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RIP Stephen Sondheim

Story Another one of the all-time greats is gone.

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2020 ended (DEC) with a conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn. 2021 began (FEB 11) with a conjunction of Jupiter and Venus. Even in these days of social distancing, star gazing is distant enough. Here's a preview of some of the top astronomical events of

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RIP Olivia Newton-John

Story Another one of my favorites from my younger days gone. I still have my vinyl of Physical that I bought - good God, is it really forty years ago?

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Albums as Cohesive Works

Here is a topic I have considered posting for years. Inspired by Randy's Jackson's Epic Rock Songs discussion, I have decided to post at last. It has come to my attention that kids these days no longer to albums as cohesive wholes, which I can't even

Started by Jeff of Earth-J in General NON-Comics Discussions

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Misheard lyrics you prefer to the original

It's likely everyone has listened to a song they liked and misheard the lyrics. That's not unusual.

However, have you ever thought your misheard lyrics were better or more interesting than those of the actual song? That replacing the actual lyric w

Started by Randy Jackson in General NON-Comics Discussions

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Space Travel: William Shatner makes it to the final frontier

Assuming he makes it to next week and nothing goes awry with Bezos's ship, William Shatner will become the oldest person to slip the bonds of earth, if only for a short time.

"It's never too late to experience new things," says the 90-year-old act

Started by JD DeLuzio in General NON-Comics Discussions

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Whatever Happened to Commander Benson?

In the years I was a cop, given the kind of job it is, whenever I had to call home from work, I knew that, after the Good Mrs. Benson answered, the first words out of my mouth needed to be "I'm alright."

I'm sure many of you have noticed that my pr

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Ketchup/Catsup - Refrigerated or not

I'm curious--do you refrigerate ketchup/Catsup or not?

I'll start. My family stored the condiment properly, as God inteit, in a room temperature kitchen cabinet. That's how you bought it at the grocery store, and by gum that is how we ate it. Since

Started by Randy Jackson in General NON-Comics Discussions

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The Great Korak Time Discrepancy

One doesn't have to read too many of Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan novels (in sequence) before smacking headlong into "The Great Korak Time Discrepancy." Briefly, Tarzan son Jack was introduced as an infant in The Beasts of Tarzan (1914), but when he

Started by Jeff of Earth-J in General NON-Comics Discussions

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Western examples of a tsundere

I've been trying to think of Western characters in fiction that are examples of the "tsundere" archetype. Manga and anime are lousy with them, but for some reason I'm having a difficult time thinking of popular Western examples.

For those of you who

Started by Randy Jackson in General NON-Comics Discussions

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A Question For the Journalists...

Or anyone else, really.

Is there a news website out there that:

* Covers National and International news.

* Is relatively unbiased.

* Delivers newssuccinctly, adhering yo the Five "W's" (Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How)

The reason I ask is

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RIP, Anne Rice

Anne Rice, the writer who birthed or at least midwifed the late-twentieth-century vampire mania, has died at the age of 80 (December 11), surrounded by her family. She will be interred in a family mausoleum in New Orleans. A more public celebration

Started by JD DeLuzio in General NON-Comics Discussions

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The Marist Mindset List for 2025

Once again, friends, it's time for the latest guidance from Marist College, which has inherited the Mindset List from Beloit College.

See the 2024 list here, the 2023 list here, the 2022 list here, the 2021 list here, the 2020 list here, and the 2019

Started by ClarkKent_DC in General NON-Comics Discussions

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Does anybody have advice on password apps?

I really need a password app.

I have literally hundreds of logins: work, home, banks, online comic-reading sites and this website.

I've investigated a few free ones, but either they only allow one device (ha!), or they don't allow both PC and iOS dev

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Egyptian Mythology

I would like to do some research into Egyptian Mythology. Anyone with specific knowledge than can point me in a good direction of books and other resources?

Started by Randy Jackson in General NON-Comics Discussions

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