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• Alive and well

  Published: July 16, 2007, 12:58 pm

  Tags: Adult Children, Gene Pool, Silblings, Typical Development

  two if I'm feeling really generous? I decide that I am not feeling generous, really. I decide to practice being generous, my weakest suit. My son presents himself before me. All his clothes are on backwards because I wasn't paying enough attention. [translation = I further resolve to practice being generous] I tell him what a great job

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• Cancer took Roger Ebert's voice, not his thumbs up

  Published: August 2, 2007, 4:00 am

  Tags: Cancer, Cancerous, Critic, Down, Ebert, Film, Films, Gene, Gland, Growth, Movie, Reviews, Richard, Roeper, Roger, Salivary, Screens, Siskel, Site, Speak, Surgery, Television, Thumbs, Web

  his co-host since 2000 -- Gene Siskel, Ebert's previous co-host, died in 1999 during surgery to remove a brain tumor. In good time, he hopes he will.Read   Permalink   Email this   Linking Blogs

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• Which Siskel & Ebert TV Reviews Have You Watched Again?

  Published: August 6, 2007, 10:01 am

  Tags: Critic, Ebert Roeper, Ebertandroeper, Film Criticism, Filmcriticism, Gene Siskel, Genesiskel, Roger Ebert, Rogerebert, Siskel Ebert, Siskelandebert

  last week, a good portion of Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert's classic television reviews have hit the net, and I can't get enough. It used to be I'd have to head down to the Museum of Television and Radio to find old material like this, but I couldn't sit and watch in my boxers there (Believe me, I tried). In addition to the sweater vest - packed

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• Jeffrey M. Anderson's 400 Screens, 400 Blows - The Life and Death of Small Films

  Published: August 9, 2007, 3:02 pm

  Tags: Cinematical, Edward Yang, Film, Gene Siskel, Movie, Ousmane Sembene

  worth of movie reviews from Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert's various TV shows, including all the "guest critics" from 1999 and Siskel's "replacement," Richard Roeper. I've been addicted to this site since it debuted last Thursday, looking up my favorite movies from mid-1986 (where the reviews seem to begin) to early 1999 when Siskel passed away.

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• What's On Tonight: Big Brother, Iron Chef America, Flavor Flav Roast

  Published: August 12, 2007, 1:01 pm

  Tags: August 12 2007, August122007, Big Brother, Bigbrother, Bobby Flay, Design Star, Entourage, Flavor Flav Roast, Flight Of The Conchords, Gene Simmons, Ice Road Truckers, Iron Chef America, John From Cincinnati

  At 9:30, A&E has a new Gene Simmons' Family Jewels, followed by a new Two Coreys. At 10, Fox News has a new Half Hour News Hour. History Channel has a new Ice Road Truckers at 10. Comedy Central has the Flavor Flav Roast at 10. ESPN2 has coverage of the Little League World Series at 10. Check your local TV

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• Ebert Gives a Big 'Thumbs Down' to Disney's Statement

  Published: August 25, 2007, 9:32 am

  Tags: Cinematical, Film, Gene Siskel, Movie, Roger Ebert, Rogerebert

  since way back when it was Gene Siskel sitting opposite Ebert on the balcony. (You can see the AP story in its entirety over on the ABC News website.) In response to Disney's statement, Ebert this morning sent out the following email, which I'm reprinting here in its entirety, so that Ebert can have his say in his own eloquent words: I am

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• Mmm ... Korean pork popsicles

  Published: August 26, 2007, 6:08 am

  Tags: Boudin Noir, Boudinnoir, Cracklin, Gene Kelly, Genekelly, Ice Cream, Ice Cream Pops, Icecream, Icecreampops, Korean Food, Koreanfood, Lardo, Mister Cutlets, Mistercutlets, Pigs, Popsicles

  at that packaging, a porcine Gene Kelly hoofing away in top hat and tails accompanied by his own musical score. Sarah, my fellow blogger and West Coast connection to all things Korean, tells me those yellow characters translate to dae bah, or pork bar. For some reason, I'm more comfortable referring to this frozen treat as crunch ice.There are

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• Gene Simmons Shoots Down Reports That He and Shannon Tweed Wed

