Author: Jonathan Kieran
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Merry Christmas and Man, Was That Kid LUCKY!
A sixteen year-old kid was out surfing on Christmas Day in Australia when he received a “gift” no one wants to receive: GREAT WHITE SHARK ATTACK. I wonder if he had just gotten a new surfboard from Santa that morning…
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Revisiting The Exorcist TV Series
This may have seemed a good idea in the days of pre-production but the execution was a big ole mess. Smart performances by the always interesting Geena Davis and British actor Ben Daniels provided some elements of interest for the…
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Doctor Sleep is Somnambulant Indeed
Post-Christmas Dinner Indolent Activity of 20023: Cratering in bed with the iPad nearby, earbuds in place, and TUBI subscription playing one of the recent big screen adaptations of a Steven King novel. Guilty of Vehicular Fanslaughter: DOCTOR SLEEP Starring: Ewan…
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Happy Holidays and New Year Bliss to All
May peace find you and your loved ones, wherever you are—amid festivity or trouble, elation or upheaval. ————— [ Delightful new work by Jonathan Kieran is slated for major release beginning in Spring 2024 so brace yourselves and think of…
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Doing the Dutch Mamba!
Come ON, Dutch people, have a heart. THIS INTREPID SNAKE braved thousands of miles of African jungle, stinging desert sands, swam the Mediterranean, endured the probable opprobrium of the French, crossed the icy northern seas, and found its way to…
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Great White Sharkery In a Nutshell
THIS GUY gets it right. And since I’m busy writing with a fury, it is my pleasure to share the gent’s fine article. ————— [ Delightful new work by Jonathan Kieran is slated for major release beginning in Spring 2024…
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Algorithmic Hoo Ha
Bleak! Bleak is the horizon for publishers and publishing sites enduring the tender mercies of search engines powered by AI algorithms. At least according to THIS PIECE. The whole constellation of idiocy is getting to be a bit much. One…
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Rich with an Itch? No Door Shall Be Closed Unto Thee
This new article from Barron’s details the extraordinary efforts that super-exclusive travel companies will take to fulfill the adventurous dreams of the planet’s wealthiest (and perhaps most egregiously wanton) people. Want to enjoy a private five-course dinner amid the columns…
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Get Your Own Ideas, Bub
Some person named Demetrious Polychron published a “fan fiction” sequel to J. R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings earlier this year and—thank the Lady of Lorien—the Tolkien estate body-slammed the guy for copyright infringement, demanding rightfully that the book…
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Sharks of Nova Scotia, Make Those Canucks Panic!
I only utilize the above title for this entry because the intro for the superb new article about Great White Sharks in Toronto’s Globe and Mail states that “the increase of great white sharks in Nova Scotia waters doesn’t means…
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