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last dispatch from the briar patch | alex

Merry Christmukkah and a happy Festivus to all!

Well, it's over. Tonight I will be back in the big apple, leaving bean town behind. It strikes me now that Manhatan's food-based nickname refers to the international symbol for sin, while Boston's references a legume infamous for inducing flatulence. Huh. On a related note, eight of the eighteen contestants on the new Average Joe are from the Boston area. Seriously. I would link to the Globe article that proves it but the Gray Lady's red-headed stepchild of a newspaper has a terrible website and you have to pay to access items that are older than like an hour.

Also, just in case you weren't convinced, Ugg is over. The Xmas Globe featured an article talking about how in they are (by my count that is about two weeks for a Times to Globe style conversion). Among the celebrities pictured wearing them: Nicole Richie and Pammy Anderson. Is it just me or do those seem like weird selections?

While I get ready to catch my ride back to civilization, feel free to go check out Salon's ten best films of '03 list. Lost in Translation is number one, which I suppose I agree with, but A Mighty Wind is also on there and while mildly amusing it was the worst-paced and least funny of the Guest flicks. If there were not ten better movies than that this year then it must have been a pretty bad year.

The 10 best movies of 2003 | Salon