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  1. jeaniebeanie on Cover ChargeJune 18, 2026

    I'll buy it for you, Dougie. That's mere pocket change for me! Uh ... Not quite! It's like getting to…

  2. DOuG pRATt on Is This Guy For Real?June 13, 2026

    Being doubtful is more important than ever in the age of AI.

  3. aminal on Is This Guy For Real?June 12, 2026

    You know it's suspect when a "person" who has supposedly published stuff that gotten this much attention doesn't even have…

  4. DOuG pRATt on Is This Guy For Real?June 5, 2026

    Thank you for the thoughtful comment, Anonymous of Phoenix.

  5. Anonymous on Is This Guy For Real?June 5, 2026

    I was trying to find out if he was a real person, as well, Doug. But for a guy who's…

Links

  • 88 Rewound at MIT
  • Allan Sniffen's Rewound Radio
  • Andrew Sandoval's Beatland Books
  • Big Planet Noise with Bob and Gina
  • Boss Radio 66 with DJ Tom Hanks
  • Brian Sibley on Life and Art
  • Colleen Doran's Comics & Stories
  • Daily Cartoonist
  • Dan Piraro's Bizarro
  • David Bruce's Forgotten 45s
  • Douglas Pratt on Substack
  • Genny Schorr's School of Rock
  • Headphone and Hearing Test
  • Jimmy Johnson's Arlo & Janis
  • Kip Brown's Discotech Underground
  • Kogar the Swinging Ape
  • Lost & Found at MIT
  • Luxuria Music
  • Lyrion Music Server
  • Mark Parisi's Off the Mark
  • Monte Schulz's 'Undercity'
  • Nat Gertler's AAUGH Blog
  • News from Mark Evanier
  • Paul Howley's Life in Comics

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Dictatoring Terms of Surrender

Putin, not Zelensky, is a dictator. Putin, not Zelensky, started the war.

Trump’s message to Zelensky is, “You should be thanking me for all of the support that stupid Biden shouldn’t have given you.” And, of course, Trump has stopped all aid to Ukraine. This isn’t diplomacy, it’s insanity.

Posted on March 4, 2025March 4, 2025Categories Politics, Religion & MoneyLeave a comment on Dictatoring Terms of Surrender

Micro Nova Fever!

The Micro Nova Hopper should soon be hopping on the Moon.

https://www.intuitivemachines.com/micro-nova

I remember the Micro Nova from its Roller Disco days.

Posted on March 3, 2025March 3, 2025Categories TechLeave a comment on Micro Nova Fever!

14 Hours in 92 Minutes

If there’s a human interest film genre, where instead of a plot there’s a premise that provides the basis for character interaction, Fourteen Hours belongs in it. Two excellent actors, Howard da Silva and Jeff Corey, were about to be blacklisted from Hollywood, while Grace Kelly and Jeffrey Hunter were making their screen debuts.

Posted on March 3, 2025March 4, 2025Categories All PostsLeave a comment on 14 Hours in 92 Minutes

Vampirious Basterds

It’s good to know that Transylvania cannot be a doorstep to the Ukraine.

http://dailymotion.com/video/x8gpwvu?start=2345

Night Gallery’s “The Devil is Not Mocked”

Posted on March 2, 2025March 3, 2025Categories All Posts, Sci-FiLeave a comment on Vampirious Basterds

Glam Boys

Before the Ramones, before the Sex Pistols, before the Clash… New York Dolls.

Posted on March 2, 2025March 4, 2025Categories MusicLeave a comment on Glam Boys

Radio, Radio

One of Ken Burns’ best documentaries is Empire of the Air. The companion book by Tom Lewis is recommended for a fuller understanding of the connections and disputes between Sarnoff the businessman, Armstrong the inventor, and De Forest the fraud.

Posted on March 1, 2025March 15, 2025Categories Radio, TechLeave a comment on Radio, Radio

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