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Wednesday Trending Topics: A vs X

Published Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:35:07 -0600

Last updated Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:35:23 -0600

In which several months worth of paper and ink begins to unfold on a cold, gloomy day in December.

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Exactly One Year Before The Hobbit Opens, The Official Blurb Is Unveiled

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Steven Moffat Spills A Title, Promises Sluttiness, Die Hard-ness And No Two Parters For Next Year's Doctor Who

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