  Published: August 28, 2007, 10:00 am

  Tags: Celebrity Families, Celebrity Significant Others, Celebrity Marriage, Shannon Tweed, Gene Simmons, Celebrity Love

  Gene Simmons is slamming reports that we married longtime girlfriend and former Playboy Playmate, Shannon Tweed. Simmons posted a message to fans on his website claiming he will never get married to Tweed. “I have been deluged with new emails saying some very nice things. Thank you. But, seriously girls, I AM NOT MARRIED!!! I HAVE NEVER

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• Other People’s Money

  Published: August 28, 2007, 12:46 pm

  Tags: Gene Wojchiechowski, Michael Vick, Populism, Nike

  ESPN.com column yesterday by Gene Wojchiechowski. The column itself was standard stuff: Vick as a cautionary tale, the frequent stupidity of professional athletes, etc. But, the comment below well illustrates the mindset of much of sports media, for whom billionaires’ riches are to be unquestioned, while millionaire athletes are undeserving

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• Thought for the Day: What would prevent you from taking preventative action?

  Published: August 29, 2007, 2:00 am

  Tags: Act, Brca1, Brca2, Breast Cancer, Breastcancer, Cancer, Gene, Genetic, Mutation, Prevent, Quebec, Risk

  that they have a certain gene linked to breast and ovarian cancers. Women who carry the BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene mutations have a higher risk of developing cancer, prompting many women to either have their breast or ovaries removed. Two thirds of women in Quebec took no preventative actions after learning of their risk, while only one third

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• Video of the Day: Nickelback Get Help From 'Rockstar' Friends

  Published: August 29, 2007, 4:00 am

  Tags: Gene Simmons, Genesimmons, Kid Rock, Kidrock, Kiss, Nickelback, Paul Wall, Paulwall

  Filed under: Rock, Video of the DayPopEater Music Blog: Artist: NickelbackSong: 'Rockstar'Why You Should Watch: Nickelback gets by with a little help from their friends in this cameo-filled video. Watch for appearances by Wayne Gretzky, Kid Rock, Gene Simmons, Paul Wall and more. ... Read more

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• IBM create worlds most powerful supercomputer

  Published: June 28, 2007, 8:30 am

  Tags: Systems, Processor, Supercomputer, Circuit, Chip, Teraflop, Petaflop, Blue Gene P, Laboratory

  of laptop computers.Blue Gene/P will be capable of a peak performance of 3000 trillion calculations, or floating point operations, per second (3 petaflops). But its sustained performance is expected to level out at around 1 petaflop.Each processing chip inside the machines contains 4 unique processor cores. There are 32 of these processors in

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• Three Problems Killing Pro Sports - And Some Answers for Saving Them from Themselves

  Published: September 5, 2007, 3:59 am

  Tags: Gene Upshaw, Bud Selig, Billy Hunter, Donald Fehr, Norman Fost, Performancing Enhancing Drugs, Roger Goodell, Hgh, Mlb, Nba, Steroids, Sports Media, David Stern, Us Congress, Nfl

  in each of their sports. Gene Upshaw, Billy Hunter, and Donald Fehr head the unions that represent the players in each respective sport. And there are politics ascribed to each. (more…)

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• NYT Asks: Where Are All the Gay Superheroes?

  Published: September 7, 2007, 11:10 am

  Tags: Books, Comics, Homosexuality, George Gene Gustines, Perry Moore, New York Times

  Times Arts writer George Gene Gustines profiled gay novelist Perry Moore, a fervent supporter of gay rights -- for fictional comic book characters. "Novelist's Superhero Is Out to Right Wrongs" began: "Perry Moore has the sinewy physique and golden looks of a California surfer, but get him talking about comics, and he can

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• Picard for President?

  Published: September 7, 2007, 4:56 am

  Tags: Captain Kirk, Captain Picard, Gene Roddenberry, Marty Beckerman, Patrick Stewart, Star Trek The Next Generation, Startrekthenextgeneration, Trekkers, Trekkies, William Shatner

  Web, Star Trek: The Next Generation Are you a Captain Kirk fan or a Captain Picard fan? On one hand you have toupees and overacting and awesome songs, and on the other hand you have a calm, tea-drinking guy who pulls at his shirt all the time. I lean more toward Picard, but I often find that punching an alien instead of talking to him and

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