The Judd Apatow Trio
No, today’s post isn’t about some barber shop quartet that has suddenly lost a member. Instead, I’m taking a look at three movies that have been produced by Judd Apatow: The 40 Year Old Virgin, Knocked Up, and...
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Respect Yourself As a Freelance Writer First
Society seems to place writers — particularly freelance writers — on a lower plane than respectable professions like accountants, computer programmers, and dentists. Sure, we love people like Tom Clancy and Michael...
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What’s Up Wednesdays: Field of Wants
I don’t know about the rest of the guys, but I think I’m reasonably recovered from our...
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The Dot Com Diet
While not all of us are pulling down truckloads of cash like a certain evil panda slayer and fake...
Read MoreA Reciprocal Web Traffic Agreement
If your blog is meant to be a personal journal, one that will only be shared among a small group of friends, then growing your audience isn’t exactly the biggest priority. If you’re not interested in making money...
Read MoreKanye West Wins, 50 Cent Whines
Yesterday, I said that Kanye West was on track to beat 50 Cent in their first week record sales. I also said that while Kanye West: Graduation wasn’t the best album in the world (nor was it Kanye’s best), it was...
Read MoreThe 59th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards – Highlights and Thoughts
Why didn’t Stephen Colbert win anything??!?!?!?! Okay, now that I got that out of my system… let’s move on to a couple of the highlights from the show: Family Guy Opening Song They decided to go with something...
Read More50 Cent Retires From Rapping, Kanye West Responsible
That could very well be the headline found in major newspapers tomorrow if early projections hold up. Last Tuesday, Kanye West: Graduation and 50 Cent: Curtis were launched and the hip hop community was abuzz. It’s not...
Read MoreEd And Michael’s Hockey Blog Dot Com – Here’s The Contest Winner
As I promised yesterday, here is the announcement of the new hockey blog to be run by Ed Lau and me. After careful consideration of all the candidates — there were over 300 in all — we have decided to go with...
Read MoreTechnical Difficulties
Hey all. I know that you were expecting me to announce the name of the new hockey blog today and that should still happen so hang tight. A video was taken after an extended dot com pho lunch and Ed is in the process of editing...
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Hi, I'm Michael. By day, I'm a writer and editor. By night, I'm still a writer and editor. I'm also an engaged work-at-home dad, a voracious foodie, an avid traveler, and a thinker who thinks he might be thinking too much. Beyond the Rhetoric is a reflection of my eclectic life, fueled by caffeine and Wi-Fi.
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