Mark Albracht
Mark is a professional screenwriter and filmmaker and Yahoo! Contributor Network s intrepid college football historian and illustrator. You can watch some of his film handiwork at Babelgum.com -- http://www.babelgum.com/clips/103466
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Where Screenplay Ideas Come from and How to Generate Your OwnScreenwriting, ideas, screenplays, film story -
The Ten Greatest College Football Dynasties of All TimeA rundown of the 10 greatest college football dynasties of all time. Just like the title says. -
A College Football Dynasty -- the 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 Nebraska CornhuskersFew college football dynasties have shined brighter than the Nebraska Cornhuskers of the mid-1990s. Here's a year by year rundown of the 1993-1997 Nebraska football seasons. -
How to Quickly Move a Prior Authorization Case Through the Approval ProcessNow how to control the speed of your prior authorization case review. -
What is Prior Authorization for Medication and Why Does My Medicine Need It?Why does medication require prior authorization. A quick overview of the insurance company practice. -
The Seven Best Screenplay Contests to Enter in 2011The summer months signal a slew of screenplay contest deadlines. Which are worth entering? Which aren't? Here are the seven best script competitions to enter in 2011. -
Predicting the 2011 Preseason AP Top 25How will the 2011 preseason AP poll look when it comes out in a few short months? Here's a guess based on the tabulations of eight Top 25 lists already published. -
2011 College Football Preseason Top 25 ListsLists of college football preseason top 25s from various prognosticators. -
2011 College Football Preseason Rankings for the LSU TigersHow the LSU Tigers fare in the early college football rankings for 2011. -
2011 College Football Preseason Rankings for the Alabama Crimson TideHere is what the early prognosticators are saying about Alabama heading into the new season. -
2011 College Football Preseason Rankings for the Nebraska CornhuskersA look at the early predictions for the Nebraska Cornhuskers in 2011. -
Top 10 Hard Rock Songs of the 1980sCounting down the ten best hard rock songs of the 1980s. -
2011 College Football Preseason Rankings for the Boise State BroncosHow do college football's early prognosticators see Boise State heading into 2011? Pretty much the same as the last five seasons -- as kings of their domain. -
2011 College Football Preseason Rankings for the Oklahoma SoonersA look at how college football's preseason prognosticators see the Oklahoma Sooners going into 2011. -
2011 College Football Preseason Rankings for the Oregon DucksA look at how college football's preseason prognosticators see Oregon heading into the 2011 season. -
Top 25 College Football Teams of the BCS EraThere's no denying that the BCS era marks a certain delineation point in the history of college football. So which teams have been the best in this particular time frame?
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Does Spontaneous Human Combustion Cause Erectile Dysfunction?A new study shows that spontaneous human combustion may be a leading cause of male impotence.
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2011 College Football Preseason Top 25A preseason ranking of college football's 25 best teams for 2011.
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Ranking College Football Championship Teams by Percentage of Home-state PlayersA look at past college football National Championship teams and the percentage of players drawn from the same state in which the college resides.
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2010 College Football Bowl Picks2010 college football bowl previews, predictions and picks. Oregon lands in its first National Title game ever, while Auburn is shooting for its first championship since 1957. Here's how all 34 bowl games of the 2010 season should play out.
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2010 College Football Power RankingsHow do the 2010 college football teams stack up so far this season?
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Where to Find Safe and Affordable Off-campus Housing Near USCSafe and affordable off-campus housing can be tricky for USC students. Here's where to look to get the best rental for your money.
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Ranking the Top 25 College Football Programs Over the Last 40 YearsNebraska, Alabama and Oklahoma are the kings of college football over the last four decades. How do the sport's other titans stack up?
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Ranking the 25 Most Dominant College Football Programs of the Last 35 YearsThe Nebraska Cornhuskers ascend to the top of college football's rankings with over two and a half decades of dominance.
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Ranking the 25 Most Dominant College Football Programs of the Last 30 YearsHere's how college football's elite programs rank over the last three decades.
