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- Euphoria And The Degeneration of American TVIs American television becoming a self-congratulatory spectacle for the children of the well-to-do? Or are the disappointments the result of… Read more: Euphoria And The Degeneration of American TV
- The New Ninnies and ShystersThe problem with putting ninnies and shysters in charge of important things is that it trickles down. Everyone starts to… Read more: The New Ninnies and Shysters
- The Latest Liar From Flibberty MutualIn search of the latest liar from Flibberty Mutual Auto Insurance. They are very easy to find. They show up… Read more: The Latest Liar From Flibberty Mutual
- Y’allternative Has ArrivedBless the Sirius XM marketing people for making an Y’allternative country channel. Apparently this is a cultural trend emerging on… Read more: Y’allternative Has Arrived
- Did Hatred Win? Thoughts On An ElectionOnce upon a time in a college political science class, we debated the future of America and the world. We… Read more: Did Hatred Win? Thoughts On An Election
- Artificial Intelligence Versus Arizona DESThe Arizona Department of Economic Security (DES) has been using ‘automated systems’ or artificial intelligence to flag Pandemic Unemployment Assistance… Read more: Artificial Intelligence Versus Arizona DES
- Oligarchy and The Demise of American DemocracyTo the Greeks, the great enemy of Democracy was Oligarchy. A democracy slowly turns into an oligarchy when a small… Read more: Oligarchy and The Demise of American Democracy
- Artificial Intelligence Versus …In search of … Artificial Intelligence. AI is taking over writing, or so it’s said. Maybe it’s time to see… Read more: Artificial Intelligence Versus …
- Rewatching ‘Titanic’Titanic originally came out in theaters in December 1997 and played for about six months. I watched it three times… Read more: Rewatching ‘Titanic’
- More Writing in This Blog SpaceI’ve had blogs on the internet in one form or another for well over two decades. My writer’s blog Cryptic… Read more: More Writing in This Blog Space
- A True Liberal in America…?In search of … A True Liberal in America…? How did liberalism die in America? It’s actually pretty simple. It… Read more: A True Liberal in America…?
- Drops Of God – Apple TV+ Hidden GemDrops of God is a limited 8-episode series on Apple TV that delves into the world of wine. It’s a… Read more: Drops Of God – Apple TV+ Hidden Gem
- The Death of TwitterYesterday, Twitter began locking visitors out of seeing tweets without logging into an account. This means that if you try… Read more: The Death of Twitter
- Influencer or Comedian in Drag?This is about media advertising; it’s not a salvo in the culture wars. There’s been an uproar online about a… Read more: Influencer or Comedian in Drag?
- The Writer Side HustleThe writer side hustle has fundamentally changed the quality of information that Americans receive. It’s borne of a notion that… Read more: The Writer Side Hustle
- ClairvoyanceClairvoyance — (from French: clair ‘clear’ + voir ‘to see’); the supposed faculty of perceiving things or events in the… Read more: Clairvoyance
- ‘Reduce the Excess’ in the OutbackAnother throwback to the 2008 trip to Australia. This is a little more personal, a first person perspective with some… Read more: ‘Reduce the Excess’ in the Outback
- “The Alice” and AboriginalsThrowing it back to a blog written on a visit to the Australia Outback in 2008. “The Alice” is what… Read more: “The Alice” and Aboriginals
- A Deeper PlaneAdapted from something written long ago in the middle of everywhere…. There is a deeper plane of existence. A realm… Read more: A Deeper Plane
- The Amazon Covid FlimflamIs Amazon purposely giving employees Covid and then charging them a ‘processing fee’ to return to work? It’s a question… Read more: The Amazon Covid Flimflam
- Labour Shortages, TUS2 and FU2For writers and gig freelancers (especially during a pandemic), a seasonal job at a local package facility to earn some… Read more: Labour Shortages, TUS2 and FU2
- The Vaccination BluesDo you get the vaccination blues? It’s a feeling of ‘enough already’ with all the misinformation and lallygagging with people… Read more: The Vaccination Blues
- Slab City — Waiting for the OceanEarthquakes near Slab City recently. If California falls into the sea, the Salton Sea and Slab City become ocean front… Read more: Slab City — Waiting for the Ocean
- ‘The Stand’ 2021: A Wasted Opportunity‘The Stand’ is one of Stephen King’s quintessential novels. The hardcover version released in 1978 was set in 1980, and… Read more: ‘The Stand’ 2021: A Wasted Opportunity
- Insurrection and Modern MediaIt’s easy to get obsessed with online video and narratives of the riot and insurrection at the US Capitol Building.… Read more: Insurrection and Modern Media
- The Self — Seeing ‘I’ to ‘i’Where lies the self? Is it the ego or the spirit or some place in between? Seeing eye-to-eye means mutual… Read more: The Self — Seeing ‘I’ to ‘i’
- Dead-naming and Death of the EgoDead-naming is a new concept that is being defined in writer’s guides for AP Style and others. It occurs when… Read more: Dead-naming and Death of the Ego
- Survival of the FittestIf you’re going to talk “survival of the fittest” related to a virus, understand what that means. The term “fit”… Read more: Survival of the Fittest
- Fountains of Life“Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilised people are beginning to find out that going to the mountains is going home; that… Read more: Fountains of Life
- The New Arbiters of Truth?Facebook and Twitter as arbiters of truth? Say it ain’t so, but it appears that some people want that to… Read more: The New Arbiters of Truth?
- ‘Home Before Dark’: An Unexpected Gem on Apple TVAt first glance, ‘Home Before Dark’ on Apple TV looks like a show for kids and families, along the lines… Read more: ‘Home Before Dark’: An Unexpected Gem on Apple TV
- A CoronaVirus for a KingThis is based in part on speculation and conjecture…. It looks like the current president of the United States is… Read more: A CoronaVirus for a King
- The Original ‘Bigot’Bigot: a person who is intolerant toward those holding different opinions — ORIGIN: late 16th century (denoting a superstitious religious… Read more: The Original ‘Bigot’
- Star Wars: The Original EndingA long time ago in a galaxy far, far away… Those words first came across the movie screen in the… Read more: Star Wars: The Original Ending
- The Bucket List BluesThe Bucket List — a list of things to get done before you die. For many people with such a… Read more: The Bucket List Blues
- A True EmpathEmpath – (chiefly in science fiction) a person with the paranormal ability to apprehend (or perceive) the mental or emotional… Read more: A True Empath
- “Joker” and Media Violence: An Analysis“Joker” with Joaquin Phoenix is the highest earning R-rated movie of all time, and it has struck a nerve among… Read more: “Joker” and Media Violence: An Analysis
- Grand Canyon — End of an EraIs mobile phone service soon to invade the backcountry at Grand Canyon? There’s a proposal to improve service in the… Read more: Grand Canyon — End of an Era
- Media Arts and Culture DefinedMedia arts is the study of human communication in all genres and forms that use electronic media and technology to… Read more: Media Arts and Culture Defined
- MokshaMoksha: (from Sanskrit moksa) release from the cycle of rebirth impelled by the law of karma (in Hinduism and Jainism).… Read more: Moksha
- In Search Of… The Premise For This SpaceThis series presents information based in part on theory and conjecture. The producer’s purpose is to suggest some possible explanations,… Read more: In Search Of… The Premise For This Space
- Travel Eye-Q~a new space“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad,… Read more: Travel Eye-Q~a new space
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