Category Archives: Media

Harry S Truman

May 21, 2006 – 11:46 pm
A few weeks ago I finished David McCullough’s Pulitzer prize-winning biography. I started the book mainly because I enjoyed McCullough’s history of the Brooklyn Bridge, and when I find an author I like I try to read his other books. Even though I think some of Truman’s policies as President were misguided, and I despise [...]
By filosofo | Also posted in Books | 1 comment

Did John McCain Speak at Bob Jones University?

May 20, 2006 – 3:37 pm
Numerous bloggers think he did.
By filosofo | Also posted in Bob Jones University, Christianity, Current Events, Da Vinci Code, John McCain, Movies, Politics | 9 comments

Where Are the Skeptics When You Need Them?

May 20, 2006 – 12:31 am
It’s good to know Tom Hanks, star of the new movie The Da Vinci Code, isn’t being pestered by his fellow worshipers:
By filosofo | Also posted in Books, Christianity, Culture, Da Vinci Code, Movies | 2 comments

Not Sure I Get the Parallel

April 10, 2006 – 1:12 pm
Are they saying that using Visa is like drinking spoiled milk?
By filosofo | Also posted in Advertising | 3 comments

A Truly Hale-bodied Little Piece

March 27, 2006 – 7:10 pm
Well, maybe that’s just a bad pun. But remember that series of diamond commercials a few years back, which featured people in silhouette wearing diamonds? The accompanying soundtrack was reminiscent of chugga-chugga baroque concertos, and (such as it is) it is probably the greatest claim to fame of composer and jazz musician Karl [...]
By filosofo | Also posted in Music | Please write a comment

Ads for Astigmatic Adults

February 18, 2006 – 11:58 pm
There’s a scene at the end of 2001: A Space Odyssey where powerful space aliens place astronaut David Bowman in a zoo designed just for him. They’ve constructed it from his memories, so it looks mostly like an Earth hotel room, but it’s not exactly right. In the book version of the film [...]
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