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Mike Baker & Pasha Malla

Mike Baker lives in Montreal, where he is pursuing a Ph.D. in Communications at McGill University. TMN Contributing Writer Pasha Malla is his friend.

Once More, With Feeling

Some call Wes Anderson’s new movie, The Darjeeling Limited, mounting evidence of the filmmaker’s racism—others, of his inability to make a decent film. MIKE BAKER and PASHA MALLA address both camps, and make room for improvement. (Conversation Piece | October 24, 2007)

The Last Hurrah of the Mash-Ups

All of these unlikely musical pairings are bound to get unlikable soon. But rest assured somebody out there will still appreciate the effort. Reviews of the very last of the famous international long-playing records. (Spoofs & Satire | October 11, 2005)

Here’s the Pitch

Space: the final frontier…of delicious cooking! Mike Baker and Pasha Malla have an exciting new idea for a cookbook that has “out of this world” recipes that are “universally appealing.” Get ready, because it’s T-minus 10 to tasty! (Personalities | February 8, 2005)

Trailers for Everyday Life

Ever wonder why your life’s not more like Mel Gibson’s? Ever think maybe it’s because he gets better narration? Pasha Malla and Mike Baker bring us a batch of movie trailers scripted for real-life scenarios. (Stories | September 13, 2004)

Great Oscar Gaffes

Every year we watch the nominations unfold, the awards change hands, and the speeches drag on. But we miss all the inappropriate jokes, drunk punches, and other such un-televisables. Mike Baker and Pasha Malla bring us the moments Oscar wished he’d never seen. (Stories | February 25, 2004)


TODAY’S FEATURE

Test Post

Rather than shopping or a pottery workshop, blogging shows promise as a fun, “couple-y” activity. THE GOLEM writes the entry that took a thousand years.

OUR MAN IN BOSTON

Question, Questions, Questions?

Padgett Powell's bebop solo of a book is 164 pages of interrogatory--that's right, questions.

INFINITE SUMMER

Dracula

Sponsored by TMN, the online book club reads the vampire novel that sired them all.
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