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Monthly Archives: December 2013
“Wash Teeth If Any” — Woody Guthrie’s New Year’s Rulin’s from 1943
Here is a list of Woody Guthrie’s new year’s resolutions from January 1, 1943. It’s a sound list for any year. 33. Wake Up And Fight 32. Make Up Your Mind 31. Love Everybody 30. Love pete 29. Love Papa … Continue reading
Posted in Beautiful Writing, Humor
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“Possibly the second-worst thing to happen to Japan so far this century . . .
. . . “47 Ronin” is at once both a miserable movie and an extraordinary monument to how miserable the movie industry can be.” Whoa, reviewers are going to have a hard time topping David Ehrlich at film.com on this … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Movie Corner
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I can think of another word that begins with a capital C
I’ll give you a pass on the xenophobia and historical revisionism, but can you at least rhyme?
Posted in Happy Valley Hoedown
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This is one of those stories where . . .
. . . you sit in the car long after you’ve arrived at your destination, listening because you can’t turn off the radio. The astounding and tragic story of Fritz Haber, who had a hand in both feeding and murdering … Continue reading
Posted in Scathing Social Commentary
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Your Christmas Shopping Guide
Sorry I’ve been AWOL – here’s something to help guide your shopping.
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Middlebrow Megachurch Infotainment
Benjamin H. Bratton on TED talks: Let me tell you a story. I was at a presentation that a friend, an Astrophysicist, gave to a potential donor. I thought the presentation was lucid and compelling (and I’m a Professor of … Continue reading →