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Downton Abbey

Enough time has passed since the end of Season 4 so the emotional drama has subsided to a memory until the advertising spins up for next season. The first time I heard of Downton Abbey was at the 2012 Golden Globes when it won Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television. At that ceremony, […]

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Pony Up

A couple years ago, I looked over at Daughter’s computer screen and saw pink. Pink? Why would she have anything pink on her screen? She’d most recently been addicted to coding for Super Mario World and I knew there wasn’t a lot of pink there. So what was this pink all about? I looked at

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Ironman 3

It was an opening weekend success for Robert Downey Jr.’s Ironman 3. Although it was 3-D, there weren’t any standout scenes that were enhanced by the technology. It was nice, but didn’t carry a wow-factor. Gweneth Paltrow is miscast: with the romantic leads having so little chemistry, Downey has to verbally convince us of his

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(M)ad Men

I was a late adopter to the hit AMC series Mad Men. It had already had 2 sets of Emmys before I started watching the the acclaimed show. I heard so much gushing over the premise, the intrigue, the characters and Don, that I finally started tuning in on Sunday nights in season 3. Why

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Exxopolis Luminarium

So, what is the Exxopolis Luminarium? The Exxopolis Luminarium is a unique inflatable structure designed by Alan Parkinson designed to generate a sense of wonder at the beauty of light and color. Students are invited to enter the structure and explore the maze of winding paths and soaring domes that create an inspiring mix of

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