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Monthly Archives: January 2017
Is Hollywood Over?
Really interesting article in Vanity Fair Magazine this month, “Why Hollywood as We Know It Is Already Over.” Basically it says that Hollywood is too bloated and calcified, producing unoriginal action movies that it hopes will hit big in foreign … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Movies and film, Popular culture, Television, Writing, blogging
Tagged actors, AI, CGI, fiction, Hollywood, movies, novels
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Lines and Rings
A gloomy, rainy day in Milwaukee. But I’ll take it—way better than 10 inches of snow or below zero temperatures! Snapped this picture on my way from the CC to the Grohmann this morning (on MSOE’s campus downtown). Rain was … Continue reading
Farewell, Iconic Dinosaur
I wrote a post back in 2012 about this relic from a long-closed amusement park on Milwaukee’s northwest side. The dinosaur has been a familiar fixture on North 76th Street in Milwaukee for at least 40 years, and for the past five … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Milwaukee
Tagged Johnson's Park, kitsch, Milwaukee, mini-golf course dinosaur, roadside attraction
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Meal Inspiration
Originally posted on What's for Dinner Moms?:
Someone asked where I get meal ideas. They come from many different places. Cookbooks, Pinterest, and menus are some of my favorite places to find inspiration. I have been known to snap…
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Remembering CCCP 1
Last week’s 10-minute interruption by a state-run Russian television network of the CSPAN 1 television feed of Rep. Maxine Waters speaking from the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives reminded me of SCTV’s prescient programming back in 1981. First, … Continue reading
Posted in News, Political Analysis, Popular culture, Television
Tagged CCCP 1, Cold War, CSPAN 1, Maxine Waters, RT interruption, Russian hacking, SCTV
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A Downton Abbey Anachronism?
My daughter and I both had projects to work on last night and, wanting some familiar, companionable television in the background, decided to put on Season One of Downton Abbey. (Love that show 🙂 ) Around about the third episode, … Continue reading