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Timely Movie Review: Avengers – Endgame
The culmination of a 22-film franchise, Avengers: Endgame represents one of the most ambitious projects in filmmaking history—if not the most ambitious. Providing a thorough synopsis of a complex, multifaceted, three-hour film is both overly cumbersome and unnecessary for a review like this … Continue reading
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Tagged Avengers, Captain America, Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Commentary, Endgame, Infinity War, Iron Man, Marvel, MCU, Movies, Reviews, Thor, Timely Movie Reviews, Tony Stark
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How to Promote Political Content on Facebook in 251 Easy Steps
Aficionados of this blog (both of you) may recall that I published a piece on the Covington Catholic controversy back in January. Readers seemed to respond to the post, and, before I knew it, the piece had over 300 organic … Continue reading
Untimely Movie Review: Ben-Hur
There’s a moment, about two hours into Ben-Hur, when Charlton Heston’s title character tells Esther “We stood here before,” to which she replies “a long while ago,” and Heston responds, “Four years ago,” at which point I replied, “Feels longer.” That’s the … Continue reading
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Tagged Ben-Hur, Charlton Heston, Commentary, Movies, Reviews, Warner Bros., Warner Brothers
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Have We Finally Lost It?
The first time I saw the snippet of the MAGA kid / Native American drummer video, my reaction was about the same as most other people’s. “What a jerk that kid is.” “Somebody needs to teach him a lesson.” “I … Continue reading
Best of 2018
The end of each of the last few years has brought with it a lamentation that I don’t write as much for this blog as I once did. Unsurprisingly, that trend has continued in 2018. Not to belabor the point, … Continue reading
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Tagged 2018, Bacon, Best Of, Bruce Allen, Commentary, Dan Snyder, Resolutions, Site Stuff, Washington Redskins
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The Unbridgeable Gap
Author and cartoonist Scott Adams colorfully describes one of the lamentable features of our current society as “two movies, one screen.” The concept is that our reality has, for practical purposes, split into two. Everyone has access to the same … Continue reading
In the Palm of God’s Hand
“Bacon’s favorite thing is love. Even more than food.” My mom has told me some version of that at least a dozen times. If you’ve ever been around my dog Bacon when you happened to be eating a meal, this … Continue reading
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Tagged Bacon, Best in the World, Bonnie Blue Rescue, Commentary, Death, Dogs, Farewells, Life, Personal
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How Not to Message Gun Control
Every mass shooting brings with it a familiar cycle: Politicians offer condolences, lefty gun-control advocates attack those politicians on a number of fronts for doing so, we talk (argue) about gun violence for a few days on social media, and, … Continue reading
Phabula Rasa
My trusty Galaxy Note 4 had served me well for three years, but it was time for a change. I wasn’t happy about it. I’ve never had any interest in having the latest or coolest phone. The fact that I’m … Continue reading
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Tagged Commentary, Galaxy Note, Galaxy Note 4, Galaxy Note 8, Personal, Phablets, Samsung, Smartphones
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Bill Buckner Never Needed Redemption, But He Got It Anyway
There was a moment a few years ago on Curb Your Enthusiasm that caught me by surprise in a way that I’m not sure any other television show has. The season in question revolved around Larry’s misadventures in New York, … Continue reading →