Paddy Chayefsky wrote screenplays — some original writing, some screen adaptations — for some of my favorite films, that I have already reviewed, e.g. Paint Your Wagon and The Americanization of Emily.
I offer this segment from another Chayefsky favorite, which I have not yet reviewed.

A true classic has lasting relevance.

Howard Beale’s short […]

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I often enjoy Annalee Newitz’s commentary at io9. It makes its way into Ender’s Review often. While browsing through the postings at io9 this week I came upon this.
Of course, like with The Matrix — which used AI constructs to portray agents of the power elite — Hollywood wouldn’t go for a more explicit form. […]

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Onion News Network panelists discussion….
In The Know: How Can We Make The War In Iraq More Eco-Friendly?

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No, not the Etta James song . . .
I suppose it makes sense now that the media giants have a new contract with writers and fairly thorough penetration for the DVD sets containing many of their most popular old TV series, that they would start to stream some of them on the ‘net.
All of […]

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Almost a month has passed since I put up an entry last. I have several excuses, but I want to post a short explanation today and get to some better posts in the next few days. About the time of my last post Wally Conger tagged me with a “meme” and I will post a […]

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In those five years many new “enabling acts” have been enacted.

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In The Know: Are We Giving The Robots That Run Our Society Too Much Power?

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I try to analyze political events from a cui bono (who benefits) angle, among others. Who benefits here? Well, neither Ron Paul nor Barack Obama seem to gain much. However, the duopoly does quite well as a result.

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Poll: Mitt Romney Is Candidate Most Voters Want To Get Into Bar Fight With

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