Film Review of Nine Perfect Strangers Photo by Papaioannou Kostas on Unsplash By Geoff Carter The opening sequence of Hulu’s Nine Complete Strangers is reminiscent of classic murder mysteries like And Then There Were None or Clue. A varied assortment of characters, including a dysfunctional family, a disillusioned writer, an alienated couple, an irrepressibly cheerful middle-aged woman, a wise-cracking misanthrope, and a secretive …
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Month:October 2021
Kickass Crawls Under the Porch
Dusan Bicanski, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper, not knowing where else to go, is crawling under the communication porch to nap in the cool dirt with the dogs that long ago concluded that their barking at the mailman made about as much sense as …
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Kickass and Norwegian Glibness
Corey Coyle, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper, citing for authority the fact that he had a Norwegian mother, passes along the inside dope on the romantic tryst between the Capital Square statues of Hans Christian Hegg and Miss Forward. Both statues were reportedly removed …
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The Magic in Our History
Photo by C.Catutti By Carmela Cattuti Our history is probably the most important time line that we can explore. In fact, I would argue, it is imperative that we examine the past grounded in the present through a different lens. Some call unearthing the past “shadow work,” but I would frame it as excavating the …
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Backyard Web Tour
All Photos by Geoff Carter
Kickass and Manchin and Prehn
Joe ManchinUnited States Senate, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper has reached the limits of his tolerance for the likes of Joe Manchin lecturing desperate kayakers from the back of his $700,000 yacht; and Fred Prehn, the Wausau tooth-jerker, who refuses to leave the DNR …
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Kickass and Moving Help
Photo by Bill Stokes By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reviews the keeper’s allegiance to the verity that descendants are there for the use and convenience of senior tribal members, as Phyllis’s son Todd and two granddaughters—Alexis and Taylor, show up to assist with moving several bulky items over to future living quarters. The …
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