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Posts by Colin Ellis

Going too far? Part II - What is racism really?

By Colin Ellis Aug 28, 2010 12:00 am

Poor Olivia Munn. Two months into her stint as “senior Asian correspondent” on The Daily Show with John Stewart, she’s had to deal with one criticism after the other. Jezebel, a ...

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Slow News Day Part II: Let's laugh at their pain

By Colin Ellis Aug 21, 2010 12:42 am

Laurence Fishburne disowns porn star daughter Chris blogged earlier this month about actor Laurence Fishburne’s daughter Montana's decision to enter the porn industry. Well, looks like papa ...

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What Return of the Jedi could have been

By Colin Ellis Aug 14, 2010 9:11 pm

Remember the “What If?” comics Marvel used to put out featuring alternate story lines featuring of your favourite superheroes, like “What if the Hulk killed Wolverine?” or & ...

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Glee is good, kind of

By Colin Ellis Aug 14, 2010 12:49 am

I know I’m pretty late to the game to be reviewing Glee. The show wrapped up its first season months ago, and season two doesn’t debut for weeks. But here it is anyway. When you read a ...

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5 Lame Leading Ladies

By Colin Ellis Aug 07, 2010 12:45 am

Sigourney Weaver is my favourite actress of all time. Granted she’s had a pretty awesome filmography ever since the late 70’s when Alien made her a feminist icon. With brilliant ...

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Scarface is influential, but is it any good?

By Colin Ellis Jul 24, 2010 12:03 am

I can think of two movies that influenced popular culture in ways their creators probably never intended or even wanted: Star Wars and Scarface. I knew almost all the key lines from Scarface before ...

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Videos of the Day!

By Colin Ellis Jul 12, 2010 7:22 pm

We really ought to resurrect the Video of the Day feature. There's a lot of funny stuff in viral right now. Like these! 1) Tommy Wiseau's The House That Drips Blood On Alex The AV Club headline for ...

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Everything I Need To Know I Learned From Watching The Wire

By Colin Ellis Jul 10, 2010 12:10 am

Just as Kindergarten taught us valuable lessons like how to tie our shoe laces and how to build castles made of blocks, The Wire imparted valuable wisdom in its five-season run on HBO. Here are ...

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Queers Against Israeli Apartheid Tell It Like It Is

By Colin Ellis Jul 03, 2010 12:34 am

The organizers of Pride did an about face this week when they reversed their decision censoring Queers Against Israeli Apartheid from using the term “Israeli Apartheid” in this year& ...

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Geek News! This guy will play Spider-Man

By Colin Ellis Jul 01, 2010 9:50 pm

Andrew Garfield will play Peter Parker in the new Spider-Man film. Yeah, I never heard of him either. But according to hollywoodnews.com, he was chosen from a pool of young hopefuls eager to fill ...

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