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''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/About_a_Boy_(novel) About a Boy]'' is the title of a coming of age novel, which was later adapted into a film and TV series. The title of the novel was also a reference to the Nirvana song [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/About_a_Girl_(Nirvana_song) "About a Girl."]
'''[[Halt & Catch Fire]]'''<BR>
"Halt & Catch Fire" is a reference to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halt_and_Catch_Fire computer machine code] instruction that will cause a computer to stop functioning. There is also a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halt_and_Catch_Fire_(TV_series) TV series] of the same name.
'''[[10.14 The Executioner's Song]]'''<BR>
"The Executioner's Song" is a reference to the Pulitzer Prize-winning [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Executioner%27s_Song novel of the same name] by Norman Mailer, which documented the events surrounding the execution by the State of Utah of murderer Gary Gilmore. Norman Mailer also wrote a [http://remember.org/imagine/executionar.html poem of the same name.]
'''[[10.15 The Things They Carried]]'''<BR>
"The Things They Carried" is a collection of short stories [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Things_They_Carried of the same name] by Tim O'Brien. The stories chronicles a platoon of American soldiers in the Vietnam War, and are based on O'Brien's own experiences.
'''[[10.16 Paint It Black]]'''<BR>
This episode gets its title from the Rolling Stones song [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paint_It_Black of the same name].
'''[[10.17 Inside Man]]'''<BR>
An inside man is someone who helps with the execution of a crime by working inside the target, like [[Bobby]] did in this episode. The episode title "Inside Man" probably refers to the 2006 movie ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inside_Man Inside Man]'' about a bank heist directed by Spike Lee.
'''[[10.18 Book of the Damned]]'''<BR>
''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Book_of_the_Damned The Book of the Damned]'' is a work of nonfiction by Charles Fort and was published in 1919. The book deals with various types of paranormal phenomenon ranging from UFOs to the existence of giants and fairies. The [[Book of the Damned]] that first appears in this episode appears to have more in common with the ''[http://evildead.wikia.com/wiki/Necronomicon_Ex-Mortis/ Necronomicon Ex-Mortis]'' from the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Evil_Dead_%28franchise%29 ''Evil Dead'' film series], which was bound in human flesh and inked blood, and written in ancient Sumerian.
'''[[10.19 The Werther Project]]'''<BR>
"The Werther Project" is a reference to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copycat_suicide Werther effect] or copycat suicide. This episode is also when the [[Werther Box]] is introduced.