirmation of life and hope amid hopelessness.
Awarded to “The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family,” by Annette Gordon-Reed (W.W. Norton & Company), a painstaking exploration of a sprawling multi-generation slave family that casts provocative new light on the relationship between Sally Hemings and her master, Thomas Jefferson.
Awarded to “American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House,” by Jon Meacham (Random House), an unflinching portrait of a not always admirable democrat but a pivotal president, written with an agile prose that brings the Jackson saga to life.
Awarded to “The Shadow of Sirius,” by W. S. Merwin (Copper Canyon Press), a collection of luminous, often tender poems that focus on the profound power of memory.
Awarded to “Slavery by Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II,” by Douglas A. Blackmon (Doubleday), a precise and eloquent work that examines a deliberate system of racial suppression and that rescues a multitude of atrocities from virtual obscurity.
Awarded to “Double Sextet,” by Steve Reich (Boosey & Hawkes), premiered on March 26, 2008 in Richmond, VA, a major work that displays an ability to channel an initial burst of energy into a large-scale musical event, built with masterful control and consistently intriguing to the ear.
Battle for Terra director Aristomenis TsirbasA peaceful alien planet faces annihilation, as the homeless remainder of the human race sets its eyes on Terra. Mala, a rebellious Terrian teenager, will do everything she can to stop it.
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Orphan director Jaume Collet-Serra
Shane Acker, Director of "9"
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