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Star Trek Owns The Weekend
So the weekend box office numbers are in and they've confirmed something I'd already suspected: I'm the only upright-walking mammal with at least twelve dollars of disposable income who hasn't seen Star Trek. More »
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Secretly, the Oscars Have Always Been This Gay
Yes the Oscars were pretty darn gay this year. With the singing and dancing and Milking. But why? Is the awards show finally retreating to the realm of niche programming? Or are gays mainstream now? More » -
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Top Ten Moments of the Oscars
An on-stage musical extravaganza. Two epic gay rights speeches. Sean Penn's upset win for Milk. The 2009 Oscars were easily the gayest yet. More » -
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Barbara Walters Asks Your Burning Oscar Night Questions
While you were busy ogling pretty ladies in pretty dresses, ABC was airing Barbara Walters' investigative report on the really important issues. Such as: Is Joe Jonas a jerk? And is Hugh Jackman gay? More »
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Hugh Jackman Promises Sing-y and Dance-y Oscars Show
Do you like your song-and-dance routines with canes and top hats? Then you are going to love tomorrow's Hugh Jackman-hosted Academy Awards. More » -
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Drunkenness, Nakedness Sadly Not In Hugh Jackman's Oscar Rehearsal
· After his shameless tease earlier today, Hugh Jackman appears in a new rehearsal video pledging class, dignity and pride in his Oscar-hosting duties. Color us crushed. [via The Hot Blog] More » -
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Major Oscar Surprise Leaked by Show's Host
Of all the possible Oscars surprises, the one most obvious—that Hugh Jackman will perform the show completely naked, his mind fizzily distracted by multiple Champagne cocktails on an empty stomach—never even occurred to us. More » -
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Hugh Jackman Teases Oscargoers With 'Nightclub Of Your Dreams'
We've heard lots of vague allusions to the "intimacy" and "coziness" promised by this year's Oscar reinventors, but Hugh Jackman prefers to be a little more specific. And by "a little," regrettably, we mean it. More » -
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Nicole Kidman Adds Her Voice To The 'Australia' Pile-On
You don't kick a dingo when he's down (or maybe you do, to dislodge the baby from its jaws? We always forget), but Nicole Kidman has done just that by piling on the beleaguered Australia. More »
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Who Dares Replace Hugh Jackman In Steven Soderbergh's Insane, 3-D Cleopatra Musical?
Apparently, Hugh Jackman would prefer his career uncapsized, as Variety notes he has pulled out of Steven Soderbergh's upcoming 3-D musical, Cleo (citing scoffed-at "scheduling conflicts"). So who in Hollywood can replace him? -
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How Steven Soderbergh Intends to Capsize the Careers of Catherine Zeta-Jones and Hugh Jackman
We'd be lying if we said we weren't excited for Cleo, Steven Soderbergh's upcoming 3-D Cleopatra musical/possible practical joke starring Hugh Jackman and Catherine Zeta-Jones. Now, Soderbergh has revealed insane new details.
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Comment by bess marvin, girl detective: i love how they continue to cast cleopatra as a white woman. i guess if she has dark hair... 3 Responses | Other threads
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Australia Up in Arms Over Nicole Kidman Blowing
Australia is SO MAD at Nicole Kidman right now. And it isn't because she honored her home continent with an eponymous bomb, or even because of her proximity to Fergie's labia.
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'Wolverine' Trailer Rescues 'X-Men' Character From the Claws of Brett Ratner
Though Hugh Jackman's upcoming projects sound as though they exploded from the mind of a Ritalin-deprived, 8-year-old gay boy (Oscar hosting, 3-D Cleopatra musical), at least he's got Wolverine to balance the books.
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Comment by SteamyMcFirecrotch: "Gambit?!" What are his super powers; beating Omar Sharif at bridge?! 2 Responses | Other threads
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It's Official: Hugh Says Yes To Oscarstravaganza Hosting Duties!
