Forum: The Lounge: Discussion+Review
11-19-2007, 12:17 AM
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Replies: 72
Views: 426
Re: Michael Clayton
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I think is to both show Clayton's attempt at being respectable (owning a restaurant) while failing at it (getting the money to open it from a loanshark). I really liked how it dramatized...
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Forum: The Lounge: Discussion+Review
11-18-2007, 10:36 AM
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Replies: 72
Views: 426
Re: Michael Clayton
I'll be the dissenting voice (of reason!) then: I liked it, it kept me engaged start to finish, appreciated the film-making a lot, but it didn't blow me away. Not much of a dissent, I know, but there...
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Forum: The Lounge: Discussion+Review
11-10-2007, 11:58 AM
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Replies: 63
Views: 1,125
Re: Best instrumental parts to songs?
The first 30 seconds - one fifth of the song - of Little Wing, by Jimi Hendrix
The intro to Gimme Shelter, by The Rolling Stones
The intro to 2000 Light Years from Home, by The Rolling Stones...
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Forum: The Lounge: Discussion+Review
11-08-2007, 03:39 AM
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Replies: 211
Views: 1,965
Re: Books: What are you reading tonight?
Finished Queen's Gambit (http://www.amazon.com/Queens-Gambit-Novel-Walter-Tevis/dp/1400030609/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/002-4621735-1101624?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1194503575&sr=8-1) by Walter Tevis a few days...
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Forum: The Lounge: Discussion+Review
11-07-2007, 12:51 PM
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Replies: 217
Views: 1,741
Re: Female Singer/Songwriter Thread
Much as Judy Henske deserves a full post in this thread (no less so than Melissa Etheridge, or Shirley Manson, or Jann Arden, or Janis Ian, or Neneh Cherry, or Suzanne Vega, or even Patti Smith), my...
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Forum: The Lounge: Discussion+Review
11-07-2007, 11:49 AM
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Replies: 217
Views: 1,741
Re: Female Singer/Songwriter Thread
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A very haunting and emotionally raw version of a song that started a music revolution. Smells Like Teen Spirit (http://youtube.com/watch?v=wcHNZVrxEts)
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It's amazing how...
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Forum: The Lounge: Discussion+Review
11-07-2007, 11:40 AM
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Replies: 217
Views: 1,741
Re: Female Singer/Songwriter Thread
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Wade in the Water (http://youtube.com/watch?v=Logw58qUw-U) -- this is pretty easily the best recording of this song that I've ever heard.
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Perhaps I just like more pain in...
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Forum: The Lounge: Discussion+Review
11-04-2007, 12:56 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 338
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Forum: The Lounge: Discussion+Review
11-03-2007, 03:30 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 591
Re: Andrew Vachs\' Burke novels
There's a change in narrative technique (I'm trying not to spoil anything here) in this one. It only happens in two or three places, but it sticks out like a sore thumb. It has some positive and some...
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
11-03-2007, 02:02 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 306
Re: Poker In Sydney, Australia
As an aside, Star City just had the exclusivity clause in its license extended for another 12 years, until 2019. That means no additional casinos in Sydney (or NSW for that matter).
There is still...
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Forum: The Lounge: Discussion+Review
11-02-2007, 11:23 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 591
Re: Andrew Vachs\' Burke novels
Just finished the latest Burke novel, Terminal. Better than some of the previous few, imho. Burke is still serious cat, everyone is still amazingly good at what they do, but there is more depth in...
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
10-28-2007, 08:13 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 306
Re: Poker In Sydney, Australia
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StarCity casino(14), Sydney, Australia starcity.com.au (A$)
4 tables of $80 buy NLHE, 10% up to $8 AND $5/HH
2 table of $200 buy $5/$5 NLHE, Everyhand $1 by one player
2 table...
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Forum: The Lounge: Discussion+Review
10-13-2007, 05:00 AM
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Replies: 31
Views: 310
Re: Any Good Anime Recommendations?
I'm not a big fan of anime - mostly because I can't get past the writing, I think - but there are a couple that I love.
Dominic's right, start with Akira (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094625/)....
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Forum: The Lounge: Discussion+Review
10-12-2007, 12:51 PM
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Replies: 52
Views: 630
Re: Your favorite poem and why
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Being "pro-America" made her less than popular? Pre WW2? OK
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From wikipedia:
Her reputation was damaged by poetry she wrote in support of the Allied war effort during...
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Forum: The Lounge: Discussion+Review
10-12-2007, 12:59 AM
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Replies: 52
Views: 630
Re: Your favorite poem and why
Once I would have started this by quoting "It is an ancient Mariner, and he stoppeth one of three" but times have changed, and I with them. Instead, perhaps the least-appreciated Pulitzer prize...
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Forum: The Lounge: Discussion+Review
10-03-2007, 10:11 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 451
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Forum: The Lounge: Discussion+Review
09-26-2007, 12:09 PM
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Replies: 211
Views: 1,965
Re: Books: What are you reading tonight?
I tend to read a few things at a time too, especially when they don't grip me, or when they're non-fiction.
Currently I'm part way through Mirror Worlds, by David Gerlernter. Now about 15 years...
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Forum: The Lounge: Discussion+Review
09-22-2007, 12:29 AM
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Replies: 39
Views: 164
Re: Fantasy / Science Fiction book series
Steer clear of Vampire$ then - most of the bad things about Armor are worse in it. Armor (and Vampire$, to a lesser extent) is one of those books that felt to me like it should be great, but just...
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Forum: The Lounge: Discussion+Review
09-21-2007, 03:23 AM
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Replies: 44
Views: 191
Re: Midnight Cowboy - discussion thread
Interesting you nominate this as the first step towards New Hollywood. I haven't seen it for years, but I always think of the performances as reminiscent of older films from the 40's and 50's -...
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Forum: The Lounge: Discussion+Review
09-19-2007, 06:23 PM
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Replies: 49
Views: 180
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Forum: The Lounge: Discussion+Review
09-18-2007, 02:17 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 164
Re: Fantasy / Science Fiction book series
That OOT thread seared my eyeballs. Despite reading at least one sci-fi or fantasy book a week, I must be fundamentally different in some way to most readers of the genre. I think Robert Jordan,...
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Forum: Full Ring
09-17-2007, 03:34 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 81
Re: NL25 AA getting donked hard by tighty
Raising the flop is good, but I don't think it's inherently better than calling. Which is right depends on the villain and your image.
If you raise this, you have to be raising overcards here as...
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Forum: Full Ring
09-17-2007, 02:09 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 83
Re: 2/4 nl weird spot with Q9s
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Cliff notes pleas.
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No, sorry. The thing that annoys me most about 2+2 are the short posts that suggest what to do without saying why. If you don't care about the why,...
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Forum: Full Ring
09-17-2007, 02:00 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 155
Re: NL100: Set Gets Check-Reraised on Dry Board
Calling the turn will extract more from a lot of hands that will fold to a push, and won't fold anything you beat. There's almost nothing you fear on the turn, so you're not risking a lot.
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Forum: Full Ring
09-17-2007, 01:14 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 83
Re: 2/4 nl weird spot with Q9s
You're either way ahead, or way behind. His stats aren't that aggressive, but you're stronger than he has a right to expect. He's probably got as many stats on you. Is this a normal play for you? If...
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