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House Of Sternberg
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Occasionally insightful postings by writer/teacher/popular culture junkie.
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Baby Steps, the path to rhetoric
I believe in personal growth. We all change. We aren't static. Maybe some refuse to accept the presence of change because the gradualness of the process can make perception of it difficult.Personally, one thing I'm working on, and often failing at, i...
Paranormal
It was an independent film made for a reputed $10,000 and it has so far raked in around 90 million dollars. Of course, it helps when you are receiving a boost from Steven Spielberg and the Dreamworks group. I saw the film, often compared to "The Blai...
The Holiday Season
The day after Halloween the stores march out their Christmas decorations. It's like some magical bell is rung and like good consumers we start salivating in anticipation of Black Friday, the day following Thanksgiving. Some merchants haven't been abl...
I\'m Done Ravening
I have been without home internet for the last week. Thank you ATT. So apologies to all who expected almost daily postings. Still, I think we've had some good ones this October, don't you?I have watched both Misery and Romancing The Stone, films abou...
Edgar Allen Poe
It would be a crime to let this season pass without paying homage to this incredibly influential and tragic figure. Edgar Allen Poe, one of the creators of the modern detective story and indeed one of the architects of the modern short story, is a st...
Dressing Up
There are certain costumes we just don't want to see around Halloween. First and foremost, anything racist or misogynist. How many times have I seen people attend a party and look at the event as an excuse to exercise bad taste? It's one thing when ...

