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How reasonable! I agree!

How reasonable! I agree!

Should I get up at 6:55 tomorrow morning to buy tickets to the matinee showing of Cloud Atlas tomorrow? It looks…interesting, to say the least.

Should I get up at 6:55 tomorrow morning to buy tickets to the matinee showing of Cloud Atlas tomorrow? It looks…interesting, to say the least.

Part of me thinks that P&R could be even better this year without focusing on the election stuff - here's hoping.

Part of me thinks that P&R could be even better this year without focusing on the election stuff - here's hoping.

Gnarls Barkley is really solid. Even their second album is pretty good

Gnarls Barkley is really solid. Even their second album is pretty good

That Franken sketch is hilariously cruel. It's hard to believe he's now a United States Senator. 

That Franken sketch is hilariously cruel. It's hard to believe he's now a United States Senator. 

Hahahahaha oh wow

Hahahahaha oh wow

I love Stars, so I'll be sure to pick this up the next time I'm at a music store. I didn't love The Five Ghosts though, so I'm hoping this is a return to form.

I love Stars, so I'll be sure to pick this up the next time I'm at a music store. I didn't love The Five Ghosts though, so I'm hoping this is a return to form.

Stars has always been pretty good at using the two vocalists to explore interesting duet formats - the aforementioned Personals, The Big Fight, Amy's beautiful bridge in Life 2: The Unhappy Ending and in Death to Death. Straddles the line between innovative and gimmicky quite nicely.

Stars has always been pretty good at using the two vocalists to explore interesting duet formats - the aforementioned Personals, The Big Fight, Amy's beautiful bridge in Life 2: The Unhappy Ending and in Death to Death. Straddles the line between innovative and gimmicky quite nicely.

Jesus Christ, does Olivia Colman ever sleep? Peep Show, Rev, Twenty Twelve, Mitchell and Webb Look, Green Wing, Beautiful People…plus her burgeoning dramatic career.

Jesus Christ, does Olivia Colman ever sleep? Peep Show, Rev, Twenty Twelve, Mitchell and Webb Look, Green Wing, Beautiful People…plus her burgeoning dramatic career.

That is a top 10 album for me, no lie. It's an awesome mix of bugfuck crazy and sweetly sublime. The a cappella intro to "Glockapella" gives me chills every time. What a voice.

That is a top 10 album for me, no lie. It's an awesome mix of bugfuck crazy and sweetly sublime. The a cappella intro to "Glockapella" gives me chills every time. What a voice.