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May 29, 2008 by Cyrus Patell

More Stick Buggage

We had despaired of our stick bugs’ ever having babies. My older son, whose science teacher had given him the three stick bugs that I described in an earlier post, had told me that one of his friend’s stick bugs had had babies very soon after they were brought home from school — and that [...]

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May 22, 2008 by Cyrus Patell

The Crystal Skull Says, “Return!”

The crystal skull that serves as the MacGuffin in the new Indiana Jones film is a “highly magnetized object” that attracts all kinds of metal. This morning, I discovered that The Crystal Skull has similar properties. Leaving my building, I had every intention of turning right and heading to the gym. But, like the film’s Professor [...]

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May 22, 2008 by Cyrus Patell

Indy’s Back

I’ve just returned from a 12:01 a.m. showing of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. I wanted to make sure that I saw it before I had a chance to read any of the reviews. I’ll admit I spent most of the day worried that the movie was going to be a [...]