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Norman is a kid with no close friends at school, but he does know a lot of dead people. Of course, neither his parents nor his older sister nor his schoolmates believe he can talk with the departed, but it … Continue reading
Category Archives: Video clips
John Oliver once again tackles an important subject with intelligence and humor. This time the target is standardized testing, something kids are apparently now subjected to literally every few weeks. As he points out, in theory it makes a great … Continue reading
Jack Pearl is little remembered today, but in the early days of radio he was famous for playing Baron Munchausen, a character with a thick German accent who would recount ludicrous adventures he claimed to have had, responding to skepticism … Continue reading
I’m normally a fan of Hank and John Green’s YouTube empire. Granted, their Mental Floss channel occasionally gets things wrong or at least wrong enough that one can reasonably complain about it, but rarely do they commit an error of … Continue reading
(Update: I see I managed to post this review twice in slightly different form. The later version is here. I’ll leave both in place to avoid possible broken links.) One of my numerous character flaws is a tolerance for cheap … Continue reading
(Update: I see I somehow managed to post this review twice, more recently here. I’ll leave both in place to avoid possible broken links.) This is the first of a series of movies adapted from a popular trilogy of young … Continue reading
Apparently McDonald’s is trying out a design-your-own-burger kiosk in some of its restaurants. Here someone attempts to create the maximum possible burger with reasonably amusing results. Among other things, he discovers a bug in McDonald’s point-of-sale software, and McDonald’s might … Continue reading
Nothing profound or original here, just a few observations: It appears that quite large peaceful protests were largely ignored by the news media, especially outside the local area. Only when they turned violent and destructive did they excite much attention. … Continue reading
(Update: I see I managed to post this review twice. I’ll leave both in place to avoid possible broken links. The later version is here, but except for possible typos I don’t think there are any differences.) James Franco plays … Continue reading
(Update: I see I managed to post this review twice. I’ll leave both in place to avoid broken links. The other version is here, but with the possible exception typos I don’t think there are any differences.) Ben Affleck and … Continue reading