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Olympics
The summer Olympics in Paris kicked off with a parade of perverts, random acts of violence and sabotaging of the train system.
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Old Henry
The Western is one of those genres of film that is regularly written off for dead, but every few years a film comes along that says otherwise. These…
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Sunday Thoughts July 21, 2024
If it is Sunday, well, it is Sunday.
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A Trip Through America
I had to make a journey into the heart of darkness yesterday so I arranged to do the various things I needed to do outside the house so I could spend…
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Conventional Thinking
The first political convention I can recall is the 1972 Republican convention that nominated Richard Nixon. I was a little kid, but I remember it…
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Sunday Thoughts July 14, 2024
If it is Sunday, well, it is Sunday.
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The No-Nothings
Like many people, I tuned into the Biden press conference after the NATO summit because I assumed it would be hilarious. It did not disappoint. At a…
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Warriors & Slaves
Over on Twitter, now stupidly called X, there are posts about the remake of Gladiator floating about with the usual criticisms. Like all remakes now…
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Sunday Thoughts July 07, 2024
If it is Sunday, well, it is Sunday.
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The Panic Of The Hive
Greg Hood has argued from time to time that the real power in America is the media, because once the media gets on board with something, no one in…
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Old Thoughts
Yesterday was my annual physical, which meant packing the mules for the long trip back to Lagos to see the doctress.
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June 2024

Sunday Thoughts June 30, 2024
If it is Sunday, well, it is Sunday.
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