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What’s Really the Deal with Game of Thrones Season 7
Okay I just finished season 7 of Game of Thrones….. and it’s baaaad. Even the good parts are… not that good. The main culprits are Timing: This is a problem at the macro level (different parts of the story were … Continue reading
Sexual Abuse in Hollywoo? Let Me Put On My Shock Face
I was not the slightest bit surprised by the contents of the initial disclosure nor the subsequent rolling revelations that an acclaimed Hollywood producer turned out to be a morally corrupt sexual predator. The only thing that slightly surprised me … Continue reading
Pulling People’s Chains, Making Them Dance
The simple fact that some moronic people take things written on Twitter seriously fills me with despair. People, regardless or political orientation, who take twitter or facebook and anything written there as a basis for real world action remind me … Continue reading
Catalonia…. Punts
For decades the independistes have been telling the public that an independent Catalonia would be welcomed into the EU with open arms and, free of the banditos from Madrid, would become an economic powerhouse. Since the ‘referendum’ it’s been made … Continue reading
Kneeling and Free Speech for Entertainers
I feel about the NFL kneeling kerfuffle much the same way I did about the Dixie Chicks kerfuffle about 10-12 years ago (waaaay too lazy to look up dates). For those without my obsessive detail to pop culture memory, the … Continue reading
Catalonia Catatonia
Back in 1978 there was a referendum on whether to accept a constitution that would replace rule by dictator with the rule of law. In Catalonia, it won about 95 %, plus such a large majority of voters turned out … Continue reading
Bojack Horseman: Chasing after Happiness
I’ve recently started watching Bojack Horseman, and it’s quickly become one of my favorite things and I’m wondering why I haven’t heard of it before. For those who aren’t familiar, it’s about a B-list celebrity named Bojack Horseman who had … Continue reading
