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		<title>The last of Lost</title>
		<link>http://blog.smartmemes.com/2010/05/the-last-of-lost/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 10:55:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris J. Miller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Up front: I liked it.
Sunday&#8217;s final episode of Lost, that is&#8230; a show I&#8217;ve been watching with fascination for five years now. (No, not six&#8230; I missed S1 when it aired, but got hooked by the DVDs.)
That&#8217;s not to say that I found it completely satisfying, especially on an intellectual level. But clearly the show [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ridley, Russell, and Robin Hood</title>
		<link>http://blog.smartmemes.com/2010/05/ridley-russell-and-robin-hood/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 May 2010 13:01:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris J. Miller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The critical reaction to the new movie Robin Hood, directed by Ridley Scott and starring Russell Crowe in the title role, has been decidedly mixed. It averages a mere 45% from critics compiled on RottenTomatoes.com, many of whom seem to have been cribbing from the same notes. They complain of the movie&#8217;s 140-minute length (apparently [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Economic inequality increases social problems: who&#8217;da thunkit?</title>
		<link>http://blog.smartmemes.com/2010/02/economic-inequality-increases-social-problems-whoda-thunkit/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 07:01:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris J. Miller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[And now, a brief interlude from all the Sherlockiana for a bit of politics and economics. After hearing a radio interview today about a fascinating new book, I&#8217;ve done a bit of digging and realized I may have come a bit late to the game, for—at least in England—this book has been gathering serious attention [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sherlock Holmes:  a chronological Canon</title>
		<link>http://blog.smartmemes.com/2010/02/sherlock-holmes-a-chronological-canon/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 04:26:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris J. Miller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sherlock Holmes has been much in the public eye of late, thanks to the big-budget Hollywood movie starring Robert Downey, Jr. and Jude Law. (And it&#8217;s an enjoyable picture; if the overall style is a bit too frenetic and overblown, and a few obvious liberties are taken with the source material, still the filmmakers at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mr. Kent goes to Metropolis</title>
		<link>http://blog.smartmemes.com/2009/12/mr-kent-goes-to-metropolis/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 07:39:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris J. Miller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[No, I haven&#8217;t posted in several weeks, but no, I haven&#8217;t abandoned this blog, either. I&#8217;ve just been exceedingly preoccupied with other things. More on that at a later date. It&#8217;s starting to ease up, though, so for the moment I at least have the opportunity to offer a short new post.
About? Superman: Secret Origin [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Superman: Secret Origin&#8230; remixed and remastered, but familiar</title>
		<link>http://blog.smartmemes.com/2009/09/superman-secret-origin-remixed-and-remastered-but-familiar/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 22:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris J. Miller</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.smartmemes.com/?p=1740</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In one sense, everyone knows Superman&#8217;s origin. At least the sound bite version: &#8220;strange visitor from another planet, who came to Earth with powers and abilities far beyond those of mortal men,&#8221; &#8220;rocketed to Earth as an infant from the dying planet Krypton,&#8221; and so forth.
The thing is, it&#8217;s really hard to build actual stories [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Two films that do not restore your faith in humanity</title>
		<link>http://blog.smartmemes.com/2009/09/two-films-that-do-not-restore-your-faith-in-humanity/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.smartmemes.com/2009/09/two-films-that-do-not-restore-your-faith-in-humanity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 01:57:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris J. Miller</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.smartmemes.com/?p=1652</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Side note for my countless loyal fans (well, I haven&#8217;t counted &#8216;em, anyway):  today marks the one-year anniversary of my launch of this blog, and this is the 173rd post I&#8217;ve published in that time. Total cumulative visits to date are nearing 16,000. Not earth-shaking, but not a bad track record, I hope!&#8230;
&#8212;
Anyway. Today&#8217;s topic. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Quick thoughts on Blackest Night: Superman #1</title>
		<link>http://blog.smartmemes.com/2009/09/quick-thoughts-on-blackest-night-superman-1/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 08:53:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris J. Miller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The main Blackest Night series got off to a good start, as I&#8217;ve written, and I continue to enjoy it. The story slowed its pace a bit in the second issue, but it&#8217;s still compelling and suspenseful, shocking and poignant. The best &#8220;event&#8221; comic in years, frankly. (It&#8217;s clearly leading up to the return of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Battlestar Galactica finale</title>
		<link>http://blog.smartmemes.com/2009/08/the-battlestar-galactica-finale/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.smartmemes.com/2009/08/the-battlestar-galactica-finale/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 21:47:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris J. Miller</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.smartmemes.com/?p=1556</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Yes, I know that it was broadcast months ago&#8230; but I&#8217;ve been following BSG on DVD, and the second half of season four was just recently released. I watched it over the last week or so, culminating in the extended, nearly three-hour version of the finale just a couple of nights ago.
I discovered my reactions [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Blackest Night #1: sometimes hype is merited</title>
		<link>http://blog.smartmemes.com/2009/07/blackest-night-1-sometimes-hype-is-merited/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.smartmemes.com/2009/07/blackest-night-1-sometimes-hype-is-merited/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 09:49:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris J. Miller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday saw the release of the first issue of this summer&#8217;s big &#8220;event&#8221; from DC Comics, Blackest Night, after approximately 93 years of heavy advance promotion. For ages now writer Geoff Johns has carefully dropped clues and bits of foreshadowing in his other titles, most prominently Green Lantern, while DC grand poobah Dan Didio dropped [...]]]></description>
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