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Under Deconstruction: Reefer Madness!

1. November 2009

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Under Deconstruction: Reefer Madness!

The BIG news: U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder recently announced that, in essence, the federal government would no longer be cracking down on medical marijuana dispensaries, prescribers and users. Thank god...

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Under Deconstruction: Week of Oct 11

11. October 2009

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Under Deconstruction: Week of Oct 11

Hey douchebags! This out goes out to the 130+ (and growing) members of Hollywood who signed the petition demanding the release of Roman Polanski from Swiss custody. The list is a veritable Who’s-Who of Hollywood elite, including Martin Scorcese, Ethan Coen, David Lynch and Woody Allen...

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Under Deconstruction: Week of September 27

27. September 2009

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Under Deconstruction: Week of September 27

For brevity's sake, Mike presents bite-sized ideas from his runaway train of thought. “And now try to follow me, because I'm gonna be moving in a kind of circular motion... so if you pay attention, there will be a point!” - B. Ackerman

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Under Deconstruction: Week of August 30

30. August 2009

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Under Deconstruction: Week of August 30

As a follow-up to last week’s piece about Depeche Mode at the Hollywood Bowl, and a mysterious reader’s post reminding me that my very first concert ever was ZZ Top at the Brendan Byrne Arena in New Jersey, I gave some serious thought to my personal top ten concerts of all time list. Here goes:

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Under Deconstruction: Week of August 23

23. August 2009

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Under Deconstruction: Week of August 23

Greetings! Just got back from a few days in Vegas, the adult DisneyWorld. Rather than do a recap of the trip, I’d like to pass on ten pearls of wisdom based on this most recent experience...

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Under Deconstruction: Week of August 9

9. August 2009

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Under Deconstruction: Week of August 9

Mike bids farewell to John Hughes, scratches his head over Eli Manning becomg the NFL's highest paid player and talks fantasy football... among other things.

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Under Deconstruction: Week of August 2

2. August 2009

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Under Deconstruction: Week of August 2

Mike provides a tween-season LOST update, comments on Mad Men, rebuts Dan's review of (500) Days of Summer and opens up emotionally with Stephon Marbury.

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Under Deconstruction: Week of July 26

26. July 2009

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Under Deconstruction: Week of July 26

We're starting this week's column with a little snapshot of what it’s like to live with me and the types of things that fly through my head on an average day (since I know you’re all dying to know). Please note: the following account has not been embellished in any way...

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Under Deconstruction: Week of July 19

19. July 2009

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Under Deconstruction: Week of July 19

Why are so many thirtysomething women obsessed with the ridiculously lowbrow Twilight series? And the current vampire phenomenon continues to soar... more Twilight films, True Blood, Vampire Diaries. Just to name a few...

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Under Deconstruction: Week of July 12

12. July 2009

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Under Deconstruction: Week of July 12

Back to my pet topic: remakes. One movie no one talks about remaking that I personally want to do (you know, when this site really takes off, I get monster financing to start my own production company and we become a huge hit when my remake of Zombie Strippers wows ‘em at all the film festivals) is...

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