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The Dark Knight Review

(Disclaimer: I have tried my best to not include any spoilers for those who have not seen the movie. Enjoy!) I'm a bit late on this review, but hey, better late than never, right? I was one of the fortunate few who were able to procure a ticket to an IMAX showing of The Dark Knight on opening night (tickets had been sold out for weeks beforehand). To put it bluntly, I believe The Dark Knight is the best movie ever produced in my lifetime. (I said my lifetime, you dopes. This does not include Star Wars Episode 4, because it came out before I was born!) The entire experience was uncanny, starting with the previews. They only showed two, but what they lacked in numbers...

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My Internal Clock

 I have an uncanny sense of time. I usually know what time it is without looking at a clock, and I'm almost always within 5 minutes of accuracy, to boot. I can also set an internal "alarm" to wake me up whenever I wish. For the past year or so, I've always woken up almost exactly an hour before my actual, physical alarm clock blares its annoying beeps. Yes, it's a total pain in the ass. And for some reason, I cannot seem to find the "off" button to this internal alarm. After waking up (unnecessarily) at 6:00am again this morning, I finally realized why. I'm such a control freak that I force myself to wake up on my terms, not the alarm clock's. ...

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My Parents’ Old Mexican Workers

This past weekend, Neatorama posted an article called U.S. Economy Sucks, So Illegal Immigrants Are Goin’ Home! I was immediately reminded of Mario, a worker at my parents' old dry cleaners. A Mexican immigrant, Mario worked the heavy press machines. He worked at the store for almost the entire 15 years of my parents' tenure. Slowly but steadily he was able to build his salary to $700 a week. A few years after Mario started working at the store, he married a fellow Mexican immigrant named Maria. He was able to procure a position for her at the same store. She didn't work as many hours as him, and earned $400 a week. Although the store was located in the wealthy suburban area of Weschester, NY, Mario and Maria rented a...

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