Saturday geek koan: robot love

I'm MaryAnn Johanson, writer and editor, and this is my scratch pad, idea-jotter-downer, portfolio and resume, and general hang-out blog.

• film/TV/pop culture critic at FlickFilosopher.com
• contributor, Film.com
• member, Online Film Critics Society
• member, Alliance of Women Film Journalists
• member, International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences

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• London photo of the day: Lord Mayor’s fireworks
• Saturday cute: Dirty Harry Potter
• crunching some numbers to find the potential subscribers (though I suspect you already know who you are)
• question of the weekend: How much “soul-searching” is there to be done over the Penn State sex abuse outrage?
• London photo of the day: brain sculpture
• Friday night fortune cookie: Hard Harry says...
• on the impossibility of a female gaze: Richard Corliss on ‘Immortals’
• cute animal video: “Bully cat stuffs cat in box”
• Doctor Who thing of the day: Tom Baker scarf necklace
• My Week with Marilyn (trailer)
• question of the day: What movies best honor the work and sacrifices of soldiers?
• it’s Nigel Tufnel Day: 11/11/11
• London photo of the day: mysterious car on mysterious street
• best. spam. ever.
• must reads: “Warner Bros: we issued takedowns for files we never saw, didn't own copyright to”
• Arthur Christmas (review)
• retro ad: 1980s Sony Walkman “Meditating Monkey” ad
• Doctor Who thing of the day: Fourth Doctor scarf for nonknitters
• A Dangerous Method (trailer)
• question of the day: Is there any better choice than the Muppets for Oscar hosts?
• London photo of the day: horses in Hyde Park
• Immortals (review)
• Into the Abyss (review)
• is there a problem viewing images on your end?
• female gazing at: Dominic West
• The Awakening (review)
• watch it: “Cinemetrics Visualization”
• Doctor Who thing of the day: TARDIS Eruditorum
• Coriolanus (trailer)
• question of the day: Leonardo da Vinci, action hero: is the prospect terrifying or awesome?