Monthly Archives: May 2022

Gaslighting Johnny

One of the things that has been increasingly obvious over the last few year or so is the way that trials appear different when viewed directly than it is through the mediating and framing of the media. It is a … Continue reading

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Sometimes This Is How Your Morning Goes

Sometimes this is how your morning goes: You wake up and go to the restroom and when you return to your computer you see an e-mail that was sent at about 6AM that is the first reminder that you have … Continue reading

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The Side Benefits Of Respect For The Tribunal

Most of the time, for most of us, conflict can be a very unpleasant experience, one that most of us are not inclined to enjoy. Judging from the testimony of attorneys at law, though, this experience of conflict is a … Continue reading

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Album Review: Tall Stories

Tall Stories, by Johnny Hates Jazz After the success of Turn Back The Clock, which spawned a worldwide smash hit in “Shattered Dreams” and ended up providing follow-up top 20 hits in the UK and even one in the United … Continue reading

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A Little Less Conversation

Do we have a right to privacy? Do we have an obligation to respect the privacy of others? Frequently in life I ponder this particular question, because it is related to a lot of issues and questions that come up. … Continue reading

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There’s A Reason Why You’re Wide Open

Sometimes team sports is a lot like group projects. I remember mostly hating group projects when I was a student, largely because I ended up doing the vast majority of the work while others got an easy A out of … Continue reading

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Bait Car

Among the many quirky and uncomfortable shows that I have enjoyed watching is the show Bait Car. Whether or not this show’s premise is to be considered to be entrapment is perhaps a bit above my paygrade, but the basic … Continue reading

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Simulation Theory

It is said that the space between a right-wing conspiracy and its confirmation is about three to six months or thereabouts. It does not take long between something being voiced as being extreme and being vehemently denied to the inevitable … Continue reading

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Album Review: The Dream Academy

The Dream Academy, by the Dream Academy The eponymous debut album of the Dream Academy has gifted music with one sublime and beautiful and deeply melancholy song, “Life In A Northern Town,” whose harmonies and message reflect a sense of … Continue reading

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The Worth Of Fellowship

Yesterday, we had the chance to listen to the delayed message by the incoming president of our church, and it is easy to see in retrospect why it was that the Home Office wanted us all to listen to the … Continue reading

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