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Stanton Friedman was largely responsible…

Stanton Friedman was largely responsible for the MAJIC hoax. Now he’s arguing against climate change. Coincidence, I’m sure.

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A Matter of Perspective

In response to Pasta&Vinegar, two extremes of perspective: Los Angeles (or… how to drive a car in narrow hilly streets) versus the eight-lane highways of Montpellier. All cities have someone who dislikes them, even hates them. But Los Angeles may … Continue reading

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Baron Samedi

Somebody seriously fucked this one up. They made an image purportedly making President Obama look like the Joker. Ooooh! And then, deciding that “psychopath” just wasn’t going quite far enough, the artist added the word “socialism.” (In Arial – nice … Continue reading

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The Rightness of My Reading

In the end, it doesn’t matter whether I’m being a careerist. If you think the distinctions between my position and yours matter, then it only matters whether or not I’m correct. – Jasper Bernes Update In the spirit of spontaneous … Continue reading

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The Structuralist Poetics of John McCain

It’s nonsense, it’s nonsense it’s nonsense, it’s nonsense it’s nonsense, I dont have anything additional to say. It’s nonsense, it’s nonsense it’s nonsense, I don’t have anything more to say. It’s nonsense I reject it categorically.

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Now Your Very Own

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Will you include everything?

Jason Scott looks at a Wikipedia documentary in which the filmmakers are confronted with shifting facts around an over-sized personalty. Although Scot disagrees with the perspective, he contemplates their situation with understanding and empathy: How could this reconcile with the … Continue reading

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Fistful

Jason Scott slammed the film King of Kong for being “loaded with falsehoods” (and, incidentally, causing him to lose access for his own arcade documentary). When shown that some of his assertions were wrong, he took time for further research. … Continue reading

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Donkey Controversy

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