Monthly Archives: January 2012

A funny thing just happened on Facebook

Just now I logged on to Facebook and on an irritated whim I commented on a remark posted by a friend who has been somewhat estranged lately for reasons not germane to this. Or perhaps they are. I often wonder … Continue reading

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Review: Underworld Awakening

Note: Published in the TV Guide issue of The Marshall Independent. I must confess, I am kind of tepid about vampire fiction as entertainment, but as a jackleg social scientist I find the recent social phenomenon of “vampire as good … Continue reading

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Review: The Adventures of Tintin

Note: Published in the TV Guide of The Marshall Independent. Critical reactions to “The Adventures of Tintin” seem to be either love it or hate it, I confess to mixed feelings. I have been passingly familiar with Tintin longer than … Continue reading

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