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I don’t blame them
I finally signed up for Twitter, so I can compare the algorithmic feeds of all the major social media. Question at hand: Who is covering the PURPOSE OF LIFE now that Franny has brought it into the public conversation for the first time since 1945? Nothing subtle about Rumble and Reddit and Medium. Rumble is…
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Where’s the guild? There.
Before the NAZI TORTURE CAMP, and strongly and plaintively during the CAMP, I’ve been asking over and over WHERE’S THE GUILD? Where is the organized defense of humanity, or even the organized self-interested defense of occupations and businesses? Franny continues to perform the function of a Guild, which has been lost for many decades. In…
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More Zenith, more Audrey
Continuing a theme! In this episode of Meet McGraw, Audrey plays a femme fatale who is setting up the patsy for a poisoned Martini. She starts a Cobra-Matic for aptronymic mood music.
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Dotay is
Today is Pi Approximation Day and also Doonerism Spay. 7/22 is a spoonerism of 22/7. Nice accijunctal condention. Volve was also impied in the most spamous foonerism, allegedly said by old Spean Dooner himself in his role as piston of an Esexcopal church: “Mardon me padam, but this pie is occupewed. May I sew you…
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Sequoyah was smart
A new article in Tablet makes a strong point. Hebrew is what keeps the Jewish tribe together. The author underestimates the specific linguistic power of Hebrew. (As opposed to just any generic shared language.) = = = = = START TABLET: To better understand this relatively unexplored contrast, we might refer to the distinction made…
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Not jinxing
Several times I prematurely celebrated the end of hell, only to be psychopathed down into deeper hell. In May 2020 I celebrated the end of lockdowns, which were instantly replaced by ballgags. In March 2022 I celebrated the partial end of ballgags, which were still continued on buses. The bus ballgags ended in May 2022,…
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Slightly more awareness
Berenson is taking the same naive approach to journalistic “objectivity” as Taibbi. = = = = = START BERENSON: Yet the New York Times is now on the verge of endorsing government censorship, or at least saying that it shouldn’t be dismissed, that its value is a “thorny question.” Does the Times even remember what…
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Speaking of Zenith
One of those old Hollywood gossip radio shows mentioned that Audrey Totter was taking driving lessons. The host said “Hope she doesn’t learn too well. I wouldn’t mind being nudged by Audrey’s bumper.” Hmm. Wonder what he meant? And speaking of Zenith: My old friend the Trans-Oceanic wasn’t seen often in movies.
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Zenith animism
Zenith always added life to its products. The fancier radios had ‘entertainment on all sides’, with active dials and Magic Eye tubes and lively controls. Their fanciest record changer in the ’50s had one uniquely analog feature. The speed was smoothly controllable. Other phonos selected 16, 33, 45 and 78. The Cobra-Matic could be set…
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Terrible fad
Suddenly all the “independents” are pushing gym class. I suppose it started with Joe Rogan, then jumpingjacked into prominence when Elon challenged Zuck to a duel. RFK has joined in. His uncle pushed gym class, and Bob Jr has been showing off his muscles. Gym class is NOT the way to regain usefulness. Weightlifting is…
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What ain’t it?
Rob Lowe makes the well-known point that most modern technology started with porn. How about older tech? Music and dance? Courtship rituals. Clear in our direct bird ancestors. Water and sewer systems? See bainea and thermae. Modern informal music unquestionably started with sexual connotations. Jazz means jism, and rock-n-roll means what you do in bed.…
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Always wait for experience
You shouldn’t try to think about areas where you have no experience. This week’s “news” includes a pop artist who stopped her show and lectured the audience for taking selfies in the crowd. I have ZERO EXPERIENCE with pop concerts or selfies, so I didn’t have a REAL opinion. My first STUPID inclination was to…
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Disney gets some competition!
A company that runs some of the Branson amusements is starting to build a MASSIVE new theme park with lodges and cabins near Vinita. This is an especially pretty area with lots of woods and hills and reservoirs. Disney and the casinos could use some ‘neutral’ competition in tourism. WPA would be proud!
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Returning to top form
The latest issue of Collectible Auto is returning to top form after a few years of lower quality, partly caused by the “virus”. The mag is based in Chicago, which was hard hit by the main symptoms of the “virus”, lockdowns and panic and riots. This month includes a satisfyingly detailed article on the ’39…
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Why did Endicott fail?
MindMatters reviews some newer research on brainwave resonance. This line of research is ‘controversial’ but seems pretty solid now thanks to MRI. The rule is: When intelligent critters are working ‘in sync’, whether in mating or hive activities, their brain waves are literally in sync. Telepathy unquestionably happens in some circumstances. Russian and American scientists…
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