Alamo Drafthouse Ritz Theater
Alamo Drafthouse, the Austin-based movie theater company beloved by film fans, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy due to the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and is closing low-performing…
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Retro
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Retro posts
U2, London, 12 June 1987
In the early Summer of 1987, I was in the Air Force, stationed in Sembach, West Germany. I was 19 years old. My uncle was also in the Air Force…
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Franken Berry Cereal (2013)
In 2009, I discovered that a beloved cereal from my childhood, Franken Berry, had not disappeared as I thought, but instead had become a seasonal item. Around Halloween each year,…
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Review: Car and Driver, November 1987
Note: Car and Driver has just published their first issue of 2010, with a new Editor, a new look, and a new vision. This is a repost from an earlier…
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Halloween Hangover
No, I don’t feel hungover because I drank too much. I think I’m mostly just tired from the horror movie marathon we had at Mat Farabee’s house last night. The…
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Food That Time Forgot: Franken Berry Cereal
Happy Halloween! As a way of celebrating (lame excuse), I have decided to review one of my favorite breakfast cereals from my childhood – Franken Berry. I say from my…
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Random Stuff
Saw the midnight showing of the new 007 flick Quantum of Solace last night. A review is forthcoming, but I will tell you that despite some criticisms, I feel like…
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Return to the Old San Francisco Steak House
On Saturday night, Mrs. Pribble and I walked into the Old San Francisco Steak House, her for the first time and both of us for the last. The Old San Francisco Steak…
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Road Trip: DC/New York 1997
This post is a transcription of three emails that I sent back to my office mates, which in 1997 seemed like a novel and technically complicated thing to do. And…
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