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Movie Reviews: The Color Out Of Space
The Color Out Of Spacedirected by Richard StanleyThis sci-fi/horror movie is an adaptation of the 1927 H.P. Lovecraft short story of the same name (color is spelled "colour"). It was one of...
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Movie Reviews: Five Against The House
Five Against The Housedirected by Phil KarlsonAlthough some consider this a film noir, I don't. It looks like one but it's just a heist movie and not one that's very engaging, with the exception of Kim...
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Twerking at True Kitchen Restaurant
Let's say you invite a guest to your home. The guest puts her bare feet on your couch, throws her chewed meat bones on your carpet, and writes her name in permanent marker on your walls. When you...
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Watching Morning Television
Scanning morning television while working from home over the past nine months I learned a few things. These include:1) I need to call the Medicare Coverage Hotline right now to make sure I'm getting...
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Movie Reviews: Jailbait
Jailbaitdirected by Ed WoodI am always looking for a good film noir to watch so I decided to check this one out. It quickly became apparent that this 1954 movie wasn't a good film noir. In fact it...
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Landlord Removes Tenant's Door Because Of Late Rent
As the pandemic continues to rage we will see more stories like this. How many of us could lose our job or other source of income or savings and be just fine for a significant amount of time?A Missouri...
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Trump Lost The 2020 Presidential Election
Trump lost the 2020 Presidential Election. Trump lost because enough people in enough states decided that Joe Biden was the better choice. Trump lost because the Republican Party is on a national...
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Book Reviews: My Work Is Not Yet Done
My Work Is Not Yet Doneby Thomas LigottiI hadn't read anything by this Detroit born author though I heard good things about him. So I decided to read the 2002 titular short story/novella. It also comes...
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Chicago Police Raid Wrong Home And Hold Naked Black Woman At Gunpoint
The Chicago Police are notorious for both brutality and for getting things wrong. When you have the legal authority to detain, arrest, hurt and even kill people getting things wrong more than a few...
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You may recall a previous blog post about how a Vietnamese-American student with the unfortunate name of Phuc Bui got very upset and charged bias when her college professor suggested that she might...
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When's the last time you were involved in a good old fashioned snowball fight? Sometimes there's nothing better as this recently colorized video from 1897 Lyon, France shows. This short film was shot...
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Movie Reviews: Murder, My Sweet
Murder, My Sweetdirected by Edward DmytrykThis was the first film adaptation of one of novelist's Raymond Chandler's Phillip Marlowe's detective stories. Leading man Dick Powell, previously known as a...
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Television Reviews: Britannia Season One
Brittaniaproduced by Pippa Harris and Sam MendesSeason One previously aired on British television and Amazon prime almost three years ago but just started running on American cable channels this past...
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Keller Texas Cops Needlessly Arrest And Pepper Spray Father And Son
I don't begrudge anyone for having a bad day. Depending on the job I may not take it personally if a person is occasionally a jerk. I have mentioned before that a worker at my neighborhood post office...
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Movie Reviews: The Last Shift
The Last Shiftdirected by Andrew CohnThis indie film is worthwhile watching despite some occasionally muddled themes. I appreciated that this movie didn't neatly resolve everything like an old episode...
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Casu Martzu: Maggot Cheese
Different cultures have different ideas of what is considered permissible to eat. What is kosher in one culture could be considered disgusting in another. There are too many examples of this to...
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Movie Reviews: Gilda
Gildadirected by Charles VidorThis film noir really put the actress Rita Hayworth on the map in terms of exciting sex appeal though by modern sensibilities visually the movie is at worst PG-13. Still,...
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Trump's Coup Attempt
I take a few weeks off from this site to concentrate on the Day Job and what happens? The Orange Buffoon tries to incite the overthrow of the US government. And since it didn't work he denies that he...
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Movie Reviews: American Skin
American Skindirected by Nate ParkerI have written before of how I despise sexual assault double standards wielded against Black men. Kobe Bryant hadn't even had a funeral yet before one white actress...
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Snowy Owl In Central Park
I wonder if climate change has anything to do with snowy owls being seen more often outside of their normal Great White North habitat. I've only seen one up close a few times. It's an impressive sight....
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