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By the time I finished watching the season two finale of "Only Murder in the Building" (see yesterday's blog: Murders in Milwaukee vs. Murders In The Building: What I'll Be Watching Tonight on halbrown.org) and turned on the news I learned that when it came to making the news with… Read More
The reality we face every day, day in and day out Read More

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Recounting my own experiences I analyse the impact of Social Media polarisation and foreign influences over a post colonial socitey. Read More
A British citizen was denied the basic rights she was entitled to. Read More
Someone walking by news kiosks in New York today might mistake the Trump cover pages for the Murdoch owned New York Post for it’s competitor, the liberal Daily News. Read More
The first step to enlightenment is disillusionment. -Mike Twohy Read More

Poem / Humor

August 02, 2022

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The Booksie Classic House

election day! Read More

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Pound that narrative, media Read More

Tags: politics, media

In the final part of this retrospective of the shock site Ogrish, we look at its sudden end and its replacement by LiveLeak. Read More
In this 3rd instalment of a 4 part Ogrish retrospective, we take a closer look at the form and content of the shock site and how it repackaged itself as an alternative form of news service for the digital age. Read More
Part 2 of the Ogrish retrospective, this looks at the censorship problems the shock site encountered after posting beheading videos and being accused of distributing Islamist propaganda. Read More
First helping of a brief 4 part history of the shock site 'Ogrish' I cut and filleted from a much longer research piece for Cult Nation a while ago. This first part looks at how the site took off on the back of showcasing gruesome beheadings in Iraq 2003. Read More

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The Booksie Classic House

It's what they do Read More

Tags: politics, media

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The Booksie Classic House

Our piss-poor excuse of a media Read More

Tags: media, sadly

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The Booksie Classic House

Stop, just stop Read More

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Letter to a deluded, misguided, but great guitarist Read More

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The Booksie Classic House

it's what they do Read More

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When did this happen? Read More

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"Rosewood isn't an ordinary town neither the residents are ordinary. Every person possess the power of their life and the fate of the town. Today, with the honor of being chosen by you all, I announce you all... as the pillar of Rosewood." The girl who is about to lose… Read More

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The Booksie Classic House

Should just report the news, not try to make it Read More

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Since hardly anyone watches cable tv, most everyting viewed is streamed. Since internet has made social acceptance, infomercials are proliferate as influencers. Take away the likes, its just a mundane waste of time. Read More

Tags: social, stars, media

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