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The Adjustment Bureau—Universal
Kris Deering  |  Jun 16, 2011
Video: 3.5/5
Audio: 4/5
Extras: 4/5
On the brink of winning a seat in the U.S. Senate, ambitious politician David Norris meets beautiful contemporary ballet dancer Elise Sellas - a woman like none he's ever known. But just as he realizes he's falling for her, mysterious men conspire to keep the two apart. David learns he is up against the agents of Fate itself - the men of "The Adjustment Bureau" - who will do everything in their considerable power to prevent David and Elise from being together. In the face of overwhelming odds, he must either let her go and accept a predetermined path... or risk everything to defy Fate and be with her.
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Happy Bloomsday, rock and rollers
Michael Berk  |  Jun 16, 2011

It's Bloomsday today, everyone, and time to celebrate the life and works of James Joyce (June 16th is the day on which Leopold Bloom's wanderings through Dublin are described in obsessive detail by Joyce in his Ulysses).

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Downloading Home Theater Geeks
Scott Wilkinson  |  Jun 16, 2011
I love your Home Theater Geeks podcast; I listen every week. But I can't find a way to download older episodes. They are all available at twit.tv/htg, but when I follow the link to download them from iTunes, all I can see are the most recent 20 shows. I am trying to download episode 25 but cannot because of this.

Matt Olan

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Who Invented Headphones?
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jun 16, 2011
As someone whose job involves filtering massive amounts of hype to isolate the tiny tidbits of information readers may care about, I must admit that at times my filter gets clogged. So I got a kick out of reading Mark Schubin's essay "Headphones, History, & Hysteria" as he doggedly pursued a seemingly simple question: Who invented headphones?

Well, one website says it was John C. Koss in 1958. And if it's on the internet, you know it must be true. But wait! The Beyer website says it was that company in 1937. And if it's on the internet.... But wait!

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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Blu-ray Review: Hall Pass
Josef Krebs  |  Jun 16, 2011

The starting point of Hall Pass, the latest comedy from writer/directors Bobby and Peter Farrelly, is the same as that of most current TV sitcoms: Gone-to-pot, sex-mad, middle-aged suburban American husbands — who’ve been infantilized by their disappointed, slightly contemptuous, much more attractive wives — yearn for freedom (and more sex) via younger, even hotter women.

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Pioneer vs. Elite AVRs, DVD Recorders, 1440p
Scott Wilkinson  |  Jun 15, 2011
Should I get a Pioneer or Elite brand AVR? Are there DVD recorders with an HDMI input? Is 1440p real?
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"Reference" Products
Scott Wilkinson  |  Jun 15, 2011
I have often seen products with "Reference" in the name, such as "Professional Reference Speakers." Exactly what does that mean? Is it a standard or just hype to sell a product.

Terry Bavousett

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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Blu-ray Review: Red Riding Hood
Rad Bennett  |  Jun 15, 2011

Fairy tales have been reinterpreted throughout history, often with great success. Little Red Riding Hood has been updated by artists from Tex Avery to Stephen Sondheim; it was even presented as a very funny Fractured Fairy Tale on the Rocky and Bullwinkle show. Unfortunately, Catherine Hardwicke’s new version doesn’t belong in such high-class company.

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Review: Klipsch Image One
Michael Berk  |  Jun 15, 2011

Klipsch's Image One, the company's first on-the-ear headphone design, following in the footsteps of their successful Image line of in-ear models, are - like the Bowers & Wilkins P5 and Monster's Beats by Dr. Dre line - headphones conceived as lifestyle objects for the iPhone era, with all mod cons onboard, and styling points aplenty.

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Free Audiobook: "Go the F--- to Sleep"
Ken Richardson  |  Jun 15, 2011

 

"A children's book for grown-ups! I really did laugh out loud. Hilarious!"

That's none other than David Byrne singing the praises of Go the F--- to Sleep, which was published yesterday by Akashic Books.

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