The sequel to Harper Lee’s American classic, Go Set a Watchman, is due out later this year. Along with the sequel, To Kill a Mockingbird and its writer have been regularly in the news since Go Set a Watchman was ...
Read More »Nostalgic Impulse: Why M*A*S*H is still relevant
Back in 1983, M*A*S*H bowed out, having been running for 11 years (eight years longer than the real-world war it depicted. The episode, Goodbye, Farewell, and Amen was two and a half hours long, two hours longer than the normal ...
Read More »Nostalgic Impulse: The music of my youth
We all go through phases, some more embarrassing than others. There are periods of our lives we wish we could forget, but friends and families love to bring up when new people are around, especially at formal events. The embarrassing ...
Read More »Nostalgic Impulse: The best and the creepiest robots in popular culture
A recent article on The Guardian got me thinking about robots. Yes, I admit to thinking of them in that fear-mongering, panic-stricken way that many people do post-Terminator. I often wonder when the robots will take over the world. It ...
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