Being an anarchist at heart, my gut says no nation has a ‘right to exist’. All nations are simply the local warlords in charge, creating laws out of nothingness, compelling everyone within certain invisible boundaries to obey said laws, or face punishment or death. … [read more]
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Nothing But a Man,
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NOV. 18, 2023Nothing But a Man (1964) Here’s a hell of a flick — a look at American segregation while it was happening. … [read more]
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NOV. 17, 2023UnitedHealth pushed employees to follow an algorithm to cut off Medicare patients’ rehab care
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Line of Duty,
and a few films
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NOV. 17, 2023Line of Duty
(debut episode; 2012)Police are completely out of control. They can do anything to anyone for any reason, and unless there’s enormous media attention, they’ll almost certainly get away with it. … [read more] -
That girl at summer camp
My parents sent me to summer camp every year. It lasted a week, and I never once said, “Can I go to summer camp, can I please?,” … [read more]
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Get Shorty,
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NOV. 16, 2023Get Shorty (1995) Chili Palmer (John Travolta) is is a Miami debt-collector and darn it, a nice guy. … [read more]
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Medical and dental
Shart happens — the fart that’s more than a fart. It comes with old age, and I’ve done it about a dozen times. It was a big surprise the first time, but that was years ago. … [read more]
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Dark Star,
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NOV. 15, 2023Dark Star (1974)I first saw this at a sci-fi convention before I’d even dropped out of high school. … [read more]
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Tuesday, November 14, 2023
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NOV. 14, 2023Jeez, the world is garbage — putrid, stinking trash with maggots crawling through it. … [read more]
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Big Wednesday,
and a few more films
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#215 [archive]
NOV. 14, 2023Big Wednesday (1978)All the surf movies I’ve seen were really just ‘beach’ movies about Moondoggie and Annette falling in love or whatever. … [read more]