This morning's news that Australia star/Sexuality League trade-rumor subject Hugh Jackman might host this year's Oscars was not just some pleasant waking dream! This just in from Variety: -
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Hugh Jackman As Oscars Host To Render 'Milk' Win More Poignant
The Oscars producers—that would be the dynamic Dreamgirls duo of producer Laurence Mark and director Bill Condon—opted not to go with our suggestions of Mickey Rooney or Korean singing sensation Dong as emcee. -
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Vince Vaughn, Nicole Kidman Share Their Turkey in Hollywood Charity Tradition
Welcome back to a special holiday edition of Defamer Attractions, your weekly guide to everything new, noteworthy and/or stillborn at the movies. And this Thanksgiving, we're grateful for a slate of Wednesday releases granting us a reprieve from another day of Twilight chatter. Not that any of them will surmount last week's blockbuster, but we have a quick and dirty forecast for long weekend's hits, sleepers and subplots, including a glimpse at the biggest disappointment and underdog to come. As always, our opinions are our own, but are easy to bake for that last-minute dessert idea. The full recipe is after the jump. More »
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By STVComment by JudgeFudge: Reviews be damned. Me needs some Vaughn/Witherspoon holiday Ha Ha's. 2 Responses | Other threads
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Speedo Slang Lessons Put Hugh Jackman Gay Rumors to Rest Once and For All
Hugh Jackman picked up his Australia co-star Nicole Kidman's infamous late-night slack Monday on Conan, offering his host an impromptu run through some of the perplexing Aussie phrases littering his Outback epic. The accompanying tutorial includes a few samples for your learning pleasure, but please: the Sexiest Man Alive's choice of "budgie smuggler," "shut the door," and any other homoerotically-tinged vernacular herein are purely coincidental. Expect Jackman's beleaguered wife to mount yet another vehement bathroom-stall defense of his straightness by the end of the business day. [NBC] -
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'Australia' is Reeeeally Long, and 6 Other Notable Lessons From the First U.S. Reviews
Stateside critics have finally seen Australia, and the reviews are in! Kind of, anyway; we've mostly been sorting through first impressions, rough blog sketches and less-then-soaring anti-summaries ("Some kind of lethargy virus had taken over my system," wrote Jeffrey Wells), but we think we have enough to go on to figure out where Baz Luhrmann's epic may sit among this fall's most anticipated releases. Your one-stop cheat sheet follows the jump. More »
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By STVComment by JudgeFudge: Wow. This has "Movie that you passive aggresively agree to see with your parents on Thanksgiving weekend" written all over... 4 Responses | Other threads
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Your Hugh Jackman 'Sexiest Man Alive 2008' Keepsake Poster
People's annual crowning of the Sexiest Man Alive is a treasured tradition as ancient as the celebrity publication itself—a jubilant coronation followed by a week of Sexy Man festivities, capped by the delicious spit-roasting of the Sexiest Suckling Alive. More »
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By SethComment by NoWireHangers: Leopard print and gold lamé in one fabulous ensemble? Oh, Hugh get out of my closet! Also BWE had this yesterday... 4 Responses | Other threads
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'Australia' Inches Closer As Baz Luhrmann Caves to New Ending
Not much has changed in the last week since industry observers filed a missing persons report on Australia; Baz Luhrmann's $130 million historical romance is still officially unfinished with only nine days to go before its homeland premiere and 16 days before it opens worldwide. Again, Baz, don't hurry on our behalves, but! We learned a lot more over the weekend about those "mechanics of stotrytelling" so troubling the director in his quest to put his Nicole Kidman/Hugh Jackman epic to bed. And massive spoiler aside, it should make for a roiling eternity of second-guessing, DVD revisionism and studio-hating from Luhrmann loyalists. More »
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By STVComment by Tara Incognita: So no one had issues with the botox? No one? 2 Responses | Other threads
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Whereabouts of 'Australia' Uncertain as Fox Buys Time For Baz Luhrmann
Director Baz Luhrman's historical epic/romance/tourism ad Australia is set to premiere Nov. 19 in its home country before opening wide here Nov. 26. It has a press junket in LA scheduled in between. And as of this writing, it has Nicole Kidman, Hugh Jackman and $130 million worth of Fox's Oscar hopes tied up in an unfinished bundle in Luhrmann's editing bay. No one has seen much more than a couple stirring trailers and, according to Anne Thompson, an unfinished print that screened without effects for a lucky Oprah Winfrey audience (none of whom, of course, were critics). So with less than three weeks before the studio expects to introduce it to the world, what's taking so long? More »
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By STVComment by Jaguares: Why do Kidman's movies come with all these massive expectations? 1 Responses | Other threads
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'Cleo' Unites A-LIst Talent For World's Finest Batshit 3-D Musical
It's long been rumored that Steven Soderbergh keeps a checklist in his wallet — a tattered index card on which he's scrawled dreams nurtured since before his sex, lies and videotape breakthrough nearly 20 years ago: "win an Oscar," "make a four-hour Socialist biopic," "work with a porn star," and alllll the way at the bottom, "shoot a completely fucked-up 3-D musical version of Cleopatra." Finally, with Catherine Zeta-Jones and Hugh Jackman in talks to star, he might be that much closer to crossing off that last Impossible Dream. More » -
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Is Fox Head Tom Rothman Dulling the Claws of 'Wolverine'?