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Ranking the 25 Most Dominant College Football Programs of the Last 25 YearsHere are the 25 most dominant college football programs of the last quarter century.
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Ranking the 25 Most Dominant College Football Programs of the Last 20 YearsWhich college football programs dominated the last twenty seasons? It's Seminoles and Gators and Huskers, oh my!
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Ranking the 25 Most Dominant College Football Programs of the Last 15 YearsHow do the most dominant college football programs of the last 15 years stack up against each other? Read on to find out.
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Ranking the 25 Most Dominant College Football Programs of the Last 10 YearsHere are the 25 most dominant college football programs of the last 10 years.
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Ranking the 25 Most Dominant College Football Programs of the Last 5 YearsRanking the most successful college football programs over the last five years. 2005-2009.
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How to Write a Screenplay Synopsis and How it Differs from a Script TreatmentWhat is a screenplay synopsis and how do I use one to sell my script in Hollywood?
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Edwyn Sasquatch's 2010 Summer Movie Guide - June ReleasesEdwyn Sasquatch helps men decide which June 2010 movies the males of our species ought to see. And to which ones they should have their women tag along.
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Edwyn Sasquatch's 2010 Summer Movie Guide for Men - May ReleasesA sensible guide to the summer movies of 2010. For men.
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Five Excellent Tips with Which to Master Adult Swim's Robot Unicorn AttackAdult Swim's online flash game Robot Unicorn Attack is storming the internet. Here are some simple suggestions on how to keep your pony's head attached.
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Five Tips with Which to Master Adult Swim's Robot Unicorn AttackAdult Swim's online flash game Robot Unicorn Attack is fun and addictive. Here are five easy ways to keep your robot pony's head attached.
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Who Should Be the Top Pick in the 2010 NFL Draft, Ndamukong Suh or Gerald McCoy?The 2010 NFL draft is shaping up to be a two-man race for top selection between a pair of Big 12 defensive tackles. Ndamukong Suh of Nebraska and Gerald McCoy of Oklahoma. Who should St. Louis pick?
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2010 Oscar PicksA look at who should win (and who probably will win) the top awards at the 2010 Oscar ceremony.
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2010 College Football Preseason Top 25Looking ahead to the 2010 college football season. Who will be the 25 best teams by season's end?
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The Ten Best College Football Teams 2000 to 20092009 Alabama? 2004 USC? 2001 Miami? What college football teams should be considered the elite of the 2000 to 2009 decade?
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2010 BCS Championship Preview - Alabama Vs TexasA look into the biggest college football game of the year. Texas and Alabama battle it out for the National Title.
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2009 College Football Bowl PicksHow will the 2009 college football bowl season play out? Here are my picks for all 34 college football bowl games.
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2009 Big 12 Championship Preview - Texas Vs. NebraskaThe Texas Longhorns meet the Nebraska Cornhuskers on December 5 to determine the Big 12 Champion. Here's a preview of how the game should play out.
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How to Become a Tetris Friends MasterImprove your Tetris Friends score on Facebook with these six simple tips.
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An Argument Against Net NeutralityCould laws aimed at preventing profit-motivated web restrictions by service providers unintentionally damage content producers' ability to survive in the internet age? Net neutrality proponents may need to watch what they wish for.
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Werewolves Love Celebrities!Illustrated depictions of werewolves encountering Hollywood celebrities. Nothing makes a wolfman quite so giddy as a brush with a movie star.
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Rainn Wilson experiences an awkward moment with the office wolfmanRainn Wilson notices the office wolfman is wearing the exact same shirt and tie as his own. At least they're using different coffee mugs.
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Erik Estrada Spots a Wolfman at CHP PicnicErik Estrada spots a wolfman lurking in the woods at a CHP picnic.
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Melissa Gilbert Ambushed by WerewolfMelissa Gilbert, in full Laura Ingalls braids, poses for a publicity still as a werewolf prepares to pounce on her.
