Wednesday, August 31, 2016

The Struggle for Dominance Between Lingerie Clad Special Agents

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draft If it is true, as some say, that the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is being used as a metaphor for our civilization, then we wou...
Sunday, August 28, 2016

Design of the Modern Home: Human Sacrifice

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I have several friends who are designing their new home and even one friend who has started a business to create affordable, stylish and ...

Administrative Note: The "Conclusions" Category on Global Wahrman

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We announce here a new category, or tag, for Global Wahrman, the so-called “conclusions” category. One purpose of Global Wahrman is to ...
Friday, August 26, 2016

The Drug Companies Have Nothing to Worry About

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In the following article in USA Today about Mylan, the exploitative company behind the notorious EpiPen, the authors make the point that ...
Sunday, August 21, 2016

The 1980s in Los Angeles: Choose Me (1984) By Alan Rudolph

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The early 1980s was a particularly good period for independent films. Notable from this period is Chan is Missing (1982) , Repo Man (19...
Tuesday, August 16, 2016

SIGGRAPH 2016 Report

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This is the first report on the SIGGRAPH 2016 conference. I might or might not add a later, more detailed, report. If you have any speci...
Sunday, August 14, 2016

Implications of the 270 Riverside Drive Experience

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As readers of this blog know well, no event is random, and no situation should be assumed to be without consequence but all of them shoul...
Friday, August 12, 2016

270 Riverside Drive Apt 12A New York City

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When I lived in NYC in the 1990s I was lucky enough to live in some spectacular apartments.This is all due to friends who welcomed me to ...
Thursday, August 11, 2016

Harry Dean Stanton in the Marvel Cinematic Universe

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[Thanks to Ken Perlin for noticing that I had incorrectly attributed Emilio Estevez's role in Repo Man to his brother, Charlie Sheen.]...
Monday, August 8, 2016

Its Always So Depressing When the Russians Leave

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I have mentioned this before, but it happened again. Every few months or so, maybe every 4-6 months, the Russians seem to come to my blo...