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#TodayIStheDay (A Prayer for Newtown, CT)

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" What's most horrifying is that this is becoming normal. Everything about this is becoming normal." -My friend Raziq I couldn't say it better myself.  Here we are again.  27 dead today at Sandy Hook Elementary in Connecticut.  20 of them children.  Then come the screaming arguments over gun control. "Repeal the Second Amendment!" says one. "Over my dead body!" says another. "Gun violence is out of control!" "Guns don't kill people, people do!" Rinse.  Repeat. Such anger- and fear-driven responses to tragedy inhibit legitimate conversation and debate as much as anything else.  I myself have been guilty of much misdirected anger toward those I love today.  It's only human.  We're all angry and we're all afraid.   Both sides are quick to construct straw men to burn in effigy: "Those hatemongers won't stop clinging to their guns!" "Those bleeding heart liberals want to destr

Trek Talk: STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS TEASER TRAILER!!!

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Holy shit! Have you seen the greatest thing since sliced bread the glory of the new Star Trek film Teaser Trailer. The Star Trek film that daringly uses Sar Trek as a verb STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS. I can not wait to STAR TREK INTO a DARK movie theatre and see the awesome-NESS, projected in the real full screen mode before watching the Hobbit.  I love Star Trek have seen every episode of every series. Was absolutley enthralled by the last J.J. Abrams Star Trek movie which has put Chris Pine on my list of the only dude I'd go gay for, lol. Cumberbatch has some big shoes to fill stepping into the villain role, Eric Bana was intense and had some fantastic line deliveries. I think I'm going to have to catch up on Cumberbatch's Sherlock show to hold me over. 

VIDEO GOLD: THE LION KING RISES

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The Dark Knight Rises blu-ray   is due out for holiday gift giving goodness. In a semi related note so is The Lion King on the Blu-ray . This mash-up trailer of the Dark Knight Rises and the Lion King is the purpose of this post. Check it out it is masterfully done.