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I went hiking for a week in Algonquin Provincial Park. This vacation was similar to the one I took last year, to Killarney. What’s the difference between the two parks? Killarney has more rocks and Algonquin has more trees. They’re both beautiful places. I hiked most of the day trails — there are other longer […]
{5/5} “Clear skies with a chance of debris.” Ryan is a medical engineer who’s doing a spacewalk high above the Earth. Matt is the astronaut in charge of the mission. When some debris is accidentally sent their way, they’re cut off from the shuttle and have to make their way back. The debris leads to […]
{4.5/5} “He was a hunter, I was a gatherer. It was quite the scandal.” While their neighbours have died, Eep’s family has survived due to her father Grug’s strength and his rules for keeping them safe — they do the same things every day. But Eep wants more to life than just being alive, and […]
{3.5/5} “Just think of me as your bodyguard.” — a small Japanese woman, to Wolverine Logan has left the Wolverine behind and vowed to never hurt anyone again. But when he comes across hunters who shot a bear and left it in pain, he’s ready for a fight. He’s interrupted by a mysterious Japanese woman […]
{4/5} “You know, you really should announce your weapons after you fire them, Mr. Gru.” Gru has given up his villainous ways and he’s now developing a line of jellies and jams, with the help of his minions. But a secret lab has disappeared and the AVL (Anti-Villain League) wants Gru to find it. The […]
{3/5} “I don’t get vests. What, is it winter in your torso but summer in your arms?” Flint Lockwood has a chance to work with his idol Chester V. Chester V tells him that he has to go home because his machine, the FLDSMDFR, is still running — and it’s producing dangerous food/animal hybrids that could […]
{4.5/5} “If you’re not scary, what kind of monster are you?” Mike is attending Monsters University so he can become a scarer. His roommate is Randall, who can disappear. Mike studies a lot, but no one thinks he’s scary. On the other hand, Sully is scary looking but he doesn’t study at all. They don’t […]
{5/5} “There is near-universal consensus that the melting is due to global warming, though the Bush administration counters that the ice caps are not melting. Rather, the water has been liberated.” The Daily Show season 18 just ended. I’m not sure why their season ends in September — new episodes are coming next week. I’m […]
{4.5/5} “There are complicated issues in this situation that you don’t even know nothin’ about. Except that their complexities are so complex they make this shallow conversation absurd.” Ned and Chuck continue to try to make their relationship work, even though they can’t touch each other. Olive can’t deal with all the secrets she’s learned […]
{5/5} “The show where everything’s made up and the points don’t matter. That’s right, the points don’t matter — it’s like the talent portion of a beauty contest.” Whose Line is it Anyway? season 9 just finished. The first 8 seasons aired from 1998 to 2007. I haven’t seen much of the British version, which […]