Category Archives: Stage and Screen

Pop Music Naming Schemes

Posted on 21 April 2018 by Larry Russwurm

Cardi B has 13 songs in the top 100 on Billboard so let’s look at her name and where she got it from. Apparently her nickname in the hood was Bacardi but she couldn’t use this for trademark reasons. So … Continue reading →

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The Star Wars Crapfest

Posted on 2 December 2017 by Larry Russwurm

Star Wars is half decent entertainment for your buck. There are interesting visuals, a fast moving story and even some growth in the characters at times. But it isn’t very good science fiction. Why is this a problem for me? … Continue reading →

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The Insidious Malevolence of Krypton

Posted on 4 November 2017 by Larry Russwurm

Many years ago, the planet Krypton almost stamped out its Kryptonians. I used to think that Kryptonians like Superman and Supergirl and Kandorians were just unlucky that Krypton exploded taking with it many loved ones. But I no longer think … Continue reading →

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Little Geney

Posted on 14 October 2017 by Larry Russwurm

This website has talked about Barry Manilow’s Mandy and how obvious a trick the now out-of-the-closet Manilow was making with the apparent heterosexual love song. We also speculated that perhaps someone in Boston is gay with their song Amanda (a … Continue reading →

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The Web that Spiderman Weaves

Posted on 2 September 2017 by Larry Russwurm

Marvel comics swears that Spiderman’s webs dissolve which is why there are not crews to clean up Spiderman’s webslingings all over the city. But that is a simple answer for what I fear is a more complex problem. Let’s examine … Continue reading →

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Television Dreams

Posted on 19 August 2017 by Larry Russwurm

I grew up outside of Elmira, Ontario an area known for its old order mennonites. Old order mennonites are much like the Amish and reject 20th and 21st century technology. They get around by horse and buggy, have no electricity … Continue reading →

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Family Feud Super Families

Posted on 6 August 2016 by Larry Russwurm

It just occurred to me that perhaps the ultimate Family Feud battle could involve the Sharp family. Indeed I would probably bet on this name of family until either they lost or they ended up in a duel with the … Continue reading →

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Star Wars, Now in Black and White

Posted on 9 January 2016 by Larry Russwurm

I bet your kids or other youths lit up when they read Star Wars in the title. But as positive a phrase that Star Wars may be, there is a negative phrase that outranks it for youth. You guessed it. … Continue reading →

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3 Women and a Baby

Posted on 26 September 2015 by Larry Russwurm

I bet some of you have been scratching your heads about the upcoming Ghostbusters movie. Why, oh why, have they made the lead actors all women? Well, quite frankly, because it does not hurt suspension of disbelief to make the … Continue reading →

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I Hate Snowmobiles

Posted on 12 September 2015 by Larry Russwurm

A few of you city and town dwellers who have cable and/or no snowmobiles in urban limits, might think my reason for hating snowmobiles is made up. But it’s not. Snowmobiles ruin television reception that is over the air. I … Continue reading →

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