The Emperor’s New Groove: the Best and Worst Disney Movie

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I just watched Disney’s The Emperor’s New Groove, which was quite the experience, mainly because I now have the context of what Disney did afterward. I can see how TENG made some great contributions to the animated film industry, and some really terrible ones that poisoned basically every Disney production since then. The Emperor’s New Groove was released in 2000, when I was 11, when I was still a kid and watched it as a kid. Watching it as an adult, with the context of later Disney films, particularly after they bought Marvel, was quite different.

What’s Next in Gaza and Ukraine

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Last night I had another opportunity to hear Prof. Vladimir Golstein, Chair of Slavic Studies at Brown University, weigh in about the ongoing conflicts in Palestine and Ukraine. Gaza: The USA has the leverage needed to compel Israel to stop or change the course of the war, but the Biden Administration doesn’t know how to … Read more

The Real Purpose of the New CIA Spy Video

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Well let’s take a look at the new CIA recruiting commercial aimed at Russians in the military and intelligence services, I think it’s actually quite clever and well-designed – though I have no way of knowing if it’ll be successful. Everything in this video was done intentionally. Immediately you’ll notice the blue tint – that’s … Read more

Everything’s in Motion

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Here’s a summary of yesterday’s podcast with Billy Bob and Ben Toth. I think Biden will not be replaced and the plan is to have him run and serve a full second term. His status as a mental vegetable makes him an asset, not a liability. The US system today much resembles the Holy Roman … Read more