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'The Amazing Race 15' Recap: Cue Evil Smirk, Then Evil Laugh, Then Rejection (Episode 9)
In the words of my favorite Canadian indie band, "it's all gonna break!" Seems The Amazing Race this week is the week when everything goes right past the breaking point, and everybody tries to hold on. Maybe it was because I watched the show frust...
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The Amazing Race: The Laws of Karma Revisited Season 15, Episode 9
A few weeks back on The Amazing Race, Brian and Ericka adopted a tactic that, considering the cut-throat nature of the entire competition, seemed unlikely: be nice to others. Karma, Brian believed, will pay them back. So they played nice and helpe...
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'The Amazing Race 15' Episode 8: "Are You A Candelabra?" And Other Sticky Bits - Recap
Last week's The Amazing Race marked the return of that infamous Roadblock back in season 6, with the hundreds of hay bales and the flags rolled on, say, three percent of the flags. While the first time around someone was stuck there for ten hours...
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The Amazing Race Season 15, Episode 8: We All Saw It Coming, But...
I feel bad for Gary and Matt's eventual elimination, but not so, because we all saw it coming. Sometimes it feels it's just circumstance that's getting in the way--although sometimes it's helped them reach the frontrunners and even reach first pl...
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'The Amazing Race 15' Episode 7: Shut Up! Shut Up! Shuuut! Up! - Recap
I'm writing this recap fresh from a Singapore holiday, where I spent four days or so walking in humid temperatures and surprise rains. And I have two blisters on my left foot, too. Which leaves me to wonder: do these teams on The Amazing Race fe...
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'The Amazing Race 15' Episde 6: Put Your Frustrations Into Four-Letter Words (Like "Hugs") - Recap
This is a weird metaphor to make, but the last two legs of The Amazing Race can be connected to that Katy Perry song. Now, forgive me for this metaphor, kids, but hear me out: hot deserts, cold ski resorts, hot hookahs, cold shark-infested-ish wa...
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The Amazing Race: But Salted Herring and Onions Look Delicious, Matt!
We've all mentioned this in one way or another, but one of the things I love about The Amazing Race is the way we get to travel around the world without having to get off our couches. Of course, nothing beats the real thing, but watching the show...
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11/01/09: The Amazing Race – This is not my Finest Hour (The Netherlands)
Tonight on The Amazing Race, the twelve remaining racers departed from the sweltering desert heat of Dubai for the chilly Atlantic winds of The Netherlands. All six teams departed, rushing to the airport like extras in a Godzilla movie before bein... more
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Recap: Mika and Canaan Exit 'Amazing Race' Due to Fear (Season 15, Episode 5)
Another couple was heading home after a few weeks of "The Amazing Race". Mika and Canaan, the newly dating couple who had been finishing seventh place in the last three weeks, finally met the dead line because they were unable to catch up with the...
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'The Amazing Race 15' Recap: More Karma in the City of Extremes (Season 15, Episode 4)
I never thought it's possible: The Amazing Race starting exactly 74 minutes past the time it's supposed to start. Thanks, football. That gives me 74 more minutes to convince my mother to watch the show again--she's heartbroken after seeing Zev a...
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