THE PAST IN COLOR!
And seen now.
IN the 21st century..
The past is amazing when you see it as it was..
History is funny like that. It does not seem real until you see it more like it was.. in real ways.. in color. As it was to people then.
Then it seems real.
Very real..
DEVELOPING TONIGHT//
Former NBA and reality TV star Lamar Odom suffered brain damage and at least one stroke and is on a ventilator after having been found unconscious at a Nevada brothel where he had been partying all weekend, according to sources close to the athlete.
THE SCANDAL!
THE INTRIGUE!
THE ANDERSON POOPER COOPER!
According to a survey of more than 400 individuals by Baylor University, 46.3% of respondents said their partners snubbed them by taking to their phones, or “phubbed” them. And 22.6% said it “caused issues” in their relationship.
I never heard this term until today.
I’ve been phubbed before and may have phubbed back..
It hasn’t ruined my relationships but it apparently can be a killer of them.
Unless you’re in love with your phone.
Phub away.
These stories come up now and then. Today the now.. This time dateline Malaysia.. The story of the smiling Virgin Mary statue can be read in its entirety here.. The highlighted portion I paid attention to: Her eyes were moving very slowly, all of us were there and we saw it. “The father (the priest) was saying, ‘Look at her, she’s looking at us. She was full of life, she had a lot of tears…
Fans of Art Bell may enjoy listening to this very listenable interview Michael Harrison conducted with the Midnight in the Desert host.. The full audio of the podcast can be found here.. Topics ranged from the story behind Bell’s retirement(s) all the way to quantum entanglement and dark matter.. The show was recorded about a week ago just as the program started being beamed I stereo to 4000…
Big news from the magazine today..
The print editions of PLAYBOY is no longer going to feature nude models..
Instead fully clothed..
Old is new.
Wonder if the print copies will surge? Perhaps more than meets the eye will sell better than all that the eye can see ..
Clyde Lewis gave attention to the video game SAD SATAN–and presumablly made it/more popular than it was.. Last night he gave the same type of attention to another game that has been around for some time: FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY’S.. The show was a must listen, not only if you are interested in the latest array of pop culture items that comes with games of this nature, but also if you have kids.. It…
The rise of Satan in the UK? Or the Satanic Panic comeback?
History repeats itself. Is it now? This article appearing in RUSSIA TODAY and quoted throughout the world reminds me of the Satanic Panic of the 1980s.. Headline: WITCHCRAFT AND EXORCISM ABUSE RISING IN THE UK.. They attribute their findings to the police. The source of information is a watchdog group called Project Violet, a group of Metropolitan Police attempting to stop faith-based abuse.. RT…
Just when you thought it was Armageddon, someone comes around and ruins it for you
Call them the anti Debbie Downers.. a group has released findings that they say conclusively shows natural disasters are at a 10-year-low. But South Carolina flooding? But California drought? But.. But … The executive summary from AON said that 2014 was a below average year for catastrophe.. That doesn’t mean awful stuff did not happen, but on a pure number, it was less than other years when…
There’s two things big blockbuster flicks hate: Bad reviews and bad income. PAN had both, ending the weekend with only $15 mil from 3500 theaters.. Strong. Or weak.. And with that.. Pan is the unofficial biggest bomb of 2015, recovering just 10.3% of its production cost in its home debut… MARTIAN dominated the Columbus Day weekend with big dollars.. PAN had some of the most annoying ads and…
Of course anyone who has a toddler that uses their smart phone figured out the fright of phone pinching long before it became trendy
I hate fish tanks, except this one
I dislike the work and hardships that come with fish tanks. Not only the dead fish who wash up to the top, but the endless cleaning.. endless power eating.. endless work. But I would make a sacrifice, as would my wife and son, if we could get this amazing fish tank: The work they put into it was tough. So tough I wouldn’t do it. But I’d buy it.. The video here:…
TACKY HALLOWEEN DECOR CREATES GLOBAL STIR
Some people have inflatable monsters that annoy neighbors for seasonal decor.. others showcase brutal scenes of torture and death and get worldwide news attention. Such is the case at two venues in the United States, one in Ohio and one in New Jersey. Both have attracted worldwide media, a UK DAILY MAIL pictorial, and days worth of attention on the Drudge Report. The front yard of a house in…
Oregon shooting detailed by ‘lucky’ student
The ASSOCIATED PRESS reports, The 18-year-old college student singled out by the shooter as the “lucky one” to survive and deliver a package to law enforcement has told his story for the first time about the massacre in Roseburg, Ore. In a written statement that was the most detailed account thus far of the Oct. 1 shooting, Mathew Downing said Friday that when Christopher Harper-Mercer entered…
MONSANTO job slash: GMO vault drying
The AP wire reports, Monsanto Co. said last week it will eliminate 2,600 jobs as part of a cost-saving plan designed to deal with falling sales of its biotech seeds and herbicides, which pushed its quarterly losses deeper into the red. The job cuts will reduce the company’s 22,500-employee workforce of by about 12 percent over the next two years. That news was greeted with mixed reaction in…
Bette Midler suddenly becomes the anti-Bieber ‘hero’
The house of pop culture insanity is being blown wide open by none other than advanced star Bette Midler.. Her words have come on the heels of a strange tweet that Justin Bieber’s father–for some reason–decided to post about his own son’s penis picture flap, not fap, that took place this week.. Background first: Beeb’s DAD, presumably now infected with the fever, Tweeted, “”@justinbieber what do…
I read a headline this morning with some interest.. CNN put a story about a new ‘horror’ movie, with horror in quotes, on their main page. The entire article was political in nature, though.. the meat of the subject, a few paragraphs in, got to the movie they were speaking of.. FROM CNN: For a primer on what this looks like on the ground, politicians should see the powerful new film, “99 Homes”,…
