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State report says Texas has too many reports

AUSTIN — The Texas State Library and Archives Commission is declaring there are too many state reports.

It says so in a 668-page report.

The project took 18 months and included the commission’s small team canvassing more than 170 agencies, and public colleges and universities, checking on all the reports they are assigned to do.

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Thanks to Bill Crider for sharing this “important” piece of news.

Uncle Jay Explains the News

Each week Uncle Jay explains the news to kids. Ok, well the grownup kid in all of us that is able to vote and watches The Daily Show.

Here's the latest, October 22, 2007 edition



(Thanks to Bill Crider for the lead.)

Top 50 Dystopian Movies of All Time

The method of ranking the movies by using both Rotten Tomatoes and IMDB ratings created an interesting and fairly thorough list. While I have some quibbles with some of the rankings, overall it's fascinating reading.

(Thanks again to Bill Crider and his amazing Pop Culture Magazine.)

When Was the Term "Hard-Boiled" First Applied to Fiction?

The figurative use of hard-boiled probably dates back to as early as 1885, when the phrase "hard-boiled egg" seems to have been used as an epithet for someone who didn't readily part with money.
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Thanks to Bill Crider for pointing out this info from The Straight Dope.