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Decoding “Classic” TV

A percipient commentary by John Oliver regarding Dick Wolf’s Law and Order empire revealed how propagandistic and unrealistic it is. Diane Neal, who played an assistant district attorney on the show, chimed in to concur a few days later. It’s neither … Continue reading

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Stealing the Virgin Frescoes of Innocent Mirth From the Temple of Universal Corruption

Too much of science ends up having been debunkery, meaning plausible explanations without merit once actual research is allowed, once actual evidence is considered, once open discourse is permitted. Megalithic structures such as those of Ancient Egypt, with impossibly precise … Continue reading

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Simply and Possibly Our Last Chance

“Innocence is suspicious and often proof of guilt.” This is the fascist mentality. The Mittbot might well have said this and it’s the whole mindset behind the GOP obsession with non issues and phony scandals such as Whitewater, Vince Foster, … Continue reading

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Be No Dupe

My wife occasionally gets exasperated and asks me how I can get so much entertainment from, say, ANCIENT ALIENS, and I try to explain how I watch such things on a meta-level. Also, I get a big kick out of … Continue reading

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Watch It, It’s TV

On TV the most reality one can find is LAW AND ORDER and a few other police procedurals. They deal with corruption. They deal with crime. PERSON OF INTEREST is another, dealing with universal, pervasive surveillance. News-like shows are farcical … Continue reading

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