Happy Friday! Go enjoy some links! Just click “more”!<\/p>\n
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Get to the point<\/a>! (the comments are weirdly entertaining on this one, too)<\/p>\n * * *<\/p>\n Rubber stamp<\/a> much? (In related news, they should have known the Reflipe W. Thenuz story was a fake<\/a> when the byline was attributed to Norm D. Ploom.)<\/p>\n * * *<\/p>\n Maybe they should change the name to Don’tbai<\/a> (and here’s a list of ugly-ass skyscraper projects now on hold<\/a>)<\/p>\n * * *<\/p>\n Whether or not you agree with his politics, Andrew Sullivan is an important figure in the development of blogging as a form. That doesn’t mean I’ll set aside time to read this long-ass profile on him<\/a>, but maybe you will.<\/p>\n * * *<\/p>\n What do CIA torture and the tax code have in common? Too much paperwork<\/a>!<\/p>\n * * *<\/p>\n “A movie critic with no salivary gland walks into a bar . . .<\/a>”<\/p>\n * * *<\/p>\n I do hope to hit In-N-Out Burger<\/a> while I’m in Vegas next week . . .<\/p>\n * * *<\/p>\n Will a movie producer ever follow through with my dream project of a buddy action movie starring Karen Allen<\/a> and Margot Kidder<\/a> as<\/em> Karen Allen and Margot Kidder?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Happy Friday! Go enjoy some links! 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