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Apr 26, 20243 min read
Anime ● Review: Black Rock Shooter: Dawn Fall
Cool warrior girl and humans versus evil AI. Nothing particularly good. No few problems but strangely not a complete waste of time.
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Apr 25, 20241 min read
Man Sees Everyone As Asian Due to Rare Disorder
Los Angeles, CA – Jimmy never needed glasses and just got a clean report on his recent visit to the optometrist. However, after lunch one...
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Apr 23, 20244 min read
Anime Film Review: Suzume
A few minor problems but otherwise another solid film by Shinkai.
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Apr 21, 20241 min read
EuroMOMO: Excess Mortality
EuroMOMO tracks excess mortality from 25 countries, including by age group. Given the interest regarding excess mortality, particularly...
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Apr 20, 20243 min read
Study: COVID-19 Jabs Lead to Increased Cancer Deaths
A Japanese study by M. Gibo et al titled “Increased Age-Adjusted Cancer Mortality After the Third mRNA-Lipid Nanoparticle Vaccine Dose...
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Apr 20, 20243 min read
Film ● Review: Rebel Moon – Part Two: The Scargiver
The heroes play farmer in the first half, then get into a shootout with imperial forces in the second. Cheesy and clumsy like Part One.
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Apr 18, 20246 min read
Quod Apostolici Muneris by Pope Leo XIII
Pope Leo XIII’s encyclical against socialism.
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Apr 15, 20245 min read
Animation ● Review: Star Wars – The Clone Wars
Basically an Ahsoka spin-off. Don’t expect too much. Do expect some cheese. Writing improves as the series progresses. Sufficiently amusing.
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Apr 14, 20241 min read
Woman to Promote Concave Earth
Santa Barbara, CA – Isabella Thomas feels like she’s “going completely bonkers” with all the flat-earthers and globers “going on and on”....
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Apr 12, 20245 min read
On the Concept of Penance – Part 4
This article examines some common objections to penance or temporal punishment.
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Apr 10, 20241 min read
White House: Really Careful about Ignoring Church Teachings
Washington D.C. – The Biden administration continues to support the transgender community after the Vatican’s latest condemnation of...
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Apr 9, 20243 min read
Anime ● Review: The Big O
Mecha-noir set in a domed city. Interesting premise but too ambitious. Somewhat unfocused and themes insufficiently explored.
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Apr 8, 20242 min read
Film Review: Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire
Another simple monster-fest as expected. Kong needs to take out a titan with Godzilla’s help who goes around collecting power-ups.
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Apr 7, 20245 min read
Making Choices by Peter Kreeft
Making Choices: Practical Wisdom for Everyday Moral Decisions by Peter Kreeft, first published in 1990, is a text about morality and how...
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Apr 5, 20243 min read
Let’s Dig. But Only Where We Are Comfortable.
In recent months, I have noticed an increase in online posts and discussions regarding how Adolf Hitler had countered certain agenda,...
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Apr 4, 20243 min read
Film Review: World War Three (1998)
German alternative-history pseudo-documentary film that is amusing without trivializing the subject or turning it into cheesy fear porn.
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Apr 1, 20242 min read
Study: Brains of Bilinguals Are Better
A Singaporean study by X. Li et al titled “Brain gray matter morphometry relates to onset age of bilingualism and theory of mind in young...
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Mar 29, 20243 min read
K-drama ● Review: A Shop for Killers
Solid action-mystery-thriller drama with decent pacing and signposting. Moderately intriguing. Entertaining.
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Mar 26, 20242 min read
Manga Review: Dissolving Classroom by Ito Junji
An amusing and entertaining read, but the satire and black comedy can be taken further.
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Mar 25, 20244 min read
Mockumentary Review: Creator’s File: GOLD
Amusing and fun series. Each episode can use more structure and take the satire further.
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Mar 23, 20242 min read
Study: Survival Probability Better for the Unvaccinated
An American paper by B. Adhikari et al titled “Brief research report: impact of vaccination on antibody responses and mortality from...
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