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Egyptian Tourism is On the Upswing (Keep Your Fingers Crossed)
As a lifelong, insatiable Egyptophile and frequent traveler to the Land of the Pharaohs, THIS is music to my ears. But I disagree with No. 3 wholeheartedly. If you want a freakin’ beach experience, hop on a plane to Costa…
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Tantalizing Great White Sharky Footage is Always Welcome
On my site, random and impressive footage of Great White Shark activity is indeed a welcome diversion. Girthy, aggressive, and curious female Great White Sharks always add a bit of razzle-dazzle to my day and hopefully to yours, too. I’m…
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Overheard At A Chic Beverly Hills Salon?
[Jonathan is busy writing and illustrating and finishing a whole slew of projects in preparation for upcoming major releases. Don’t expect a helluva lot of bloggin’ to get done unless something really strikes his fancy. Be patient. Marvelous things are…
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They Are OUT THERE … Waiting
[Jonathan is busy writing and illustrating and finishing a whole slew of projects in preparation for upcoming major releases. Don’t expect a helluva lot of bloggin’ to get done unless something really strikes his fancy. Be patient. Marvelous things are…
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Who Could Have Seen THIS Coming?
Elites wrestling “control” over cultural fads and trends? Say it isn’t so, Gray Lady. [Jonathan is busy writing and illustrating and finishing a whole slew of projects in preparation for upcoming major releases. Don’t expect a helluva lot of bloggin’…
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Did Aphrodite Ride Into Alexandria on a Clam Shell?
Doubtful. But as many know, the ancient Egyptians were conquered and ruled by a line of tempestuous Greek monarchs appointed by Alexander the Great in the first few centuries BCE and Hellenic culture came to exert a mighty influence over…
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Greatest of Great White Sharks—Separating Fish Tales from Science
BEHOLD THIS LINK to a superb website regarding the very largest confirmed, semi-confirmed, and speculated Great White Shark specimens ever caught or encountered. There remains to this day, despite the immediacy of myriad technological documentary methods, much misinformation about the…
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Oh Yeah? Well, YOUR Mama Is a Japanese Bathhouse Witch!
Your Estimable Host presents CAMPY CARTOON VILLAIN-OF-THE-WEEK by JONATHAN KIERAN TODAY’S HONOREE: “Yubaba” (from Hayao Miyazaki’s Spirited Away, 2001 Studio Ghibli) RUDIMENTARY ANALYSIS: “Yubaba” is the name-stealing, scene-stealing, chain-smoking witch who oversees a bathhouse for Japanese spirits and other magical entities in Hayao Miyazaki’s classic animated feature Spirited Away. Yubaba…
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Fairy Tales Can STILL Be Relevant Today!
” …and then Goldilocks successfully sued the bears to the point of abject poverty because they had failed to put a warning label on the bowl of hot porridge before she burglarized their home. THE END!” ——— [Jonathan is busy…
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Random Aughts Movie Review: The Wretchedness of HANSEL and GRETEL: Witch Hunters
Look, this film is not going to get a truly in-depth review because it is as shallow as a freakin’ backyard plastic kiddie pool and doesn’t merit keen analysis, but I do have a few pointed remarks I would like…
Jonathan Kieran 