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March 1, 2008

It looks like they can fly, sometimes. What do you do on National Pig Day anyway? I could be snarky and suggest some bbq, but I love pigs, Porky and Arnold the Pig included. If you don't want to watch Green Acres or Charlotte's Web, March is chock-full of other options: It's American Red Cross Month, Irish-American Heritage Month, National Craft Month, National Frozen Food Month, National Noodle Month, National Nutrition Month, Woman's History......

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February 29, 2008

It's February 29th -- Happy Leap Day! While others are pondering mysteries like "what happens to a baby born on February 29th?" and "Does this have anything to do with last night's episode of 'Lost'?", we're going to take the opportunity to teach you a shiny new word! It's called intercalation, and it's what Julius Caesar did back in the day to fix the wacky Roman calendar system: inserting extra units of time (in......

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January 10, 2007

If you haven't noticed, HBO is currently rebroadcasting season one of "Rome" and while it is worth it to watch the episodes on TV you will miss quite a lot. HBO and the BBC teamed up to bring this John Milius/Bruno Heller creation to the screen. Filmed in 35mm it is the most completely detailed and character driven effort to recreate imperial Rome since the abstract, studio-bound 1970s effort, "I Claudius", based on the......

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