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I’ll Take “Memories and Nostalgia” for $500, Alex — Mickey Z.
Still photo of the late Alex Trebek on the set of Jeopardy! (credit unknown) Mickey Z. — World News Trust November 15, 2020 Recently, I’ve written articles in reaction to the deaths of both Ruth ...
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Signs of Early Onset Activist Syndrome — Mickey Z.
Photo: Mickey Z. Mickey Z. — World News Trust November 6, 2020 In my very young days, I lived in a fourth-floor apartment in a five-story, pre-war, walk-up building. On the second floor, you’d find ...
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Explaining dark matter without hypothetical undiscovered particles and without changing physical laws | Eugene Oks
For each usual hydrogen atom there could be about 5 hydrogen atoms of the 2nd flavor and they are dark. Credit: Eugene Oks Oct. 30, 2020 (ScienceX) -- The mysterious dark matter! The universe has ...
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War of the Worlds: The Original Fake News October Surprise — Mickey Z.
Still image from the 2005 version of War of the Worlds (credit unknown) Mickey Z. -- World News Trust October 29, 2020 26 percent of Americans believe the sun revolves around the earth. *** October ...
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Machine translation tools find word meanings vary based on news viewership | Byron Spice
Oct. 23, 2020 (TechXplore) -- It's not news that U.S. politics are highly polarized or that polarization affects cable news channels. But researchers at Carnegie Mellon University, using computer ...
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BOOKS: What Evil Lurks | John Michael Greer
Oct. 21, 2020 (EcoSophia.net) -- One of the pleasant side effects of the series of vignettes about America’s magical history I’ve been posting here of late has been the chance to look into some of ...
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The CIA, Porn, Deep Fakes, AI, and a Post-Truth Society — Mickey Z.
(public domain) Mickey Z. -- World News Trust October 21, 2020 “Withdrawing in disgust is not the same thing as apathy.” (from the 1990 film, Slacker) We live on the cusp of an age during which ...
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That Time I Gave a Lecture at Yale University — Mickey Z.
The Yale mascot celebrates a Bulldogs’ victory during the 2016 NCAA tournament. (Photo: Catherine Avalone/Hearst Connecticut Media) Mickey Z. -- World News Trust October 19, 2020 “Every child is an ...
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Some ‘Rumble Fish’ Make Their Own Way Back to the River | Mickey Z.
YouTube screenshot of a scene from Rumble Fish (1983) Mickey Z. -- World News Trust October 14, 2020 When I was in grade school, my classmates and I were introduced to the writer, S.E. Hinton. We ...
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In 1492, (buff) Columbus Sailed the Ocean Blue | Mickey Z
Photo: Mickey Z. Mickey Z. -- World News Trust October 11, 2020 Below the elevated platform at the Astoria Boulevard/Hoyt Avenue N train station, my neighborhood plays host to Columbus Square — ...
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My Remembrance of Edward Van Halen | Mickey Z.
Edward Van Halen (probably early 1980s) — credit unknown Mickey Z. -- World News Trust October 8, 2020 Edward Van Halen (EVH) was my favorite guitarist of all-time. As a disciple of what is now ...
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