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Quirkee.com Issue Number 38: March 1, 2007
Issue Number 38: March 1, 2007
Inside Quirkee.com
In Depth Interview
Brent Knopf of Menomena
Menomena is a band who initially garnered my interest due to the unconventional way in which they write their music. As I wrote in my previous article, Menomena's Deeler, they utilize a computer progr...
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The L Word
My Two Cents
This week's recap is not so much about what happened but more about asking the question, "What the hell were the writers, costume designers, actors and hair and makeup people thinking?" Clearly there ...
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Interview
20 Questions with Gina Trapani
I remember a few years ago, my mother asked me to figure out a way for my grandmother to send and receive email without having to learn how to use a computer. Being a somewhat tech-savvy person myse...
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More articles...
The Politiker
Shocked Into Citizenship Shocked Into Citizenship
social contract - noun The voluntary, unwritten agreement between a society's members to act in a mutually responsible manner, accepting the authority of the state which in tur...
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Carol Standard Time
The Quest for Daughtry - Part One The Quest for Daughtry - Part One
So about a month ago I get an e-mail from my friend, Jason, alerting me to the fact that he had just scored four tickets to a concert in San Antonio to see none other than the band Daughtry, headed by...
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American Idol
Dedications of Disaster Dedications of Disaster
In the words of Ryan Seacrest, "This time, it's personal." On this week's Idol, the contestants got to dedicate their performances and all I know is that I was thinking, "Did he really just sin...
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Listen Up!
Peter Bjorn and John - Swedish PB&J Peter Bjorn and John - Swedish PB&J
Okay, so the Swedish band Peter Bjorn and John has just released their second full length album, Writer’s Block within the last few weeks. And you should know about it. Something interesti...
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Great Indoors
Walking and Dogs Walking and Dogs
For a while there I thought I'd bounce my way to fitness, but the second time I jumped on my mini-trampoline a spring broke, making a doinn-ng sound. I got off the thing immediately. The next sprin...
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24
Jack Bauer For President, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Jack Bauer For President, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Jack had another close call in the three-o-clock hour when his father almost killed him. Instead the old bastard ran off and left Jack a cell phone with a number to reach former President Charles Loga...
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Adventures in Dating
Advice needed! Advice needed!
I just got off the phone with my crush, Andy. He's this wonderfully amazing guy who is totally out of my league. I'm really glad we are friends, but I know there is no chance for more (except in my...
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What's the Matter With Mommy?
Dieting the Mommy Way Dieting the Mommy Way
Atkins, South Beach, Jenny Craig, Weight Watchers and The Zone have all come and gone, but it's too hard to stick to a diet now that my cooking amounts to heating up chicken nuggets. What to do? ...
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From the Vault
Das Experiment Das Experiment
As a film geek, if there's one genre of films I find myself sorely lacking in more so than others, prison films might be it. Beyond something like Chicken Run, or the Stephen King tandem of Shawshan...
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In the News
Ebony and Ivory Ebony and Ivory
Everyone experiences irony at some point in their lives. No one is immune to it. Just look at the late Sen. Strom Thurmond, who in the 1940s and 1950s, wanted to preserve segregation and opposed civ...
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Comics
LuLu Eightball - What Are You Sneaking Through Customs? LuLu Eightball - What Are You Sneaking Through Customs?
What Are You Sneaking Through Customs?...
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Comics
Mr. Grieves #80 Mr. Grieves #80
And the Oscar goes to......
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