4 days ago by Music Downloads

Brand New Day There is a difference between being an inspired musician and an informed musician. Sting is the latter. As always, he surrounds himself with ultratalented artists: this time around Stevie Wonder, Branford Marsalis, James Taylor, guitarist Dominic Miller, and the prince of rai Cheb Mami ...

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11 days ago by Mark

Earlier today the following quote appeared on Twitter (via Guy Charles and others), regarding Jane Friedman’s keynote interview at PBV: Friedman on enhanced ebooks: “Vook is read and watch… I’m not interested in disrupting the reading experience; it’s sacrosanct.” By coincidence, I ran across the fo ...

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12 days ago by Ivey West

The teaser of this week’s Lie to Me ended with the main character, Cal Lightman, seemingly shot dead. There’s been a buzz since the airing that, because there was never any doubt that by the time the end credits rolled the human lie detector would be back on his feet, the drama was all manufactured ...

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13 days ago by Her

Let’s be honest: people love TV because it’s escapism at its finest. It is a form of entertainment where even reality isn’t real and we’re asked hourly to put aside our skepticism and employ what TV people call “the suspension of disbelief”. Without it, no one would watch shows in which a car crashe ...

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18 days ago by Craig

I’m not the biggest fan of “rules” when it comes to horror fiction. After all, most of the classic stories throughout horror history tended to flaunt the established “rules” of the time, pushing into new territories and evolving the genre. They dared to break the rules and that’s why they were remem ...

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19 days ago by Mark Roth

No, not in Pakistan or Turkey or Egypt. In Britain. I know, I know — the story below is dated September 19. Old news. But it’s current news because these folks’ trial is yet to come. Christian hoteliers charged with insulting Muslim guest Ben and Sharon Vogelenzang are charged with breaching Section ...

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27 days ago by Jayadeep.N.R

Doesn’t it seem like the world could use a superhero right now? One who would do what they said they’d do. One who would help end wars and roust out the real criminals; not just the street-level punks, but the people that turn the world upside down daily. We have the super villains, but where are th ...

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28 days ago by willhansen2

Just finished: The Manuscript Found in Saragossa. The cover of my Penguin Classics copy is this famous Goya etching: “The Dream of Reason Produces Monsters,” the typical translation of the writing on the desk goes. I’ve loved it ever since I first learned about it (and about Goya) researching a pape ...

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34 days ago by Herbwoman

One of the most difficult parts of becoming a skeptic was readjusting my thought processes. I was afraid that because I was now a skeptic that I would no longer be able to enjoy some of the things I love most. For instance, how can a skeptic enjoy the wonder and magic of Disney World and the Magic K ...

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34 days ago by lee

Over the past few weeks, I’ve been trying to enjoy the new Fox show “ Glee,” but as I’ve mentioned on multiple times in the podcast, the show’s frequent trips towards absurdity often try my sense of suspension of disbelief. One incident in particular stands out to me as an exceptional offense. In ep ...

Overthinking It - overthinkingit.com · Rank: 9,402 · 393 references