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Breaking Bad Breakdown: Fast Forwarding

August 12, 2013
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Breaking Bad Breakdown: Fast Forwarding

Breaking Bad returns from almost a year off to reset our timeframes and set-up its endgame.
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Flexibility for Faculty Fathers

September 6, 2011
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Flexibility for Faculty Fathers

My wife and I had the first of our three children during my first year as a faculty member, so I've never really known what it is to be a professor or a father without simultaneously wearing the other hat.
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Lost Wednesdays: Three Choices

May 19, 2010
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<em>Lost</em> Wednesdays: Three Choices

Three characters make fate-changing choices, as we're back in the contemporary timeline(s) to set-up the endgame.
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Lost Wednesdays: A Very Special Episode

May 12, 2010
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<em>Lost</em> Wednesdays: A Very Special Episode

It might be the most divisive, bold, and risky episode in series history. What can we make of it the morning after?
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Lost Wednesdays: There Will Be Blood

May 5, 2010
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<em>Lost</em> Wednesdays: There Will Be Blood

Returning from a week off, let's get right to the carnage.
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Lost Wednesdays: Everything in its Right Place

April 21, 2010
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Lost Wednesdays: Everything in its Right Place

Are the final teams finally in place? Or are we moving the pieces toward another move?
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Lost Wednesdays: Revving Up the Engine

April 14, 2010
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Lost Wednesdays: Revving Up the Engine

Explosions, vehicular manslaughter, and throwing someone down a well make for a satisfying hour - but the real fun is in true love's kiss.
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Lost Wednesdays: Our Scottish Savior

April 7, 2010
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Lost Wednesdays: Our Scottish Savior

Will Desmond deliver the payoffs we've been hoping for? Or are we still searching for The One?
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Lost Wednesdays: A Bug and a Package

March 31, 2010
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Lost Wednesdays: A Bug and a Package

Does the package contain a giant red V? And which will annoy fans more - the plot or the promotion?
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Lost Wednesdays: The Cork Island

March 24, 2010
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Lost Wednesdays: The Cork Island

Can we find the answers we need in the island's backstory? And can Richard choose sides?
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Lost Wednesdays: Sawyer Becomes Starsky

March 17, 2010
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Lost Wednesdays: Sawyer Becomes Starsky

What if Sawyer never got a pen? He would have become Starsky.
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Lost Wednesdays: Ben the Follower

March 10, 2010
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Lost Wednesdays: Ben the Follower

Michael Emerson struts out his A-game in what might be the most pleasurable Lost season six episode yet
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Lost Wednesdays: Smokey and the Torturer

March 3, 2010
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Lost Wednesdays: Smokey and the Torturer

No lists, no cryptic new locations, but Smokey & Sayid opening a can of whup-ass on the temple means a fun time is in store.
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Lost Wednesdays: Good Times at the Caves

February 24, 2010
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Lost Wednesdays: Good Times at the Caves

Another week brings revelations that don't feel like revelations - when will we know what we know?
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