Thursday, December 8, 2016
Wednesday, December 7, 2016
Saturday, December 3, 2016
CUE THE SONG! I'mmmmm dreaminnnggg of a...
CUE THE SONG!
I'mmmmm dreaminnnggg of a white…Christmas.
But with days go before this scenario plays out, models will be all over the board.
Stay tuned.
Why 2016 was one of the greatest years for horror movies ever -- the link goes to the BUSINESS INSIDER. My thougts below..
Why 2016 was one of the greatest years for horror movies ever -- the link goes to the BUSINESS INSIDER. My thougts below..:
THE WITCH.
THE CONJURING 2
DON’T BREATH…
So many others.. (And I would even couple some movies from 2015 into this category because they were ahead of their time, films like BABADOOK and IT FOLLOWS) ..
This was the year for horror. So many people analyzing such things are attempting to figure out why.. I can tell you why. There has been a generational shift.. and with it, a newfound burst of creativity and not movies that rely on just the typical and stale forms of scaring people. We had movies this year that dug deep–emotional films with a gritty sense of reality.. and a self-awareness that it was all, thankfully, just fiction.
Maybe.
You hope.
That is why horror works WHEN it works. When horror does what it is supposed to do, you are scared and have a reason to be scared… you are trapped in the emotional roller coaster along with the main character.. and in the end, the release from the films comes with the self-realizaiton your mind has that you WERE NOT the one in danger. Someone else was. Your brain that release the energy and calm down by closing credits.
There were lots of those very films this year.. and it was a scary year.
Don’t think for a second that the reality around you does not play in.. This election was divisive and unkind, sometimes crude, rude, and even scary. Pop culture can be scary. Reality can be scary. That is why horror, again WHEN it works, works well. Because in the end horror is fiction .. horror is just a few hours on a big screen in front of us .. for even the gory films, horror is an escape from the true gore of life. The reality of reality is that it’s plain out dangerous and scary. Your brain often is looking, constantly, for ways to keep your body to surive. At least you know by the end of a film that you did survive.
And quite frankly, this year, movies were better than other years. It all just worked well, it flowed perfectly.. the box office release schedule also seemed to favor horror. The summer–for some weird reason–always works better for horror than the autumn. Especially August and early September. No different this year.
But this year we were delivered classic films instead of rubbish that would have been better going ‘straight to video.’
So thanks, Hollywood, for a change. It was a fun scary year. Here’s hoping that it was not fluke, and that it continues in 17.
Hold on to 16 as long as you can. Changes come around real soon make us demons and men.
Rise of the robot music industry
Rise of the robot music industry:
Robots everywhere..
This article is a little freaky to me.. someone who enjoys music created by someone with a heart, a soul.. a brain.
But now I am equally curious.. have I enjoyed music, possibly, that has been created by robots!?
Trump’s Phone Call With Taiwan President Sparks China Complaint
Trump’s Phone Call With Taiwan President Sparks China Complaint :
You just get the feeling.. we are in for a wild few years ..
Thursday, December 1, 2016
Donald Trump celebrating the Carrier decision to retreat on...
Donald Trump celebrating the Carrier decision to retreat on sending over 1000 jobs to Mexico … Now the president-elect is issuing a threat to anyone else who is thinking about leaving..
This is a picture of a Bible passage found in the rubble of the...
This is a picture of a Bible passage found in the rubble of the Gatlinburg fires by a Dollywood employee..
The fires are terrible. I recently spoke to someone who was in Gatlinburg and reported how horrid the situation on the ground has become..
Dollywood is in the crosshairs.. the intense raging fires have damaged beautiful areas of Earth.
But this Bible passage, one about fires damaging , is both poignant and chilling… humbling and heartwarming…
Erdogan: Turkish forces are in Syria to end Assad's rule
Erdogan: Turkish forces are in Syria to end Assad's rule :
The story highlight..
Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that the Turkish Army entered Syria to end the rule of President Bashar Assad, whom he accused of terrorism and causing the deaths of thousands.
“We entered [Syria] to end the rule of the tyrant al-Assad who terrorizes with state terror. [We didn’t enter] for any other reason,” the Turkish president said at the first Inter-Parliamentary Jerusalem Platform Symposium in Istanbul, as quoted by Hurriyet daily.
