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10.26.06 by Widge @ 2:24 am  Top Shelf produces quality books. This is not news. What is news is that they have some of their finest quality books not only back in print but on sale--for a limited time. For the full list, you should go here. And bear in mind, Christmas is coming, right? But this sale is only on through November 8th. Here's my tips for you: From Hell is my favorite graphic novel ever. That's right: ever. It's amazing and if all you know is that it was made into a disappointing film with Johnny Depp, then you owe it to yourself to snag it. It's back in print. Even better--they have limited copies in hardback. Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell bring you an apocalypse like no other. Get it. Blankets, for which Craig Thompson won a Chazzie in 2003, is one of the best novels about coming of age you will ever read. Read my review here. Anything by Alex Robinson, including Tricked, for which Alex Robinson received two 2005 Chazzie noms. Robinson creates the most painfully real people for his stories--and you know people who act and talk just like them. The Surrogates, is one of the best sci-fi titles in recent memory, in which people stay home and let their avatars move about the real world--an excellent spin on the idea of cyberspace vs. meatspace. Remember: November 8th. So go. Categorized as: Books and Comics and Headsup
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10.18.06 by Widge @ 5:00 am  Apparently the party of kids that ventured into the Wonka factory lost one of their number before the book ever saw print: Miranda Piker. Her encounter with some spotty powder turns into a very bad day for her family. Not sure how I missed this first time around, but this is definite Dahl territory: wacky and mostly disturbed. And by the way, if you only know Dahl's children's stories, you need to grab his short stories, which--incredibly and sadly--appear to be out of print. Here's an omnibus edition you can snag used. Categorized as: Headsup
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10.17.06 by Widge @ 11:39 pm  Okay, denizens of the Satellite of Love, be warned: apparently Volume 1 of the MST3K Collection is now out of print since Rhino no longer has the rights to the four films featured on it. So the copies that are out there are it--if you don't have it, you want to snag it. In addition, Vol. 3 will be going out of print in March because two of the films on there will have the rights revert as well. So snag it from Amazon as well while the snagging's good. Either would make a great Xmas gift for a fan of the show, especially when you can say of Volume 1 "...and it's out of print, too." That's when they really think your gift fu is strong. Message received from Satellite News. Categorized as: Headsup
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10.07.06 by Widge @ 3:43 am
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10.06.06 by Widge @ 10:17 pm  Next Friday, it sounds like there's a treat on Turner Classic Movies. Ed Wood, one of the greatest Adverse Video directors of all time, is getting a double feature of Plan 9 From Outer Space and Bride of the Monster, both starring Bela Lugosi. The host is Rob Zombie. If you haven't seen the films, you should definitely tune in. They are a hoot and a half. I'm just fascinated to hear Zombie's take on them both. Get more info here. And hey, Rob: nice shirt, dude. Roz of Spaz-House, birthday girl, gave us the news. Categorized as: Headsup and Movies and TV
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09.29.06 by Widge @ 8:49 am  That's right, folks. Microsoft is about to go head to head with Apple's iPod. Who will win? Who will lose? We cannot say. What we can say, though, is that we have serious technophiles amongst our readers. And since you're probably going to buy one anyway--and they're now available for pre-order through Amazon--we say buy it through us because we like the kickbacks. Especially kickbacks on electronic devices. You get to remain on the bleeding edge of technology and we get to buy another box of Twinkies--everybody wins. Here's your link to Amazon. Thanks kindly. Categorized as: Headsup
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09.28.06 by Widge @ 11:38 pm  No, really, it's true! Honest injun! I have the photographic evidence to prove it. If you want to find out about the books that apparently scare the status quo, and fight back against literary oppression, then I suggest you follow this link and get the full skinnee. Categorized as: Books and Headsup
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09.23.06 by Widge @ 1:45 pm  The folks at Mental_Floss have recently introduced this fine shirt so that we may never forget the loss of our friend, Pluto. I still maintain that if the 2 Skinnee Js had never left us, this wouldn't have happened. Categorized as: Headsup
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09.17.06 by Widge @ 1:21 am Tying back to the podcast for 8/29, here are the titles discussed as we play catchup. Enjoy.               For more info on Old Grey Whistle Test, check out the official site here. For more info on Duck Season, check out the official site here. Categorized as: DVD and Headsup
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09.10.06 by Widge @ 5:26 am  Every so often, Mouse Surplus posts an auction that makes our hair stand on end with its coolness. And we share. This time around, they've got an actual car from the much-beloved (and much-retired) Mr. Toad's Wild Ride attraction. Hey, for the low low price of $3000, you could be the highest bidder--at least as of the time I type this. Categorized as: Headsup
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