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House Of Usher (1960)

October 31, 2023October 31, 2023 Peter Adrastos Athas

Starring Vincent Price. Directed by Roger Corman. Script by Richard Matheson. Music by Les Baxter. Continue reading House Of Usher (1960)

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Mitt Burns His GOP Bridges

October 23, 2023October 23, 2023 JCO

In a new book, Mitt Romney decides hell with it, I’m gonna trash my party. Continue reading Mitt Burns His GOP Bridges

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Wrestling With Gym Jordan

October 23, 2023October 23, 2023 Peter Adrastos Athas

In praise of David Maraniss. Continue reading Wrestling With Gym Jordan

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Ill Met By Moonlight AKA Night Ambush

September 24, 2023September 24, 2023 Peter Adrastos Athas

Starring Dirk Bogarde, Marius Goring, and David Oxley. Written and directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger. Continue reading Ill Met By Moonlight AKA Night Ambush

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Vintage First Draft: There Is No Such Thing As White Culture

August 16, 2023August 16, 2023 Peter Adrastos Athas

White nationalism is the ultimate granfalloon. Continue reading Vintage First Draft: There Is No Such Thing As White Culture

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Gym Jordan: Honorary Kennedy?

July 21, 2023July 21, 2023 Peter Adrastos Athas

More fakakta nonsense from Bobby Junior and his new BFF, Gym Jordan. Continue reading Gym Jordan: Honorary Kennedy?

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The Quiet Crisis: America’s Life Expectancy Decline

June 26, 2023June 26, 2023 JCO

And no, it’s not all because of COVID. It started before the pandemic. Continue reading The Quiet Crisis: America’s Life Expectancy Decline

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Enough With The Trump-Capone Analogy

June 12, 2023June 12, 2023 Peter Adrastos Athas

Of Donald Trump, Al Capone, Eliot Ness, and Logan Roy. The purloined papers case is some serious shit. Continue reading Enough With The Trump-Capone Analogy

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Pulp Fiction Thursday: The Fallen Sparrow

June 8, 2023June 7, 2023 Peter Adrastos Athas

Starring John Garfield, Maureen O’Hara, and Walter Slezak’s eyebrows. Continue reading Pulp Fiction Thursday: The Fallen Sparrow

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To Kill A Mockingbird

June 4, 2023June 4, 2023 Peter Adrastos Athas

Cheers to Harper Lee, Aaron Sorkin, and Richard Thomas. Continue reading To Kill A Mockingbird

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Saturday Odds & Sods: Dead Man’s Curve

May 13, 2023May 12, 2023 Peter Adrastos Athas

Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends. Continue reading Saturday Odds & Sods: Dead Man’s Curve

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Pulp Fiction Thursday: Pitfall

April 27, 2023April 26, 2023 Peter Adrastos Athas

Starring Dick Powell, Lizbeth Scott, Jane Wyatt, and Raymond Burr. Continue reading Pulp Fiction Thursday: Pitfall

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Witless Witness Watch

March 29, 2023March 29, 2023 Peter Adrastos Athas

Michael Cohen won’t shut up. Mike Pence is reluctant to speak up. Continue reading Witless Witness Watch

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Kiss The Blood Off My Hands

March 9, 2023March 8, 2023 Peter Adrastos Athas

Starring Burt Lancaster, Joan Fontaine, and Robert Newton. Continue reading Kiss The Blood Off My Hands

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Saturday Odds & Sods: Pretzel Logic

March 4, 2023March 3, 2023 Peter Adrastos Athas

Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends. Continue reading Saturday Odds & Sods: Pretzel Logic

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The False Fog Of Fake War?

March 1, 2023March 3, 2023 Peter Adrastos Athas

The paranoid style in American politics is nothing new. Continue reading The False Fog Of Fake War?

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Saturday Odds & Sods: Jack Straw

January 28, 2023January 27, 2023 Peter Adrastos Athas

Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends. Continue reading Saturday Odds & Sods: Jack Straw

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Pulp Fiction Thursday: In A Lonely Place

January 26, 2023January 25, 2023 Peter Adrastos Athas

Starring Humphrey Bogart and Gloria Grahame. Continue reading Pulp Fiction Thursday: In A Lonely Place

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The Talented Mr. Santos

January 13, 2023January 13, 2023 Peter Adrastos Athas

How far would you go to become someone else? Continue reading The Talented Mr. Santos

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Pulp Fiction Thursday: Pushover

December 22, 2022December 21, 2022 Peter Adrastos Athas

Starring Fred MacMurray, Kim Novak, Phil Carey, and Dorothy Malone. Continue reading Pulp Fiction Thursday: Pushover

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Malaka Of The Week: Johnny Teague

November 3, 2022November 3, 2022 Peter Adrastos Athas

Evangelical Christian Johnny Teague has written a work of speculative fiction: The Lost Diaries Of Anne Frank. His Anne is a Jesus freak wannabe. It’s as if Hillary Mantel depicted Henry VIII as a selfless celibate in Wolf Hall. Continue reading Malaka Of The Week: Johnny Teague

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