Posted in Entertainment on May 9th, 2011
Well, I thought and thought about my post about Atlas Shrugged’s popularity, and I mostly take it back. I realized that it contained one thing I don’t particularly like and one thing that was just kind of dumb. The thing I didn’t like was that religious people (maybe especailly Mormons?) tend to 1) Assume that the other [...]
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Posted in Entertainment, Movies on Apr 18th, 2011
I’m really surprised to see so many people who consider themselves Christians loving Atlas Shrugged. Ayn Rand’s whole message is that self-interest and the pursuit of money are the purpose of man’s existence. She preached atheism fervently. She taught that charity is of no value. One of the main characters proclaims proudly that his only goal [...]
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Posted in Entertainment on Jan 5th, 2011
Since I started manically geeking out about Doctor Whoa few people have asked me what it’s all about and why I like it so darn much. So, I will explain. No, it will take too long. I will sum up. The very minimum you need to know in 10 points: Doctor Who premiered in 1963 [...]
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Posted in Entertainment on Jan 4th, 2011
I had no interest in Doctor Who. To me it was that dry-looking, seemingly humorless show they had on PBS on Saturday nights that broke up an otherwise lovely line-up of Red Dwarf and Red Green. Don’t get me wrong, I liked that the Doctor guy wore a scarf, but that was about the extent [...]
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Posted in Entertainment on Jan 1st, 2011
I had the best of intentions to get all of the best of 2010 done during 2010, but illness and fun got in the way in equal parts. So here it is, my 2010 TV roundup, but jsut the comedies. Because it turns out I have a lot to say about TV. It turns out [...]
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