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Archive for October, 2015

Friday B-Movie Pick: The Halloween Set

Friday, October 30th, 2015

Tomorrow is Halloween, so let’s keep with tradition here.

Young Frankenstein
The Mummy
An American Werewolf in London
Innocent Blood

Let’s not forget Near Dark and Dog Soldiers, picks from October 2011, for a double header of vampires and werewolves.

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Friday B-Movie Pick: Ghostbusters

Friday, October 23rd, 2015

Ghostbusters
It’s almost Halloween again, so we’re going with some of the classics. This 1984 classic is currently being remade. Personally, don’t think they will capture the spirit of the film, pun intended. Part of that spirit they will probably miss is the Libertarian theme to the movie, which the director admits was intentional.

Bonus films:
Innocent Blood
The Mummy

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Welcome to the Obama  Economy

Tuesday, October 13th, 2015

“They Just Don’t Want A Job” – The Fed’s Grotesque “Explanation” Why 94.6 Million Are Out Of The Labor Force, or why the current BLS U3 number of 4.9 is a farce.  Here is a hint, it has to do with a record low workforce participation rate.

Wage Apocalypse for the American man: Typical male worker earned less in 2014 than in 1973.

Monday Book Pick: Pastwatch: The Redemption of Christopher Columbus

Monday, October 12th, 2015

Pastwatch: The Redemption of Christopher Columbus by Orson Scott Card

In honor of Columbus Day, today’s pick is an excellent alternate history novel.

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Monday Book Pick: Doc Savage: The Sinister Shadow

Monday, October 5th, 2015

Doc Savage: The Sinister Shadow by Kenneth Robeson and Lester Dent

As my gentle readers may know, I’m a big pulp fan, especially of the Doc Savage novels. Most written by Lester Dent, under the house name of Kenneth Robeson. Will Murray proves himself as the modern master of the classic pulp with this mash up with Doc Savage and The Shadow. While I’m a huge Doc fan, I’ve read enough Shadow novels to do more than just hum the tune. Murray skillfully blends the styles of Walter Gibson and Lester Dent in this book. Stir in an over the top villain, who is completely and utterly ruthless, as an evil villain of the era should be, you have a story that Smith & Street would have proudly published.

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