KevinMcFarland

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• Bear Grylls: Mud, Sweat And Tears

  It's relegated to some extended passages about how his faith gave him perseverance for SAS training and scaling Everest, how it helped him get through the death of his father, and how it formed a bond with the woman ...

  May 22, 2012 - 11:16 AM

• “Woman In Black”

  That's a good point, especially with the 100 years part. 

  May 19, 2012 - 5:48 PM

• NBC renews Community for 13-episode fourth season

  MY WHOLE BRAIN IS CRYING...WITH RELIEF.

  May 10, 2012 - 7:02 PM

• Today in music videos: Explosions In The Sky channel The Tree Of Life in "Postcard From 1952"

  As long as we're doing Malick rankings:1. Days of Heaven2. The Thin Red Line3. The New World4. The Tree of Life5. Badlands

  May 8, 2012 - 2:37 PM

• Roberto Bolaño: The Secret Of Evil

  All the stories in Putas Asesinas have been translated, but they're split between The Return and Last Evenings on Earth. I like his short fiction a lot, as well as By Night in Chile, but Savage Detectives remains my ...

  May 7, 2012 - 4:25 PM

• Treasure Island

  Yes, Newton set the "talk like a pirate" standard that's still in use today, but I remember Tim Curry's portrayal much more fondly. Newton had a much more significant part in how "pirate talk" is used, I found ...

  May 5, 2012 - 7:05 PM