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Will Ferrell Avenges His SenseiHollywood actor, Will Ferrell, arrives at his sensei's dojo for a late afternoon workout where he discovers an 8-foot werewolf -- with a fresh kill.
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2009 College Football Power Rankings - Week 6Week 6 of college football's 2009 power rankings sees a graphic illustration of how opponent performance can hurt or help a team.
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2009 College Football Power Rankings - Week 5Gators and Longhorns dominate week five of the college football power rankings. But will Tim Tebow's injury have the most impact on the season at large?
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A Wolfman Walks His Chupacabra on a Muggy Night in Post-Katrina New OrleansVery tasteful. Safe for work. Perez, get your pooper scooper.
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2009 College Football Power RankingsPower rankings for week 2 of the 2009 college football season. Texas, California and Cincinnati are quick out of the blocks. Florida and USC ought to climb in a hurry.
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College Football's All Time Greatest Dynasties - No. 29A look back at the years in which the Syracuse Orangemen, led by All-American running back Ernie "The Express" Davis dominated the college football landscape like a "superlative piece of machinery."
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Los Angeles FiresImages from the corner of Foothill and Ocean View boulevards, immediately south of the latest evacuation area.
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College Football's Biggest Slumps 1960 to Present (10-1)College football's ten worst downturns over the last five decades.
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College Football's Biggest Slumps 1960 to Present (34-11)Even the titans of college football occasionally stumble. Here's a look at the biggest tumbles of the last five decades.
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College Football's Biggest Slumps 1960-PresentEven the titans of college football occasionally stumble. Here's a look at the biggest tumbles of the last five decades.
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College Football's Biggest Slumps Misery IndexAn illustration of college football's biggest slumps misery index. Which great programs have slumped the least? Which have slumped the most?
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Fuzzy LogicA woman can't shake the images of an upsetting dream. And neither can her husband.
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Colorado Interstate DrivingScenes from the interstate in Colorado. Mountains, prairies. That sort of thing.
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Unicorn Battleground!What would happen if Unicorns militarized? I made these illustrations for comedian Todd Munson's website Unicorn Battleground.
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2009 College Football Preseason Top 25A preseason ranking of the 25 best college football teams for 2009.
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory - Open HouseJPL opened it's doors to the public. Here's a look at some of the amazing, cutting-edge project going on at NASA's La Canada facility.
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The Five Best Screenplay CompetitionsScreenplay competitions are a good way to get a leg up in the film industry. Many others are blackholes for your hard earned greenbacks. How do you tell the difference? Here are five screenplay contests worth your time and money.
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How to Write a Short Film ScriptIf you're a feature script writer, you might think that writing a short film script is just like writing a full-length script only shorter. That's a reasonable assumption. But it's wrong.
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A Brief Tour of Pasadena, CaliforniaA few shots from around the city of roses.
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Rose Bowl and Surrounding Environs - Pasadena, CaliforniaThe area around Pasadena's Rose Bowl stadium.
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Danger/Safety Zones in Spontaneous Human Combustion/Erectile Dysfunction CorollaryThis illustration has been approved by the Smoking Monkey Research visual aids department.
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Scotts Bluff National Monument - NebraskaPictures of Scotts Bluff National Monument and the surrounding terrain.
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The Top 21 College Football Teams of the 21st CenturyRanking the 21 best college football teams of the 21 Century. So far.
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Please Forward This Message to Jemaine ClementPlease forward this post via email to anyone you suspect knows Mr. Jemaine Clement of the Flight of the Conchords minstrel duo. Or to just anyone at all.
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Scientific diagrams of the Albracht/Clement conjoined twin case.Diagrams illustrating the shared unusual characteristics of conjoined twins separated at birth.
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Results of the 2008-2009 College Football Bowl SeasonScores from all of the college football bowl games so far!
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Snowman Christmas CookiesHomemade snowman Christmas cookies. What else do you need to know?