I am somewhat surprised that the world media, you know, that reliable ‘mainstream’ crowd that says everything online is fake, isn’t paying attention to the words of the Turkish president. This situation is heating up.. this is getting close to .. well .. warfare..
Don’t forget.Turkey is in NATO. And so are many other nations.. there is a pact within NATO that if one nation is attacked or at war, all of NATO could theoretically be involved. And …. Russia is also in Syria.. and Russia has been pushing against NATO expansion in eastern Europe. And Turkey is pushing into Syria, which is allied to Russia.. and Donald Trump will become president in 50 days..
And….see the pattern?
This is heading in the wrong direction for those who want world peace in our time.
This is heading to .. a war?
I do not want to predict it and if I did say World War III was about to occur I would want to be dead wrong in my tracks.
But … we need to start listening to the words of the Erdogan….who says he is entering the conflict to remove Bashir.
This is not going to be pretty.
'Madam President' Newsweek Copies for Sale Online — But Buyer Beware
'Madam President' Newsweek Copies for Sale Online — But Buyer Beware :
…this article says that only 17 issues were sold before the recall. That is true. But guess what, at my local Wamart, I bought 14 AFTER the recall.
This is false reporting from NEWSWEEK – there were stores that forgot to take it off the racks. I made sure I purchased every one I saw.
And yes, I will admit, I placed a few on eBay as well..
17 is a really really misleading number. I thought NBC and NEWSWEEK were NOT the fake news…?
UFO 'sightings' across Turkey spark #UFOAttack frenzy
UFO 'sightings' across Turkey spark #UFOAttack frenzy :
…this story has been developing for several days. Clyde Lewis even did a show on the topic last night.. there seems to be additional evidence that the trending UFO over Turkey hashtag on Twitter was removed for some strange reason…
There are also claims from some UFO ‘experts,’ whoever they are, that the UFO flap is a purposely hoax. ..
Nothing to see here..
But the story has gone viral.. the images look somewhat like the late 90s’ Phoenix lights incident..
And with all of the OTHER news coming from Turkey lately, this just adds to the bizarre mix of other-worldly and paranormal with warfare..
A letter to the editor that appeared in the Pennsylvania Reading...
A letter to the editor that appeared in the Pennsylvania Reading EAGLE..
HUFFPOST HILL - What It's Like To Be 16 And Retweeted By The President-Elect
HUFFPOST HILL - What It's Like To Be 16 And Retweeted By The President-Elect :
WHAT IT’S LIKE TO BE 16 AND RETWEETED BY THE PRESIDENT-ELECT (A READOUT OF THE TIME WE DMed WITH A TEENAGER) - Monday evening, as President-elect Trump was tirading against CNN, 16-year-old California high school student Seth Morton tweeted at the network’s Jeff Zeleny, “Pathetic - you have no sufficient evidence that Donald Trump did not suffer from voter fraud, shame! @realDonaldTrump.” As sometimes happens when a teenager demands someone on Twitter prove a negative, the President-elect retweeted it. Morton tells us that it was an “incredible experience” and that when he arrived at school the next day, he was swarmed by classmates. “Before I could say anything, my classmates, along with students that I didn’t know, all congratulated me.” His teachers were somewhat skeptical, many of whom “didn’t believe my classmates until surprisingly discovering it on the internet.” Them and us both, Seth!
Wednesday, November 30, 2016
Changing landscape of journalism continues .. the new media .....
Changing landscape of journalism continues .. the new media .. the old. Print.
More print died November 30.. the final print edition of the PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE REVIEW was published..
Man 'cured' of prostate cancer after doctors shock tumour to death with testosterone
Man 'cured' of prostate cancer after doctors shock tumour to death with testosterone :
The result has been described as ‘unexpected’ and 'exciting’ because most prostate cancer therapies work by depriving tumours of testosterone, because cancer uses it as a fuel.
Other seriously ill men taking part in the same trial showed responses that astounded scientists, with tumours shrinking and the progress of their disease halted.
Major cold weather is building in Alaska and Canada .. it looks...
Major cold weather is building in Alaska and Canada .. it looks like NOAA suspects a very cold time coming … including temps as much as 36 degrees below normal for widespread areas..
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