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• Toothsome Books

  

  A visit to the dentist always entails a certain amount of anxiety.  Will the sins of my mouth have caught up with me?  Are my sleepy nights’ brushings thorough... Read more

  Posted on 01 August 2024 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Television

  

  has lost its prominence in the internet age.  Those of us entering the “senior” category of life’s grades were raised on television.  I know I watched far too... Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2024 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Expectations

  

  Our minds are our most powerful tools. Some of us wonder what reality is, and David Robson has written a very important book that the title explains: The... Read more

  Posted on 30 July 2024 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Deep Woods

  

  The output of female horror directors tends to be thoughtful. And there are some legitimately terrifying scenes in Lovely, Dark, and Deep. Nobody, however, has... Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2024 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Politics As Usual

  

  What J. D. Vance does on, or to, his couch is his own business.  Sexual preferences between consenting adults, and furniture, is a private matter.  (Vance... Read more

  Posted on 28 July 2024 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Lobo

  

  Tor Johnson—actually Karl Erik Tore Johansson—became famous but not rich. Such was the fate of some early horror actors, including Bela Lugosi. Read more

  Posted on 27 July 2024 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Opposites?

  

  Not having the money to subscribe, I limit myself to the daily headlines of Publishers Weekly. When physically in the office in New York City, it circulated... Read more

  Posted on 26 July 2024 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Yucca

  

  Flats isn’t the kind of place you’d like to vacation. Not only is it highly irradiated by nuclear testing, it’s also a place where police shoot at innocent... Read more

  Posted on 25 July 2024 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Not Content

  

  I write books. When I want to “create content” I do it on this blog. (And a few other internet sites.) These aren’t the same thing. Read more

  Posted on 24 July 2024 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Singing Darkly

  

  Euro-horror has become one of the more profound sub-genres of film. I can’t recall who it was that recommended A Dark Song—set in Wales although filmed in... Read more

  Posted on 23 July 2024 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Tech Trust

  

  Tech problems are a part of life, of course.  The recent problem at CrowdStrike that grounded airlines and prevented 911 from working and interfered with medica... Read more

  Posted on 22 July 2024 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Second Peak

  

  It all started with The X-Files. You see, we hadn’t watched television since about 1988. Part of that was practical—we couldn’t afford cable and then when we... Read more

  Posted on 21 July 2024 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• A Touch of Poe

  

  One of the more somber aspects of our staycation in the Poconos occurred on our search for Tanners Falls.  It brought to mind a story by Edgar Allan Poe.  Here’... Read more

  Posted on 20 July 2024 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Summerween

  

  Okay, so why didn’t anybody tell me?  Well, I suppose it’s because few people know me.  But still, I had to find out about Summerween from the New York Times.... Read more

  Posted on 19 July 2024 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Fire Walking

  

  Telinema is a strange place. (This is my word for television and cinema, since apparently no such term exists.) My wife and I have been making our way through... Read more

  Posted on 18 July 2024 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Small Things Grow

  

  I’ve always been fascinated with origins. I guess I’m a kid who never grew up. Now that I’ve turned my attention to movies, I sometimes wonder about the origin... Read more

  Posted on 17 July 2024 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Spirit Storm

  

  Some time ago, we experienced quite a windstorm.  More than wind, there was a dump of rain, thunder, hail, and all that.  My wife and I were attending a... Read more

  Posted on 16 July 2024 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Powerful Belief

  

  Even someone who’s spent a lifetime studying religion can’t know every single sect. People are far too creative in that regard, and some belief groups are fairl... Read more

  Posted on 15 July 2024 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Fun Homework

  

  I recently discussed the two Kolchak movies: The Night Stalker and The Night Strangler. In those posts I noted that I’d not grown up with Kolchak. My reason... Read more

  Posted on 14 July 2024 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Carnival Days

  

  Carnival of Souls has been receiving renewed attention of late, so I decided to watch it again to see if I’d missed something the first time. Indeed, I had. Read more

  Posted on 13 July 2024 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY