Pullbox Issue 17

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Gantz Boiler Room debut.

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Aziz Ansari’s NYT piece hits all good points.
The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History by Elizabeth Kolbert - fitting that I wrapped this up when visiting friends in Chicago and toured the Field Museum.
Also, loved In the Heart of the Sea: the Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex by Nathaniel Philbrick. The movie trailer is very misleading, unless I missed the whole lost at sea/cannibalism bit.  

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A couple of weeks ago, I binge-watched Flesh and Bone. Dark and twisted.
Pacing myself through Master of None and Jessica Jones. For snobbery points, I do have the Alias comics back at my parents home. I also heard some teens at a coffee shop on a date say they didn’t like Master of None because “it’s about some twenty-year olds.” During that date, the guy pulled up some video on his cellphone, which apparently was hilarious. Modern love.

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Pullbox Issue 15

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FireHotMixtapes - kindred music mix fan.

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Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee will floor you. We know America screwed over Native Americans, but the how...plus, like all history, it’s not quite black and white.
There’s hope for old creative people and filmmaking.

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Call Me Lucky - comedy and documentary fans will dig it. Add it to the canon of The Comedy Boom.

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Pullbox Issue 13

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The Red Bull Thre3style world finals took place in Tokyo, and the real highlights were the special guests. DJ Nu-Mark’s set was like going to a block party, and the toy gizmos. Also, the Invisbl Skratch Piklz, repeat ISP.

Stumbled upon Four Color Zack’s MixMix mix, and that’s another mix series, worth checking more often.

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A good primer that I wish was available in college: The Making of Asian America: A History by Erika Lee.

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Alex Gibney’s documentary Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine seems to be disrupting Apple devotees conscience. Another reason, why the Great Man theory is dangerous territory. More importantly, it raises questions we should all wrestle with..what legacy will you leave behind?

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