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- The Other Stories podcast, episode 20
- Thoughts on Writing and Surfing: Facing the Great Unknown
- Here’s What Happened During My Last Promotion
- Jim Morrison’s Great Leap of Faith
- Letters From the J. Crew Dude, Part 3 — The Conclusion
- “The Spectacular Now” and the New Era of Coming-of-Age Movies
- On Sunsets and the Importance of Hanging Around
- The Terrible Burden of Having Stuff
- The Complete Discography of THE PURSUIT OF COOL
- Greatest 80s Music Videos – the Digest: “Rio” Duran Duran
- Greatest 80s Music Videos – the Digest: “Once in A Lifetime” Talking Heads
- Movie Reviews of “The Master” and “Looper”
- Greatest 80s Music Videos – the Digest: “Come on Eileen” Dexys Midnight Runners
- Emoticons: Where They Come From & Why I Use Them
- What Writers Need to Know About Book Cover Design: An Interview with Artist Lee Libro
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Boy George Said It Best: “I’ll Tumblr For Ya.” Robb Skidmore Now on Tumblr.
I am excited to announce I have expanded onto the Tumblr blogging platform. The 3rd most popular hosting site, behind WordPress and Blogger, it is a super easy platform (some call it micro-blogging) with a reputation of having young, hip … Continue reading
