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Entertainment QotW: Movie Prices

nobody@vox.com(Strixaluco) — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 09:19:49 -0400

How much does a ticket cost at your usual movie theater? Does the price affect the number of movies you see at the theater? Submitted by Kristie. When our power went out Sunday evening, we went to the Allen 8, and tix for WALL-E cost $7.50 each...

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Vox Hunt: 70s Flashback

nobody@vox.com(Strixaluco) — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 14:40:48 -0400

Show us something in your house from the 1970s. I think this paperweight was a Boy Scout project circa 1973. Mom was a den mother for Kevin's troop, and I vaguely remember her showing the boys how to pour clear plastic goo and assorted doodads (...

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Entertainment QotW: Coming to an opera house near you...

nobody@vox.com(Strixaluco) — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 03:16:34 -0400

First "Brokeback Mountain" was a short story written by Annie Proulx. Then, it was a movie directed by Ang Lee. Next, it will be an opera slated to premier during New York's City Opera's 2013 season. What movie/book would you most like to see tu...

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Culture QotW: Summer Festivals

nobody@vox.com(Strixaluco) — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 02:54:06 -0400

Which cultural festivals will you be attending this summer? I'm not sure if these are considered "cultural festivals," really, but here's what I have (at least tentatively) planned: This coming week, Pax & I are heading to Denver for the Rocky ...

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QotD: Words to Live By

nobody@vox.com(Strixaluco) — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 02:22:41 -0400

What is your personal motto? Always have an alibi. Preferably airtight. I mean, you never know when somebody you detest will turn up dead. Which is generally a good thing, of course. But if the circumstances are suspicious, you might get hauled...

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Life QotW: Personal Projects

nobody@vox.com(Strixaluco) — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 20:15:33 -0400

What project are you working on right now that's not work related? Funny you should ask. I was just getting ready to post about it in hopes of getting some people to help out. Some of you may already know me as stinalyn over on the BookCrossing...

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Building a Bucket List

nobody@vox.com(Strixaluco) — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 17:23:31 -0400

This was originally a "what-have-I-done" kind of meme that Christina <3 swiped from Kzinti. Well, I scored a 63 out of what, about 200 items here. But I'm not going to tell you which 63. Instead, I'm going to underline the items that I am now add...

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Vox Hunt: Architectural Digest

nobody@vox.com(Strixaluco) — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 13:58:51 -0400

Show us an example of architecture you find interesting or inspiring. I'm not a very religious person at all, but there is something about gothic (and gothic revival) chapels and cathedrals that just sings to my heart. The intricate vaults, the ...

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QotD: Glazed Over

nobody@vox.com(Strixaluco) — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 13:47:53 -0400

What's your favorite type of donut? Submitted by tomatshonino. Fortunately, donuts (like french fries and potato chips) are not a major junk-food pitfall for me. (Though I have plenty of other junk-food pitfalls, never fear!) I don't care much a...

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QotD: Summer Solstice

nobody@vox.com(Strixaluco) — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 20:40:55 -0400

Yesterday was the summer solstice for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere. How did you celebrate the arrival of summer and the longest day of the year? Yesterday, nothing. But today I went over to the library for their event featuring a singi...

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