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Poll Wednesday: Golden Globes Movies Based on Books

Posted by admin on 01.14.2009 at 5:03 pm

You saw the Golden Globes, so what do you think is the best movie based on a book in 2008?

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Poll Wednesday: Presidential Reading

Posted by admin on 01.07.2009 at 3:04 pm

Today’s question is about the Commander-in-Chief: Do you believe Karl Rove when he says that G.W. Bush has read almost 100 books in 2006 and about 50 each in the last two years?

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Poll Wednesday: New Years Resolutions

Posted by Jack on 12.31.2008 at 8:10 am

“I want to read more in 2009.”
“I want to lose 10 pounds.”
“I’m going to get up earlier.”
“I’m going to work so much harder this year.”
“This is the year I write my novel.”

Ah, New Years resolutions… we’ve all been down that crooked path to “self-betterment” and the optimism of another fresh start. So, simple question: do you make resolutions and do you keep them?

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I Have a Proclamation

Posted by Jack on 12.26.2008 at 11:38 am

Happy Boxing Day (British nations, such as our Canadian neighbors) and St Stephen’s Day (to my beloved Ireland, my former roommates’ Czech Republic, Italy, Austria and Hong Kong) and happy Proclamation Day in Australia and happy first day of Kwanzaa!

As your celebrations continue, and for many of us our four-day weekend rolls on, we hope you have a great time with your family and friends and stay warm (or cool as the case my be, for all you lucky southern hemisphere/equator dwelling folks).

One question for all you folks out there: did you give or receive a book for Christmas/Hanukkah/whatever you’re celebrating?

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Poll Wednesday: Airport Bookstore

Posted by admin on 12.17.2008 at 2:32 pm

With so many people flying out somewhere for Christmas, this is a pretty straightforward question: do you ever buy books from the bookstore in the airport?

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Poll Wednesday: On Used Books

Posted by admin on 12.10.2008 at 5:18 pm

Is it acceptable to give a used book as a holiday gift (I’m just kidding with the photo, I mean one that’s not ruined, natch)?

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Poll Wednesday: Word of the Year

Posted by admin on 12.03.2008 at 2:01 pm

Recently, the term hypermiling (“is a term used in North America that refers to a set of techniques used to maximize fuel economy. Those who practice the techniques are referred to as ‘hypermilers.’”), was selected as the word of the year. In the last several years there have been some strange choices, what is your favorite recent word of the year?

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Poll Wednesday: Comics and Movies

Posted by admin on 11.19.2008 at 12:29 pm

In honor of the upcoming movie release of the (awesome) graphic novel: Watchmen, our poll today is, can the movie ever stand up to the comic?

Some quotes from a story about Watchmen writer Alan Moore to help you think about it: “Moore said he has never watched any of the film adaptations of his comics creations (which have included “V for Vendetta,” “From Hell,” “Constantine” and “The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen“) and that he believes “Watchmen” is “inherently unfilmable.” He also rues the effect of Hollywood’s siren call on the contemporary comics scene.

“There are three or four companies now that exist for the sole purpose of creating not comics, but storyboards for films. It may be true that the only reason the comic book industry now exists is for this purpose, to create characters for movies, board games and other types of merchandise. Comics are just a sort of pumpkin patch growing franchises that might be profitable for the ailing movie industry.”

Granted, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen” was a positively awful film, but V for Vendetta was pretty sweet, and I have a soft spot for the original Spiderman as well. So, can it work?