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I know the itch I can’t reach. I know the one. It’s on my back just far enough away. My fingers can’t get to it no matter how much I want to relieve it. I run to any person nearby to scratch it. She misunderstands me. I run to the next person, and he can’t…
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Quote from The Untold History of the United State by Oliver Stone: “Americans, like people everywhere, are in thrall to their visions of the past, rarely realizing the extent to which their understanding of history shapes behavior in the here and now. Historical understanding defines people’s very sense of what is thinkable and achievable. As…
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Quote from Kurt Vonnegut: “Being a humanist means trying to behave decently without expectation of rewards or punishment after you are dead.” This ID (Investigation Discovery) show recreates crimes in between the 1920s and 1970s. It is told by the viewpoint of someone living during that time period as well as those involved in the…
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“The most remarkable thing is that even after we figured out our eleven-cent contribution, we still felt good about the fact that we had saved a little patch of land as big as the room we were eating breakfast in.” -Steven D. Levitt- “It’s a lesson in opportunity cost: if you spend all your time…
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It’s been a long time since I’ve read Anne Rice’s books. Like with Stephen King, I stopped about halfway through one her books and never picked it up again. It’s still sitting somewhere half read with her signature on one of the first few pages. I’ve only read four of them from The Vampire Chronicles…
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Watch these movies at your own discretion. I am not responsible for time lost or gained. Hard Candy (2005) was one I struggled with and thought was overall bad from start to finish. It was casting, story, and pacing all rolled into one. There wasn’t enough suspense to keep me engaged. I understand Hayley’s how…
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Executive Producers: Steven Firestone, Nick Morton, Rick Rosenthal, Justin Schein, Stephen M. Silberstein, and Ryan Smith Directors: Jacob Kornbluth and Sari Gilman Major Cast: Robert Reich Rating: TV-PG Running Time: One hour and 13 minutes ******* The one thing I got from this documentary is that if American politicians as creators and enforcers of policy…
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Sanctum (2011) highlights the fear of many people: being trapped somewhere without a way out. As Frank McGuire and his team find out, nature and human survival can bring out the worst and best in people. The questions of will they survive and who does survive is why you watch this. It stars Richard Roxburgh,…
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Quote from Whiskey Cavalier by Will Chase: “I have my feelings. My feelings don’t have me.” Creator: David Hemingson Directors: Peter Atencio, Jon East, Romeo Tirone, Rob Bailey, Matthew A. Cherry, Amanda Marsalis, Michael Spiller, and Daisy von Scherler Mayer Writers: David Hemingson, Jameel Saleem, Erica Batty, Helen Berger, Seth Cohen, Sheri Elwood, Adam Higgs,…
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