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Twin Picks – Ep 5: Collective Soul

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Agent Dale Cooper: Well then. So here I am. It would appear that, one, my room service breakfast has not yet arrived. Number two, it is clear that I have been shot at close range. If my interpretation in this reality is any indication of the actual wound, it would

Twin Picks – Ep 4: A Whisper Of Smoke

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Agent Dale Cooper (to handheld recorder): Diane, I have checked in to my accommodations at 21c Museum Hotel. Situated on the 18th floor, the malfunction of one elevator means either taking the stairs -- at nearly 500 feet above sea level -- or a lengthy wait to get to or from

Twin Picks – Ep 3: The Usual Suspects

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Agent Dale Cooper (to handheld recorder): Diane, we are waiting in the office of Bengals owner Mike Brown. I am accompanied by local lawman, police chief Eliot Isaac who, thus far, has navigated me through interactions with two potential suspects: one AJ McCarron, a persistent and, frankly, creepy young man with

Who Could It Be Now?

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EXT. CLEVELAND BROWNS ORGANIZED TEAM ACTIVITIES – BEREA, OH Roster mastermind Paul DePodesta watches OTAs from a golf cart in the shade near the practice field. As players run drills and scripted non-contact plays, DePodesta focuses his attention from prospect to prospect, timing the ladder drill or counting the steps of a dropping cornerback.

Twin Picks – Ep 2: Traces to Nowhere

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Agent Dale Cooper (to handheld recorder): Diane, we have arrived at the Bengals facility, Paul Brown Stadium, which to me sounds like the name of the place where the cross-state Cleveland Browns would play, where the general employees are beginning to fill the parking lot. Per the league calendar, most of the veterans

Adieu, adios, arrivederci, auf wiedersehen.

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NPR's Frank Deford retired rather unceremoniously last Wednesday, May 3rd, broadcasting his final mid-week Morning Edition commentary. Reduced last year from a weekly piece to a monthly feature, his final appearance after 37 years at National Public Radio was met with the exact tapered energy and matter-of-fact emotion that anyone would expect

Twin Picks – Ep 1: Pilot

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Agent Dale Cooper (to handheld recorder): Diane, I have just recently arrived on the north bank of the Ohio River. I have been on the periphery of the scene but, after speaking to coroner for any initial indications that this may be another strike by our man, I am confident that the

Offseason Quotables: NCAA Championship to the Draft (Submissions)

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Please allow me to briefly take off my fourth estate cap and enter, just for this once, the realm of commentary. End of game highlights are good. End of season highlights are just great though. Seasons being over. Careers being over. Coaches being straight up done - this is what I love about sports. Some