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Who doesn’t love novelty tweezers? I’ve gotten really bad at doing these in a timely fashion. Gotta get back up on that horse… Movies Under African Skies - Katie’s favorite album is Graceland and we happened upon a track on the 25th anniversary album where Paul Simon explained how the song was constructed. It really got us in the mood to look for some kind of documentary about the album and, lo and behold, this movie exists and it was on Hulu+. The documentary is fascinating, both politically and musically, and definitely well worth seeing. ...

The Limited Edition (read: first printing) comes with so much cool stuff! (Photo by SwatWolf) SMT IV is pretty good, you guys. It’s hard as hell, but it’s funny about it. Movies Not this week. TV The Bridge - I’m really tired of the “woman with mental disorder” (or man) trope in tv right now. I’d be more interested in Sonya if she wasn’t on the spectrum. Marco is way more interesting to me. ...

If you’re thinking this movie looks to be overstuffed…it most definitely is. (Photo by Han Cinema) I actually had a really busy week considering how little media I consumed Mon-Wed. So much baseball too… Movies The Thieves - I enjoyed The Thieves, but it had a fundamental issue of elevating every single subplot to maximum import. It was just a little too overcrowded and it wanted to have its cake and eat it too. Still a pretty fun movie. I’m also a big fan of how Korean movies just blend in multiple languages seamlessly. There was Korean, Chinese, Japanese, and English all represented in the movie. ...

Everyone loves to mock it, but it’s home. It’s that time of year again, everyone. Baseball season has begun anew! Movies Ruby Sparks - Way darker than I expected it to be, but, then again, I always expected it to be skewering the manic pixie dream girl trope. Well acted and quick. I dug it more than 500 Days TV 30 Clubs in 30 Days - Watched the Orioles breakdown with Katie. Pretty fun. I think the team will exceed expectations this year too. ...

It really should be a snow day today, but circumstances conspire against me… (Photo by Hobbes vs Boyle) It’s cold and snowy and I hate it, but this should (hopefully) be winter’s last hurrah before spring and baseball season. Movies Silver Linings Playbook - You know? I actually enjoyed this movie a lot more on second viewing. The acting is all quite good. Definitely one you should see if you have yet to catch it. ...

The goofiest secret handshake ever (Photo courtesy: machu picchu) I did it, guys. I finally went and watched my netflix movie. It was…decidedly less awesome than I thought it would be. Movies Sound of My Voice - It’s not that Sound of My Voice is a bad movie. That’s not it at all…it’s more that I was expecting something a little creepier and a little headier than what I got in this. At least it was quick. ...

Yeah, guys. I got a piñata. (Photo by DJOtaku) Whoa, this is a little late. Whoops. Sorry guys. Movies Not this week. TV Archer - Both watching new episodes and catching up with Katie. I liked the weird homage to The Natural Community - Really not the same show. It’s missing its soul and that kind of stinks. Hopefully they find their stride because I do like watching these actors at the very least. ...

Baseball’s finally back. Sure, it’s in spring training, but it’s BACK! Whoops! Sorry about the week off there! Back to the grind. It’s also baseball season (still spring training) again! YAY! Movies Skyfall - I didn’t have a seamless, uninterrupted viewing thanks to Chinese food and plumbers and plumbing catastrophes, but this was definitely a beautiful movie. I’d like to watch it again to let it all sink in. ...

Birthday happy hour last week (Photo by Eric) Another year, another birthday. I continue to get older and, oddly enough, wiser. Movies In the Loop - I’m a big fan of Iannucci’s work and this movie doesn’t disappoint. Well, except for the fact that its ending is depressing and mostly based on real life. That part’s a huge bummer. TV The Thick of It - Oh man, the part where Hugh used Glen’s developmentally challenged son in a story to get out of trouble…wow… ...

Maybe it’s ripping off They Live a bit, but I really dig the way that the city seems to hate Dante. Not a lot of things going on last week because it was busy! There was a Super Bowl that the Ravens were winning! So much fun being out in Baltimore last night. ...