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Karen Choy

Remembering Roger Ebert
Remembering Roger Ebert
April 5, 2013
author, Collective Brain, criticism, DVD, fiction, film, film critic, Karen Choy, movies, reviews, Roger Ebert, San Mateo County Library blog, Half Moon Bay

Film critic and author, 1942-2013.

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Barely a Million Years
Barely a Million Years
February 11, 2013
adaptation, Australia, classic, Collective Brain, drama, DVD, film, holiday, horror, Joan Lindsay, Karen Choy, movie, mystery, novel, Peter Weir, Picnic at Hanging Rock, recommendations, San Mateo County Library blog, trailer, Valentine's Day, youtube, Half Moon Bay

Valentine’s Day movie pick: the eerily beautiful Picnic at Hanging Rock.

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Hey Girl, Whatcha Doin'?
Hey Girl, Whatcha Doin'?
November 30, 2012
actor, CD, Christmas, Collective Brain, DVD, film, Karen Choy, music, New Girl, recommendations, San Mateo County Library blog, She & Him, songs, television, TV series, Zooey Deschanel, Half Moon Bay

So I like Zooey Deschanel, wanna make something of it?

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Awesome Costumes
Awesome Costumes
October 1, 2012
bands, Collective Brain, costumes, Guided by Voices, Halloween, Holidays, Karen Choy, Magnetic Fields, music, music videos, Redd Kross, rock music, San Mateo County Library blog, videos, youtube, Half Moon Bay

Choosing a Halloween costume has never been easier thanks to these music videos!

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The Habit of Art
The Habit of Art
August 27, 2012
art, artists, authors, biography, cartoons, Collective Brain, fiction, Flannery O'Connor, Karen Choy, San Mateo County Library blog, writers, writing, Half Moon Bay

Author Flannery O'Connor's work as a visual artist.

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Bay Area Bands (and More!)
Bay Area Bands (and More!)
May 16, 2012
bands, CDs, Collective Brain, East Bay, Karen Choy, music, Oakland, San Francisco, San Mateo County Library blog, videos, youtube, Half Moon Bay

Rock, pop, and punk bands to see and hear.

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Watch the Skies
Watch the Skies
April 27, 2012
alien, classics, Cold War, Collective Brain, director, film, Gunsmoke, horror, Howard Hawks, James Arness, John Carpenter, Karen Choy, monsters, movie, recommendations, remake, San Mateo County Library blog, science fiction, The Thing, UFO, Half Moon Bay

What's 8ft tall, looks like a giant carrot, and lives off blood?

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Filmmaker Caveh Zahedi's Top 5 Lists
Filmmaker Caveh Zahedi's Top 5 Lists
April 16, 2012
bay area, books, Caveh Zahedi, CDs, Collective Brain, director, film, Karen Choy, movies, music, recommendations, San Francisco International Film Festival, San Mateo County Library blog, Top 5, Half Moon Bay

A featured filmmaker at the San Francisco International Film Festival.

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Satan is Real
Satan is Real
March 2, 2012
autobiography, books, CDs, Charlie Louvin, Collective Brain, country music, gospel, history, Ira Louvin, Karen Choy, Louvin Brothers, music, nonfiction, recommendations, review, San Mateo County Library blog, Half Moon Bay

A new autobiography about the Louvin Brothers.

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2011: Even More Recommendations!
2011: Even More Recommendations!
December 30, 2011
Best of 2011, books, classics, Collective Brain, comics, fiction, graphic novels, Karen Choy, nonfiction, recommendations, San Mateo County Library blog, Half Moon Bay

What does this youth services librarian read in her spare time? Not just kids' books!

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