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Category Archives: pop culture
New Year’s Resolution Suggestion: Listen to The Doctor
“They say I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one….” As the decade that was 2017 finally ends, I keep thinking of advice spoken in the final moments of a beloved character’s existence (at least in this incarnation – … Continue reading
Posted in #adventure, #POTUS, #Trump, America, Faith, fiction, film, politics, pop culture, Spirituality, super-heroes
Tagged #2018, #DoctorWho, #New Year'sEve, #NightmareAmerica, #Resolutions, #TheDoctor
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10 Reasons to Applaud Tina Fey’s “Cake”
Social media is blowing up about Tina Fey’s appearance on Weekend Update Summer Edition, accusing her of white privilege and insensitivity, and all that blame misses several points. Tina Fey’s piece is brilliant and brave and aimed right at Nazis … Continue reading
Posted in #comedy, #POTUS, #Trump, America, politics, pop culture, TinaFey, Weekend Update, writing
Tagged #America, #comedy, #WeekendUpdate, #whitesupremacists, #womenwriters, TinaFey, writing
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Lightning Bugs Hang Out All Night Long
So I decided to get off drugs. Sleep aids, actually, because I live a roguishly rough and tumble life. They haven’t been completely successful and they often leave me sluggish in the morning, requiring more drugs, morning drugs, which for … Continue reading
Posted in fiction, Health, marriage, pop culture, writing
Tagged #amediting, #amreading, #AmRevising, #amwriting, #author, #authorlife, #comedy, #getcaughtreading, #IndieAuthor, #Storytelling, #WriteMotivation, #writerslife, #WriterWednesday, #WritingBlitz, #writingtips, #WroteToday, writing
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Washington, DC or Local Schools: Which is America?
I had two diametrically opposed experiences today. One was the Jeff Sessions Session. The other was a local high school academic awards dinner. And it struck during the dinner that I had witnessed staggeringly different expressions of America within hours … Continue reading
Posted in #POTUS, #Trump, America, education, Faith, High school, love, parenting, politics, pop culture, Spirituality, teaching, teenagers
Tagged #academichonors, #America, #Comey, #Congress, #graduation2017, #Newsmedia, #Russia, #scholarship, #SenateHearing, #Sessions, #Trump, AmericanIdeal
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How to Tell The Damn Story – Book Recommendations
So, this short video recommends two books I am hot on right now, one about writing fiction, the other about writing comics. I hope you find this helpful. Let me know in the comments section.
Posted in comics, digital publishing, ebook publishing, education, fiction, independent publishing, Marvel, pop culture, Pulp fiction, self-publishing, writing
Tagged #amreading, #bookme, #books, #LisaCron, writing
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150 Words on The Daily Show: an Oral History
Jon Stewart changed television, and possibly the country, with his 16 years on The Daily Show. Love him or hate him, his impact persists. And this engaging book demonstrates why. Retold almost entirely in quotes from the participants, the book … Continue reading
Posted in #POTUS, America, politics, pop culture, writing
Tagged #ComedyChannel, #JonStewart, #satire, #StephenColbert, #television, #TheDailyShow
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100 Words In Defense of Hannah Baker?
Some commenters are claiming that while they cannot stop watching 13 Reasons Why, they hate Hannah Baker and believe all the characters are “privileged assholes”. I suspect this the point. In this country of immense wealth and power, where many are … Continue reading
Posted in America, fiction, film, High school, pop culture, teenagers
Tagged #13ReasonsWhy, #HannahBaker, #Netflix
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100 Words on Colassal
Anne Hathaway and Jason Sedekeis take on an interesting mash-up of film styles with “Colassal” — an apt title in many ways. What starts off as the break-up section of a rom-com quickly morphs through a “can’t go home again” … Continue reading
Posted in fiction, film, Independent film, pop culture, Uncategorized
Tagged # Colassalfilm, #AnneHathaway, #Colassal, #JasonSediekis
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A Few Short Words: Did Lady Gaga Move America Toward a Serious Third Party?
I’ve held this post for a week thinking I may be suffering from incurable Washingtonitis, but … Did Lady Gaga actually role model the foundational concept for a new political party during the opening of her Super Bowl performance? Hear … Continue reading
Posted in #POTUS, #Trump, America, politics, pop culture
Tagged #CallCongress, #Congress, #LadyGaga, #marches, #politics, #POTUS, #protests, #ProtestSaturday, #SuperBowl, #Trump, #Washington
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