If there's one important lesson that can be drawn from the blockbuster performance of Warner Bros.' The Dark Knight, it's that audiences aren't afraid of a comic-book movie that takes a walk on the dark, grim side. However, the same can't necessarily be said for Fox topper Tom Rothman (the bane of AICN) who greenlit two Fantastic Four movies, hired Brett Ratner to direct X3, and now is allegedly mucking with the X-Men spinoff Wolverine. Despite the fact that the gritty, Hugh Jackman-topped film was met with a giddy response at this year's Comic-Con, Jeff Wells says that Rothman is pressuring director Gavin Hood to make the movie more kid-friendly — and when Hood won't cave, Rothman is taking matters into his own hands: More »
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Comment by e.varden: "WOLVERINE" is a female appellation. Justine, Christine, Evangeline, you stupid bag of grass. Plus they're small, like badgers. And they stink... more » | Other threads
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Can A Movie That's Not Crocodile Dundee Make People Go To Australia?
I have to admit I didn't know that people actually physically picked up and visited and/ or moved to New Zealand just because they loved the Lord of the Rings movies. This is a fact, apparently, but what's the rationale? Hoping to run into a fantasy battle scene? I don't see it. Nevertheless, Australia is now planning to use a movie to lure in similar hordes of easily manipulated child-like Hollywood fans. If you go there you'll probably have sex with Nicole Kidman! More »
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Comment by baggers: This movie won't even convince Australians they want to live in Australia. Driving across the country now is insane, let... more » | Other threads
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Today in Comic-Con Hell: Rose McGowan Fellates Knife, Benicio Del Toro Stays Awake
As noted here yesterday, we missed the Fox PR Caravan to San Diego Comic-Con, but that shouldn't suggest we don't (or you shouldn't) care about the geek gangbang unfolding as we speak. To the contrary, we've actually managed to find a handful of highlights worth passing along, from Rose McGowan's overactive tongue to Benicio Del Toro's narcolepsy to an all-Lego Batman — and more! It's the next best thing to not being there, we promise! More » -
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'H&K' Vs. Poehler/Fey, Defending Bette Midler, and Other New Movie Dilemmas
Deciphering your moviegoing options for the third week running, Defamer Attractions returns today with a look at the final weekend before the studios spill summer in our lap. Today we gauge Tina Fey's chances for box office superiority, corral the highest-profile dog since 88 Minutes (that was only last week? Really?), recommend a certain Oscar-winning actress's directing debut and scan the new arrivals shelf for DVD's of notice. As always, our opinions are our own, but they're also right. You can thank us later! More » -
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The Empire Swedes Back
· Quick—take shelter inside this cardboard Tauntaun! It's the Sweded version of The Empire Strikes Back! [YouTube via /Film] More » -
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Hey, FCC: Fox Has Your $91,000 Right Here
· Atta boy, Fox! The network flatly refuses to pay an FCC fine of $91,000 for Married by America (is that the one with the midgets? Or the fake prince?), for the 2003 reality show's depiction of "contestants licking whipped cream off strippers." Fellow networks stand in quiet solidarity, with Ben Silverman observing that "the fine sets a dangerous precedent, not to mention potentially ruining our sweeps week My Dad is Better Than Your Dad father-daughter whipped-cream surprise!" [Variety] More » -
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Hugh Jackman Casino Murder Musical Just As Popular As Anticipated
In a development that will probably surprise no one save the Hugh Jackman producing partner who counseled the star, "You know what we be an inspired career move, Hugh? Let's get you into a TV project with casinos. But not Vegas—someone's done that already, I think? Oh, also? There should be SINGING! And a murrrrder!," the debut of CBS's conceptually adventurous Viva Laughlin bombed so badly that network corporate overlord Les Moonves may order the execution of everyone involved after its next airing. Reports TV Week on the Nielsen carnage: More »
