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The Principal is a N*****!
In the classic Mel Brooks comedy Blazing Saddles, a black man is appointed to be sheriff of a Western town. The new sheriff initially doesn't know that the state's corrupt attorney general and governor...
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I reviewed the Stephen King book Doctor Sleephere. It will be interesting to see how the upcoming film matches or exceeds the book. Given that King has consistently expressed his strong dislike for the...
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Range Rover Evoque Commercial: Stolen Music???
I am not a musician or an entertainment lawyer so I can't say with absolute authority that the song "I found a place in my heart" from the new Range Rover Evoque commercial was stolen from the song...
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Movie Reviews: The Mule
The Muledirected by Clint EastwoodAlthough the plot seems improbable this movie was based on the real life exploits of an elderly man who became one of the Sinaloa Cartel's most productive drug mules....
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Television Reviews: Yellowstone Season One
Yellowstone Season 1created and written by Taylor SheridanI'm not sure if I thought this Paramount TV drama was trashy fun or funny trash. Yellowstone was created by the man who wrote and directed Wind...
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No Good Deed Goes Unpunished: Robert Smith and Morehouse
When you do something good for people you should be praised for your actions. You may have heard that Black American billionaire Robert Smith attended the 2019 Morehouse commencement where he promised...
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Book Reviews: Known Devil
Known Devilby Justin GustanisAlthough this is the third in a series, I didn't know that before starting the book. I don't think it made all that much difference. It's old hat nowadays to imagine a...
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Book Reviews: The Fix
The Fixby David BaldacciThis is another installment in the Amos Decker detective series. Decker is a detective on semi-permanent loan to the FBI. He is a former college football player who is fighting...
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Movie Reviews: Glass
Glassdirected by M. Night ShyamalanThis film was a sequel to Shyamalan's previous films Unbreakable and Split. It's not really necessary to have seen the previous films although it probably helps. As...
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Democratic Debates
I haven't been all that impressed with any of the Democratic presidential contenders so far. Some were better spoken than others. Some like former vice-President Joe Biden seemed to have no clue why...
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Movie Reviews: The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)
The Postman Always Rings Twicedirected by Tay GarnettThis was the first English language adaptation of the book of the same name. Along with movies like The Big Sleep, The Big Heat and others this film...
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Dershowitz Kept His Drawers On
You may have heard that financier and pedophile Jeffrey Epstein is in trouble again over his penchant for very young girls. Epstein is an (alleged) friend to many powerful men, something that may well...
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Movie Reviews: Pet Sematary (2019)
Pet Sematary (2019)directed by Kevin Kolsch and Dennis WidmyerThis is a, well not quite remake, but second film adaptation of the Stephen King horror novel. As is typical with book to film adaptations...
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Movie Reviews: A Violent Separation
A Violent Separationdirected by Kevin and Michael GoetzHow far would you go to protect a blood relative? That's a question raised in a number of films. A Violent Separation was trying to be a Golden...
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Book Reviews: Invisible
Invisible: The Forgotten Story of the Black Woman Lawyer Who Took Down America's Most Powerful Mobsterby Stephen L. CarterPeople have always seen the African-American elite or upper middle class...
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Michigan Woods Come Alive With Sound
I live in a semi-rural suburban development. Emphasis on the "semi-". There are still some small patches of woods, parks, and farmland left within walking distance of my subdivision but I imagine in...
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Democratic Debate Impressions
Tulsi Gabbard debates Kamala HarrisThe two recent Democratic Presidential debates were entertaining. Everyone tried to take down Biden. Tulsi Gabbard smacked Kamala Harris around like Harris owed her...
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Movie Reviews: Gloria Bell
Gloria Belldirected by Sebastian LelioGloria Bell is Lelio's English language remake of his 2013 Chilean movie Gloria. The very first thing I thought after having watched this movie, which presumably...
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Movie Reviews: Hellboy
Hellboy(2019)directed by Neil MarshallNeil Marshall directed Dog Soldiers which you really should see and this film which you really should not. Marshall also directed HBO's A Game of Thrones episodes...
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Dumb Criminals Strike Again!
I have always been amazed and somewhat amused by criminals who do really stupid things for really small rewards. This could be a school board member who agrees to take a $200 bribe in order to steer...
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