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Saturday, March 4, 2023
Greg Poehler and Sweden's "Celebrity Culture" (or Lack of One)
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Some years ago Amy Poehler's brother Greg offered some "big thinks" about the differences between Sweden and America. They did...
Notes on the State of Self-Publishing
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How are self-published authors of fiction as a whole doing these days? I mean, in a big-picture way? I have to admit that I don't know...
The Revenge of "Gentlemen's History?"
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Some years ago Michael Parenti coined the term "gentlemen's history" to refer to the generally self-congratulatory historiogra...
The Decline of the Humanities Major on American Campuses
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Recently checking on the myth of STEM worker shortages I looked at what areas the American system of higher education is awarding degrees i...
Friday, March 3, 2023
The Decline of Book Blogging?
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Not long ago I discussed here why I thought it was the case that the independent blogger, an individual who is not famous and does not have...
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Thursday, March 2, 2023
An Anomalous Founding Work: Stephen Coonts'
The Flight of the Intruder
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Especially in light of its early appearance (1986), massive success ( 28 weeks on the New York Times ' hardcover fiction bestseller list...
The Post-Cold War International Relations Student's Reading List
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I remember how back after the end of the Cold War a certain number of books about what would follow after it—about what would be the definin...
Remembering the Police Academy Movies
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When catching up with Bobcat Goldthwait recently (he's doing stand-up these days) the Guardian made reference to the legacy of the Poli...
Tuesday, February 28, 2023
Bowdlerizing Bond?
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Apparently there are plans to reissue the Ian Fleming Bond novels later this year to mark the series' (and thus the franchise's) sev...
The
New York Times
Hardcover Nonfiction Bestseller List- One Year into the War in Ukraine
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I pretty much always find a look at the New York Times hardcover nonfiction bestseller list a nauseating experience. My look at the list ...
Remembering
Unhappily Ever After
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Not very long ago the Guardian caught up with Bobcat Goldthwait, and discussed with him what he's been up to lately . Apparently he'...
The
Vancouver Sun
on Susan Niemann's Latest
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On Thursday the Vancouver Sun newspaper ran a piece by Douglas Todd regarding philosopher Susan Niemann and her latest book, Why Being Woke...
Monday, February 27, 2023
Remembering
Predator 2
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Like Robocop 2 , Predator 2 is a 1990 sequel to a classic 1987 sci-fi action film depicting a cop fighting crime in a major urban area in a...
Why are the
New York Times
and
Fortune
Writing About
Clarkesworld
?
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Ordinarily science fiction magazines are far below the radar of the general press. Indeed, even within the world of print science fiction--a...
Thursday, February 23, 2023
Remembering the
Saturday Night Fever
We Forget
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It seems that Lenny's Pizza in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, is closing down . I have to admit that I didn't even know about any Lenny...
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