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Ladies Of 'The View' Debate Why Everyone Thinks Hugh Jackman Is Gay
A Rosieless The View hasn't quite been the must-see daytime TV minefield of recent months, but even its gentler incarnation has something to offer viewers looking for their daily dose of ribald and uncensored yenta talk. (From what we hear—we can't really be bothered to tune in without the threat of Elisabeth Hasselbeck getting her face eaten off at any moment hanging over the proceedings.) According to ever-vigilant AfterElton.com, however, Joy Behar couldn't resist bringing up the topic of Hugh Jackman, to whom all signs point to Gay: More »
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By SethComment by QudamahHaechler: All you brilliant people honestly believe that Hugh Jackman was cleverly hiding his homosexuality by playing a flamboyantly gay man... more » | Other threads
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Spider-Man: The Musical!
If while flipping through the pages of a Spider-Man comic book or watching a DVD of one of the wildly successful movie adaptations starring the character, you've ever found yourself saying, "You know what? This superhero stuff would be pretty good if there were some singing and dancing involved. These people are really leaving a lot of money on the table by not putting this on Broadway," today is truly a happy day. Marvel Comics has revealed plans for Spider-Man: The Musical, which will be directed by The Lion King's Julie Taymor, and, in a true masterstroke of surreality, feature original music by Bono and The Edge. In its story on the big announcement, the LAT notes some of the the technical challenges Taymor will face on the seemingly insane quest she's about to undertake: More »
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By MarkComment by Pete the Chop: I'm having a hard time accepting the fact that Bono and the Edge are involved. It truly is a cruel... more » | Other threads
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Hollywood Memorabilia Collectors Willing To Pay Top Dollar For An Elusive Winkie
Above are some of the highlights from a massive Hollywood memorabilia auction that brought in over $2 million yesterday, including $115,000 for a rare Wizard of Oz "Winkie" witch's guard costume, and the same for a Superman costume worn by Christopher Reeve in Superman: The Movie. (The entire catalog is available here.) Val Kilmer's Batman Forever batsuit brought in $63,250, a respectable sum considering it had not yet been retrofitted with accoutrements like the latex batnipples and a titanium-reinforced codpiece that would characterize the schizophrenic hero's "Kinky Clooney" era. And while we don't have the final figures on Wolverine's adamantium claws, we'll assume that any iconic prop that once belonged to Hugh Jackman would have brought in a bid of at least five figures, just as the dance-thong from his legendary run as a high-kicking Peter Allen in The Boy From Oz did at a Broadway Cares charity auction event in December 2004. More »
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By SethComment by PeterGreenawayCulinaryInstitute: I'm saving my money to buy the belt from "Pootie Tang." more » | Other threads
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Monday Morning Box Office: Magician Movies With Trick Endings Are So Hot Right Now
Lay your head on your desk and have a quick nap. You've been back to work for minutes, and deserve a little break. When you awake, treat yourself to the weekend box office numbers: More »
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By MarkComment by The Gen X Eurotrash Jetsetter Club: Hugh Jackman is really adorable when he tries to act straight. It's kind of like watching children walking around... more » | Other threads
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Hugh Jackman Sucker For Any Part Involving Vocal Warm-Ups And High-Kicks
Variety announced today that Seed Prods., the production entity happily married Hugh Jackman set up with his handsome (professional) life partner John Palermo, will be making a movie for Fox 2000. What this means for you—beyond any frivolous, giggly satisfaction derived from reading yet another headline announcing "Jackman's Seed planted" with his longtime producing companion—is that your long wait to see Jackman serenade his way through a screen version of the 1945 Rodgers & Hammerstein musical Carousel is soon over: More »
