thanks for pissing on my christmas tree

[A few days ago, I published an article at Pajamas Media called Christmas Shopping in a Time of Recession. When the incident at WalMart happened, my editor asked me to update my article to include a bit about that. The tone of the article changed, as did the comments. Though the commenters were already questioning [...]

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Rudolph: The Real Story

Before you all go grab your latest issue of TV Guide and start circling the various holiday specials you intend to watch, I’d like to talk to you about something.
Rudolph. Is there a creature so beloved as that red-nosed reindeer? Is there any stop-motion animated movie that tugs at your heart more? No, of [...]

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the view from long island – why i’m not shocked at the walmart black friday death

Lots of emails and twitter messages: Are people on Long Island insane?
No, not all of us. And I don’t want to say that what happened at WalMart today is not indicative of Long Island but…..
I don’t go shopping on Black Friday. I don’t like shopping as it is, and I avoid the mall at [...]

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that left 4 dead song

Seems like everyone wants to know what that song is on the new Left 4 Dead commercial.
It’s Train to Miami by Steel Pole Bathtub from the album Miracle of Sound in Motion. I’ve written about them here before, and at Faster Than the World, and I reviewed the album at This is Not Pitchfork. [...]

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that left 4 dead song

Seems like everyone wants to know what that song is on the new Left 4 Dead commercial.
It’s Train to Miami by Steel Pole Bathtub from the album Miracle of Sound in Motion. I’ve written about them here before, and at Faster Than the World, and I reviewed the album at This is Not Pitchfork. [...]

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new PJM article

“Christmas Shopping in a Time of Recession“
Maybe somewhere out there exists a family in which Martha Stewart has married Norman Rockwell and the kids are all as sweet as Cindy Brady. But I’m now inclined to believe that family exists only in paintings, made-for-TV movies, and commercials that make us think if only we buy [...]

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stuffing

I’ve made a “what’s this about“page for the pitchfork thing.
On the essay site, the small things I am truly thankful for.
And, of course, the reviews from yesterday/today:Rolling StonesWireThe EaglesSuperstars of the 70sMy Chemical RomanceEazy-EThe JamSoundtrack to the Forbidden Zone
I swear, I am putting the computer down now, and I’m going to go enjoy Thanksgiving. Really.

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A thanksgiving tradition

As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly.
WKRP In Cincinnati – Turkeys Away @ Yahoo! Video
And my thanks:
I am thankful for my children and their good health, my wonderful family, the comfortable, interesting life I have and especially for Todd, who has taught me to appreciate and love life instead of avoiding it. [...]

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Thanksgiving Playlist

Fallout Boy – Thanks for the MemoriesLed Zeppelin – Thank YouZZ Top – I Thank YouMy Chemical Romance – Thank You For the VenomHellyeah – Thank YouOasis – Thank You For the Good TimesWarrant – Cherry PieBen Folds – All You Can Eat
Of course, it wouldn’t be Thanksgiving without Alice’s Restaurant.
And the best song to [...]

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more reviews

Since we last spoke, there’s:
Misfits, Dire Straits, Elvis, Linkin Park, Joan Jett, The Dwarves, Fleetwood Mac, Steel Pole Bathtub, Deep Purple and Circle Jerks.
I know a LOT of you made requests and I’m getting to them.
Also, if you are enjoying the reviews I thank you for reading them and would really appreciate some link [...]

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