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Army Of Darkness
ElRey
5 p.m.
A discount-store employee is time-warped to a medieval castle, where he is the foretold savior who can dispel the evil there. Unfortunately, he screws up and releases an army of skeletons. (tvguide.com)

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I am open and receptive to new avenues of income. (louisehay.com)

Ellie
Knowing that a person may be unwittingly in danger of an assault imposes a moral duty to warn them.

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The Weekend Desk Report

By Steve Rhodes

Posting may be sporadic during Taint Week.

"Still looking for that perfect Christmas gift? It's not too late to buy a drone, the gift that 1 in 5 people say they'd like to receive and that 1.2 million of them are going to find under the tree," the Washington Post reports (via the Tribune).

One in five people asked for a drone? I'd check that list twice.

Beachwood Photo Booth: Season's Greetings
From the Beachwood bears.

Beachwood Sports Radio: Yes, Virginia, It's Your Fault
The Bears' X factor making End-Times Christians of all of us. Plus: Bears Fuller Shit; Fred's Funhouse; Q's Kids; and The Old College Try.

The (Exceedingly Sparse) Week In Chicago Rock
Featuring: Domestik Animal, Los Lobos with Thea Grace, Our Last Night, and Toronzo Cannon.

The Sound Opinions Weekend Listening Report: "Formed in 1977 in the original British punk wave, The Mekons are still going strong nearly four decades later. The band joins Jim and Greg in the studio to demonstrate its eclectic blend of country, folk, and punk rock. Plus, a review of the new album from R&B singer Dawn Richard."

Weekend BeachBook

The Bible As Fake News? Historical Jesus Didn't Exist.

Family Receives 38-Piece AstraZeneca Assorted Pill Sampler.

Marion Pritchard, Who Risked Her Life To Rescue Jews From Nazis, Dead At 96.

A Female Afghan Pilot Soars And Gives Up.

Secular Hollywood Quietly Courts The Faithful - Beginning In Naperville.

Weekend TweetWood

Christmyth Eve.
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) December 24, 2016

Calling them tweets is in a way an illusion. These are public statements from the president-elect. Bulletins. Form of delivery is a detail. https://t.co/oq7HN0d3iL
— Jay Rosen (@jayrosen_nyu) December 23, 2016

He uses a https://t.co/wmQwYeooy7 address -- just had to drop the g. https://t.co/8Jp2B9xu8w
— Matt Farmer (@mifarmer) December 23, 2016

But Trumpster John Kass says "it's all about love."

Trump's racist NY co-chair: 'wish list' for 2017: Obama dead of mad cow disease, Michelle "return to being a male" https://t.co/gFXwieNy9g
— Jonathan Landay (@JonathanLanday) December 23, 2016

The Weekend Desk Tronc Line: What it's all about.

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Posted on December 24, 2016