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2008 College Football Bowl PicksA look ahead to the 2008 college bowl season.
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Will the Ghost of Heath Ledger Come to Haunt Robert Downey Jr?The best supporting actor Oscar race could come down to a case of art imitating life vs. the imitated life itself.
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Increase Your Website Traffic and Content Page Views Through Racketeering and Strong-arm TacticsHow to increase website traffic and web content page views through some simple, mafia-inspired techniques.
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Noah's Ark Exhibit - Skirball Cultural CenterPhotos from the Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles, California.
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Los Angeles Highrise ConstructionPhotographs of skyscrapers under construction in downtown Los Angeles
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Downtown Los Angeles Skyscraper ExplosionA look at the recent highrise development going on in downtown Los Angeles.
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True College Football National ChampionsA look at the madcap history of claiming a college football National Title.
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Natural History Museum - Los Angeles, CaliforniaThe Natural History museum is located on USC campus and offers a wealth of learning opportunities.
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2001 Miami Hurricanes - the Greatest College Football Team EverHow do the 2001 Miami Hurricanes rank amongst the best college football teams ever? Here's a look back on the season...
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1995 Nebraska Cornhuskers - Best College Football Team EverA look back at the 1995 Nebraska football season. The greatest college football team ever.
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2004 USC Trojans - Best College Football Team EverA look at the 2004 USC football season. A time when the Trojans were arguably the greatest college football team ever.
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How Do the 2005 Texas Longhorns Rank Among the Best College Football Teams Ever?The 2005 Texas Longhorns were one of the greatest college football teams of all time. Here's a look back a their season.
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How to Tell If the Hitchhiker You Just Picked Up Wishes to Kill YouGiving rides to hitchhikers can be fun and exciting! But also dangerous. Before you take in your next impromptu travel companion, it's best to follow these simple tips.
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How to Write an Independent Film ScriptWriting an independent film offers a whole other batch of pitfalls compared to studio spec writing. Here are ten tips to help you focus on the specific needs of an independent film script.
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Does Hello Kitty Candy Look Too Much like Pills?Hello Kitty candy looks like a tin full of pills.
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Hey Vern! I Got Me a Skunk Ape in Muh Cooler...The now infamous Georgia bigfoot carcass sparks sightings across the country in this news parody.
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Stay at Home Dad Juggles Kids and CareerWriter and stay-at-home dad, Mark Albracht, discusses both the joys and trials of balancing work and kids.
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College Football Preseason Top 25A prediction of the top 25 teams in college football for 2008.
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Wes Anderson's Unbridled Genius Needs a BridleA brief look at film director Wes Anderson's creative direction.
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Powdered UrineA father and son have a heart to heart in this comedy sketch.
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The Gaylord Dingler StoryAn interview with comedian Todd Munson about his up coming documentary, "A Machine Ripped His Leg Off", which tells the story of one of the most enigmatic characters to come out of the LA comedy scene, one Gaylord Dingler.
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How to Calculate the Greatest College Football Team EverHere's a mathematical system to calculate the best college football teams of all time.
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Could Cyberspace Kill the Hollywood ReaderHow cyberspace might reshape the way in which speculative screenplays reach the desks of Hollywood's script buyers.
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World's Tallest Building Takes Shape Along the Persian GulfConstruction of the world's tallest building moves along.
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Film Review: Rocket Science (2007)Film review of the 2007 movie Rocket Science.
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Yes We Can, Obama VideoIs Will Adams' Obama video a watershed moment in American history?
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Red State America: More Racist or More Sexist?As blue state Democrats head to the polls, they must grapple with which type of minority is more viable in Middle America. Or do they?
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Boston Craigslist or Austin Craigslist?A harrowing tale of public shame.
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Gustav's Brush (comic version)Comic book pages of opening sequence Gustav's Brush.
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Murphy's Ryder TruckA Midwest couple find themselves dogged by Murphy's Law on their move to Florida.