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First Look: 'Wolverine! The Musical'
ChocolateCakeCity.com, the people behind Brokeback to the Future, are back again with a trailer for X-Men-3: The Last Standing Ovation. It's the story of a loner mutant who, tormented by recurring flashbacks of showtune snippets and sparkly costumes, seeks to uncover the truth about his high-kicking, musical theater past. Will his retractable adamantium claws get in the way of mastering Fosse's exacting, jazz-hands-heavy choreography? Will he help Chorus Boy, a young mutant with amazing triple-threat gifts, work through his mutant-related issues? And, most importantly, will he make his second act finale costume change in time? The trailer offers few answers, so you'll have to suffer the interminable wait for its theatrical release to find out. More » -
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Trade Round-Up: Trumpopoly
· Donald Trump and producer R.J. Cutler are planning a Monopoly-based reality series, the specifics of which are still shadowy. All that is known that a monocled, tuxedoed Trump will end each show by stiltedly reading the phrase "Do not pass Go, do not collect two hundred dollars" to a disappointed contestant from a cue card. And if the contestant is an attractive woman, he will then invite her to retrieve a "Get Out Of Jail Free" card from his trousers with her teeth. [Variety] More » -
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Trade Round-Up: Hugh Jackman Takes His Relationship To The Next Level
· Please don't read anything untoward into the phrase "expand their relationship" or jump to conclusions about what kind of "modestly budgeted films with local talent" that Hugh Jackman and his partner might make. You're better than that, we know you are. [Variety] More »
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By MarkComment by livingblinditem: Also, did anyone notice the lines (hillariously taken out of context, of course): "I've been a lucky recipient of that bridge." and "The... more » | Other threads
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Hugh Jackman Uses Halle Berry As His Sailor-Teasing Bait
Just two days after Ryan Seacrest's ass was extricated from a collapsed glass coffee table by some extremely secure firemen, "musical competition-emceeing heartthrobs surrounded by hunks in uniform" week continues with this photo of Tony Awards host and X-Men: The Last Stand star Hugh Jackman, with co-stars Kelsey Grammer and Halle Berry, in a morale-raising PR stop aboard the USS Kearsarge. At one point, USA Today reports, Jackman told the crowd, "Not everyone can get their photo with Halle, [but] I do have Halle's phone number here." The ruse instantly served its purpose, with all 1500 voracious servicemen pouncing on Jackman at once in a chaotic attempt at collecting the exclusive digits. White pants, caps, and scarves flew every which way, until all that was left was a massive, groaning mound of twisted male limbs. Minutes later, a battered Jackman crawled out with a wholely satisfied look on his face, the crumpled, blank piece of paper still clutched in his sailor-sullied hands. More »
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By SethComment by Ernst Stavro Blofeld: Kelsey Grammer looks like he's back on the Columbian Marching Powder. Yikes. more » | Other threads
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Hugh Jackman Is A Wolverine In The Sack
X-Men: The Last Stand star Hugh Jackman is about as versatile a performer as they come, always thrilling audiences regardless of whether he's sashaying his way through Tony Awards hosting duties, or roughing up mutant bad guys in a butch set of mutton chops and shiny adamantium claws. Jackman's biggest fan, however, has got to be his wife Deborra-Lee Furness (pictured left, and here, with Jackman's longtime producing companion John Palermo). Jackman took Furness' cougar paw in marriage a decade ago, and she has since bore the actor two adopted children—but that doesn't mean she doesn't know how to keep things fresh in the boudoir: More »
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By SethComment by SecureLocation: Hmmmmm. Aren't always a little suspect of men whose wives feel the need to publicly attest to their guy's manhoodliness? more » | Other threads
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