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Uncertain election predictions
It is now late afternoon in OH and the rest of the Eastern Time Zone. The polls here will be open for a few hours yet. There are reports of heavy turnouts some places, but such reports are anecdotal, maybe true, maybe not. Also, usually a large turnout favors the Democrats,, but few things are…
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The Ghosts of Movies Past–The Uninvited
I originally thought of this title for a series about old films some time ago and I guess the title came to me by way of memories of “A Christmas Carol.” But I waited long enough to begin, that it now fits the season of Halloween. By “ghosts” here, I mean mostly the former, the…
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The Queen and the Hero–Elizabeth & Winston Churchill
It is my hope to do several short articles on Queen Elizabeth II and history, likely spreading them over perhaps a fair amont of time. This is, I hope, the first of, oh, maybe a half a dozen. Elizabeth was likely the most influential Briton of the 20th century and succeeded in extending her position…
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Waiting for History–the Long Middle Ages and Subsequent Reigns of Edward VII and Charles III
Although the coverage has been extreme in amount, it has overlooked a couple of points, so far as I am able to tell, that should be covered regarding the passing of Elizabeth II. As to the lady herself, I am not really ready to write about her. Her loss is one of those events that…
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Brief Bibliography the Hays Code, etc
There are a lot of books and articles regarding Hollywood and censorship, including a fair number about, more spefically the Hays Code itself. Here are a few varying samples and suggestions Gilbert, Nora, “Better Left Unsaid: Victorian Novels, Hays Code Films and the Benefits of Censorship” Bernstein, Matthew, editor, “Controling Hollywood: Censorship and Regulation in…
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Biden’s Critics
This will be a short, somewhat angry post. It is the result, mostly, of watching the reaction of both media members and political leaders to the President’s visits with the leaders of Israel and Saudi Arabia. I happen to like Joe Biden. I was for him from day one of the campaign and therefore did…
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The Supreme Court, the Hearings and the voters
I am taking a brIef break from the Hays issue to respond briefly to what I have been seeing(and hearing)on television. This mostly related to guns, attempting to bring about a coup, and Roe V Wade. My questions are 1) What does this mean for each of our parties? 2) What will be the effect…
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`The Hays Office, the movies and the censorship issue- Part II
When we left it, the Hays Code was pretty much at the height of its power. This was the 1930’s and 1940’s and though I mentioned a film or two from later, I didn’t go much beyond that time. After WWII it was a different world, just about all around the globe and certainly in…
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Leave or change–the filibuster & the electoral college
Compared to my reflection on the Primaries this one will be fairly short. I wish to discuss these two topics because they are much in the news, at least sporadically, and I think the public discussion of them has been over-simplified. Politicians, editorial writers and others just shouting/writing “Dump It” or “Keep It” seems…
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How we got here–contemporary USA, 1980-present
It appears to me that we have reached the turning point in our quest. Though one could make arguments for earlier or later depending upon the criteria and the interpretation, I will stick with my original idea that the 1976 election was the election where the primaries importance became truly “Primary,” though not exclusive. Jimmy…
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