Category: Culture
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Themes, and The Movies You Should Watch
Art imitates life, and this year’s Oscar movies demonstrate the truth of that in two important ways. But even with that, there are some gems. But first, let’s talk about themes. That is one of my favorite things to look at. The first theme connecting these films is an anti-military bent. This is not just…
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Top Gun Avatar Western Women Fabelmans Tar Everywhere Elvis Banshees Triangle
The batch of movies offered to us this year by Oscar is an unusually poor group. Some of these movies are really good, but there is not a stand out movie like CODA last year or Spotlight a few years ago which stands up and shouts ‘I am the obvious winner here’. It is an…
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Did Not Have Balloon On My Weekend Bingo Card
Some random and unconnected thoughts on the balloon floating over Montana.
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Predictions for 2023
Elon Musk, cancer, and Taylor Swift all make appearances in my predictions for 2023. This is always one of my favorite blog posts of the year. But first, a few disclaimers: I am not a prophet or clairvoyant, I do not necessarily want any of these things to happen, and my ratio of getting things…