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Paperjacks Catalogue!
In the back of my copy of The Last Canadian there are two pages of ads for Canadian Historical Fiction in the Paperjacks line. “At last!” the page announces, “A series of human, entertaining novels set against true events in … Continue reading
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The Last Canadian
The most expensive book I own isn’t old, it isn’t a hardback, and it isn’t even very good. It’s: The fiction debut of William C. Heine, editor of Ontario’s London Free Press, it came out in 1974 from Paperjacks “The … Continue reading
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An Extraordinary Actor
I don’t know what to say about this one. Like “Kubrick Conspiracy Theory vs. Yoga Girl” it’s another befuddling, hypnotic, deeply strange bit of brain goo dredged up from the bowels of Youtube. This one is “Spooky Meditation 2″ although … Continue reading
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COMPLIANCE: fact, fiction, or bad advertising?
In a previous post, I talked about the fact that the Milgram Experiments of the 60′s have been really misinterpreted and used as a “Oh, woe is humanity!” justification for any number of wrong-headed fictional projects. A couple of comments … Continue reading
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Good movies, bad social science
It’s hard to do something new, especially when lots of money is at stake, and as a result, movies are usually based not on observed life but on other movies. Romantic comedies follow strict conventions that don’t actually occur in … Continue reading
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Ghosts getting all the blame, none of the praise
“Officer Meilahn noted that Rebecca was crying very hard and was bleeding out of her nose. Officer Meilahn additionally noted that Rebecca had blood on her Packer jersey that she was wearing and that there were blood droplets all over … Continue reading
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Witch House
Allegedly occult music has been around as long as there have been parents who would flip out over what their kids were listening to. From Italy’s horror prog rock album from 1969, In Cauda Semper Stat Venenum, by Jacula, to … Continue reading
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What China Wants
Because I program and write about Chinese movies, I’ll occasionally get requests to do interviews about China, and very often those interviews take for granted that Chinese people want “freedom,” whatever that means. From now on, I’ll direct those interviewers … Continue reading
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It’s 1984 in 1997!
Holy temporal whiplash, Batman! This pamphlet was distributed to owners of “internet cafes.” So it’s 1984-style Big Brother “Watch your neighbor!” instructions given out to people who own a business that hasn’t existed since 1997. And there’s only one question … Continue reading
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RCMP Sasquatch Team
(by Ryan Heshka) “The RCMP in Manitoba do not track reports of Bigfoot sightings per se, so I cannot provide a number for the province…I can tell you that the RCMP takes all calls seriously. In any complaint of a … Continue reading
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