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Reviews

Mrs. Addington’s Critique Of Her Student’s Handprint Turkeys

November 13, 2010

Aaron Pickering: What Aaron lacks in artistic ability–a sense of proportion and scale–he almost makes up for in his enthusiasm for cutting and gluing paper. Will probably do quite well in either the food service industry or as a college English major. Jennifer Blount: It’s probably not even fair to assess Jennifer’s work, given her, [...]

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How High Is Too High? Bob Villa Ranks The Intoxications Resulting From Working With Various Industrial Chemicals

October 24, 2010

[caption id="attachment_4916" align="aligncenter" width="425" caption="Just as good at removing brain cells as it is at removing paint. Maybe better!"][/caption] 6. Oil-Based Paint You want to paint over those old cabinets, but don’t want to sand them down first. Which means you’ve got to resort to oil-based paint. Which means that you’ll have a low-grade ache [...]

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Amazon Review of Infinite Jest, by David Foster Wallace (One Star)

August 7, 2010

[caption id="attachment_4324" align="aligncenter" width="477" caption="And it's heavy. Way, way too heavy."][/caption] Okay, so the reason I’m giving one star is because they don’t let you give a half star. First off, I paid the extra three dollars for shipping, and it still showed up like a week and a half after I ordered it. And [...]

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Tucker Baines Reviews The Murky Fringe

December 8, 2009

[caption id="attachment_1593" align="aligncenter" width="506" caption="Tucker Baines"][/caption] My father used to say, Ambition is a good thing. He wasn’t one for poetry, but you get the idea. In the case of The Murky Fringe, ambition is bogged down by necessity, hindered by the self-imposed rule to post once a day. Instead of polished pieces we get sketches, [...]

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