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  • 31 habits of an Old School Man

    04/21/2010 4:04:11 PM PDT · by ebshumidors · 37 replies · 708+ views
    Oldschoolman ^ | James G.
    The green army locker in the basement filled with old war souvenirs is a classic Old School Man possession. And Walt is no exception, he has his War Chest filled with great B&W pictures of him in Korea with his Army buddies, metals and the guns he was issued. As expected his grand-kids don’t even know about his service (their grandfather was awarded the Silver Star and they don’t know!!) or even where Korea is.
  • The Curious Case of Gran Torino

    01/27/2009 4:15:37 PM PST · by Free ThinkerNY · 86 replies · 3,790+ views
    time.com ^ | Jan. 26, 2009 | S. James Snyder
    This year's Oscar story lines have already been etched in stone — Mickey Rourke as the comeback kid, Slumdog Millionaire as the art-house wunderkind, Milk as the timely social commentary (released three weeks after Proposition 8 passed in California). Yet while the critics have been fussing over wrestlers and Mumbai quiz shows, audiences have been flocking to Gran Torino — an Oscar outcast that's been doing laps around the competition at the box office. At some point this week, the Clint Eastwood drama will pass the $100 million mark, easily surpassing the box-office receipts brought in by not only some...