Author Archives: Jamie

More Unnecessary Censorship

By Jamie | Published: January 27, 2010
Menifee school officials remove dictionary over term ‘oral sex’ “Dictionaries have been removed from classrooms in southern California schools after a parent complained about a child reading the definition for “oral sex”. When a parent volunteering in her son’s classroom came across the word — she complained to the school’s principal about the explicit language, curriculum officials [...]
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Avatar

By Jamie | Published: January 4, 2010
Film Review: Avatar Director: James Cameron 2hr 40min‎‎ – Rated PG-13 I guess it was inevitable. The last decade seemed to be all about the remaking of crappy TV shows and movies from the 70s and 80s. The Beverly Hill Billies, Bewitched, Land of the Lost, Clash of the Titans. I wouldn’t be surprised if Krull and I Dream of [...]
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Trey Ratcliff

By Jamie | Published: January 1, 2010
Need a little inspiration? Check out Trey Ratcliff’s Flickr photostream: Stuck In Customs.
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A Good School

By Jamie | Published: December 29, 2009
Book Review: A Good School by Richard Yates Remember the loneliness; the awkward social status jockeying of your teenage years?  Remember when your world was simultaneously fascinating, mortifying, and beautiful?  Remember when every adult seemed like an odd character from a B-movie?  Remember your teenage body? Remember the awkward attempts at connecting with others? A Good School is a [...]
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Dear Santa …hope you enjoy the vodka

By Jamie | Published: December 28, 2009
Note left by my 10 year old,  for Santa Claus, next to a plate of cookies and a shot glass of vanilla vodka.
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Obey, submit, consume, reproduce, die

By Jamie | Published: November 27, 2009
Happy Buy Nothing Day! Buy Nothing Day is an international day of protest against mindless consumerism. Typically celebrated the Friday after American Thanksgiving in North America and the following day internationally, in 2009 the dates are November 27 and 28 respectively. It was founded by Vancouver artist Ted Dave and subsequently promoted by Adbusters magazine, based [...]
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