"I Like Killing Flies" is a perfect example of how fascinating slice of life documentaries can be. It's also a lesson in not judging a film by its title and by the description used to give you a better idea of the film's plot. It also has what I believe to be a pretty great opening scene that will,
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When I was seeking recommendations for this project, "Beer Wars" was one of the most commonly suggested titles. The suggestion was also usually followed with some variation of this: "'Beer Wars' will change the way you drink beer." But what if 98 percent of the beer I drink is already craft beers
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I have to admit upfront this was one of the documentaries I was least pumped to watch. But when The Girl asks to watch some of these documentaries with me and then proceeds to pick out "The Business of Being Born," well, I had to do what I had to do. It's not that I was expecting "The Business of
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(Editor's note: I was a day late in getting this post up, but rest assured you'll have another post today so I won't be off schedule any more.) And this is the point where I question the sanity of this endeavor. Documentaries often deal with serious subject matter, so at some point watching one a
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I'm a sucker for adventure documentaries, even though they often leave me in a less healthy emotional state than beforehand. I'm not typically one to envy others. But it never fails that every single godforsaken time I watch an adventure documentary I get wrapped in a cocoon of existential
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I was 29 when I left Marietta, Ohio, for the first time to live somewhere else. Prior to this year, I couldn't escape the "River City." I couldn't leave -- God knows I tried. And that's not, I'm telling you now, hyperbole. My birth city had a strange pull on me. A magnetic pull. A magical pull. It
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Aside from "Beer Wars," "PJ20" was probably the documentary my friends on Facebook and Twitter recommended the most. And since I grew up in the '90s listening to Pearl Jam and other grunge bands, and two of my best friends are pretty obsessed with the band, I decided to give this a go for my second
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In the interest of keeping my brain from completely atrophying during winter break, I'll be attempting to spend the rest of the month watching a documentary a day. Why documentaries and not say books or whittling? I need something to take up two hours every day. Tough place to be in, sure. And as
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UWeekly might be done printing issues in 2011, but we're already looking for ahead to 2012. Basically: We're hiring. In particular, we're looking for the following: • News writer: Are you an aspiring journalist looking to make a name for yourself? Want to uncover OSU's next scandal (with a
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Just got the following press release in my inbox. Thought you might enjoy it. "Leave it to Wendy’s to bring Columbus the hottest food truck around! Wendy’s has given it’s Dave’s HOT ‘N JUICY Cheeseburgers a taste-lift and is taking its revitalized cheeseburger on a 26-city Taste Tour
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