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Murphy's Ryder Truck (part 2)Murphy's Law took hold of one Midwest couple as they moved from the Midwest to Florida.
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Is the Iraq War Turning Its Vets into Murderers?A new report shows an increase in the domestic homicide rate among active duty military personnel. Could the wars in the Middle East be to blame?
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Short Film Script: Gustav's BrushShooting script to a independent short.
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Javier Bardem Invades My Nightmares, Kicks Up His Feet and Stays a While.Javier Bardem turned up in three of my dreams. Here's how it went.
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If LSU Wins, Should Kansas Get the AP Title?Is a split national title better than a two-loss champ? College football goes berserk in 2007.
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A Werewolf by the Mantle Wearing a Smoking JacketA werewolf shows up in Jason MacElroy's parlor wearing his smoking jacket.
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2007 College Football Bowl PicksPredicting the 32 college bowl games for 2007-2008.
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Hotmail and Safari Go to Divorce CourtHaving problems getting into Hotmail account via Safari? Here are some tips to remedy your troubles.
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Desperately Seeking RewritesThe popular ABC comedy experiences some noticeable walk-out strains.
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4 Screenwriting Tips that Annoy MeScreenwriter Mark Albracht suggests that not every piece of script advice is sound advice. Here are four examples of script rules gone bad.
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How to Tell If You Have Been Attacked by BigfootYou awake in the woods with a terrible pain in your neck and lower back. Chances are you've been attacked by a bigfoot. But how do you know for sure? Here are several telltale signs which are sure to remove all doubt.
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The Writers Guild StrikeWGA member Mark Albracht takes a look at some of the folks walking the picket lines in Hollywood.
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Will Nebraska Ever Kick Ass Again?What happened to Nebraska football? The once proud juggernaut is lying on the bathroom floor, drunk and picking through a greasy hamburger.
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Vinegar: The Domestic Wonder FluidSeven surprising uses for vinegar both in and outside the kitchen.
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How to Cheat at Candy LandTired of getting beat by five year-olds at Candy Land. You can fight back. Here's how.
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Spontaneous Human Combustion Support GroupTips on how to start a Spontaneous Human Combustion Support Group in your area.
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The Los Angeles County Wild Cobra RefugeEach year the rapid encroachment of urban development in India and Sri Lanka result in the deaths of dozens of cobras. It's time to offer these snakes a sanctuary in Los Angeles County.
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Cinema Hayseed: The Films of Fly-over CountryThis is the introduction to a three-part essay looking into films set in Middle America (often derogitorily referred to as "Fly-Over Country".
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Cinema Hayseed: The Films of Fly-over CountryPart 2 in a look at the films of fly-over country. Here I look at four examples of some of the best movies evr set in Middle America.
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Top 20 College Football Teams of This DecadeA break down and comparison of the 20 best college football teams to have taken the field this decade.
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Interview with a Geico Caveman: Taking the Hair (and Protruding Brow) Off the Neanderthal PitchmanI interviewed one of the actors in the Geico caveman spots.
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Tips on Writing a Horror Movie ScriptHorror scripts are one of the easiest sells in Hollywood, but you have to do it right. Writing a slow-build horror script requires connectivity between the mundane and the horrific. The following provides key examples of how to do that.
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24-inch G5 iMac: Impress Your Friends and Your EnemiesA product review of the G5 iMac. The computer is an all around winner, loaded with heaps of memory and tons of great built-in software.
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Five Tips for Getting Your Screenplay on TrackFive tips on how to focus a wandering screenplay. Perhaps the most common flaw which keeps good script from being great, it's actually a relatively easy problem to fix.
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Capturing the Friedmans not to be MissedDVD Review of the film Capturing the Friedmans. Lost in a glut of popular documentaries over the last 4 years, documentary fans should not overlook this hidden gem.
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DVD REVIEW: The LadykillersThe Coens' remake of a 1955 British classic delivers lots of laughs if little substance.