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Why "Star Trek: The Motion Picture" (1979) is the greatest love story of the Star Trek movies... musingsofamiddleagedgeek.blog/2025/12/22/w...
Why “Star Trek: The Motion Picture” (1979) is the greatest love story of the Star Trek movies…
******STARSHIP-SIZED SPOILERS!****** After seeing “Star Trek: The Motion Picture” (TMP) theatrically in the late 1970s at age 13, the last thing I would’ve labeled it was a love story. There …
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December 23, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Why "Star Trek: The Motion Picture" (1979) is the greatest love story of the Star Trek movies... musingsofamiddleagedgeek.blog/2025/12/22/w...
Gil Gerard, star of "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century," passes away at age 82... musingsofamiddleagedgeek.blog/2025/12/17/g...
Gil Gerard, star of “Buck Rogers in the 25th Century,” passes away at age 82…
After a weekend filled with violence, including two ugly mass shootings and the brutal slayings of Rob Reiner and his wife in their home, I was deliberately throwing myself into an unrelated column…
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December 17, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Gil Gerard, star of "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century," passes away at age 82... musingsofamiddleagedgeek.blog/2025/12/17/g...
Actor/filmmaker Rob Reiner and his wife, found dead in their home... musingsofamiddleagedgeek.blog/2025/12/15/a...
Actor/filmmaker Rob Reiner and his wife, found dead in their home…
This past weekend felt exceptionally violent. First, a horrific mass shooting at Brown University in Rhode Island. Then another, even worse mass shooting during a Hanukah celebration at Bondi Beach…
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December 15, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Actor/filmmaker Rob Reiner and his wife, found dead in their home... musingsofamiddleagedgeek.blog/2025/12/15/a...
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Trump is trying to reshape immigration courts to fit his mass deportation agenda.
In early December, the New York Times reported, eight judges serving on the bench at New York City’s 26 Federal Plaza—ground zero for courthouse arrests—were terminated.
In early December, the New York Times reported, eight judges serving on the bench at New York City’s 26 Federal Plaza—ground zero for courthouse arrests—were terminated.
December 12, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Trump is trying to reshape immigration courts to fit his mass deportation agenda.
In early December, the New York Times reported, eight judges serving on the bench at New York City’s 26 Federal Plaza—ground zero for courthouse arrests—were terminated.
In early December, the New York Times reported, eight judges serving on the bench at New York City’s 26 Federal Plaza—ground zero for courthouse arrests—were terminated.
Retro-Musings: The "Daimajin" trilogy (1966)... musingsofamiddleagedgeek.blog/2025/12/10/r...
Retro-Musings: The “Daimajin” trilogy (1966)…
******KAIJU-SIZED SPOILERS!****** As a kid, I was (and am) a huge fan of Japanese kaiju-eiga (giant monster) movies, such as the “Godzilla” films, Rodan, Mothra, “War of the Gargantuas,…
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December 10, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Retro-Musings: The "Daimajin" trilogy (1966)... musingsofamiddleagedgeek.blog/2025/12/10/r...
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More than 1,000 state and local agencies have partnered with ICE this year.
Even Louisiana's Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is helping catch immigrants
More than 1,000 state and local agencies have partnered with ICE this year.
www.motherjones.com
December 6, 2025 at 4:00 PM
More than 1,000 state and local agencies have partnered with ICE this year.
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IT’S HAPPENING! The original theatrical version of Star Wars is coming to theaters in 2027: youtu.be/qfXvdFcvhNY?...
IT'S HAPPENING! The Star Wars THEATRICAL EDITION is Coming to Theaters!
YouTube video by Star Wars Explained
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December 6, 2025 at 12:20 AM
IT’S HAPPENING! The original theatrical version of Star Wars is coming to theaters in 2027: youtu.be/qfXvdFcvhNY?...
Revisiting "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" ten years later... musingsofamiddleagedgeek.blog/2025/12/05/r...
Revisiting “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” ten years later…
******STAR DESTROYER-SIZED SPOILERS!****** I make no secret of the fact that I, my wife, and other Gen Xers we know found writer/director George Lucas’ Star Wars prequel trilogy (1999-2005) d…
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December 5, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Revisiting "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" ten years later... musingsofamiddleagedgeek.blog/2025/12/05/r...
Netflix's "A House of Dynamite" (2025) weakens before impact... musingsofamiddleagedgeek.blog/2025/12/01/n...
Netflix’s “A House of Dynamite” (2025) weakens before impact…
******SILOS OF SPOILERS!****** Oscar-winning director Kathryn Bigelow (“The Hurt Locker”) first came onto my radar with a rural Romeo & Juliet vampire film. No, not the “Twili…
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December 1, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Netflix's "A House of Dynamite" (2025) weakens before impact... musingsofamiddleagedgeek.blog/2025/12/01/n...
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Is the reason they had to dig back to 2019 because Trump is golfing?
November 29, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Is the reason they had to dig back to 2019 because Trump is golfing?
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This is very cool, and not photoshopped.
Skydiver Caught Transiting The Sun in 'Preposterous (But Real)' Photograph
The fall of Icarus.
www.yahoo.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:03 PM
This is very cool, and not photoshopped.
Retro-Musings: "The Thief of Bagdad" (1940) works its magic, 85 years later ... musingsofamiddleagedgeek.blog/2025/11/17/r...
Retro-Musings: “The Thief of Bagdad” (1940) works its magic, 85 years later …
******DJINN-SIZED SPOILERS!****** Even the most ardent movie lovers like myself have ‘blind spots’; major classics and blockbuster movies we’re familiar with through cultural osmo…
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November 17, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Retro-Musings: "The Thief of Bagdad" (1940) works its magic, 85 years later ... musingsofamiddleagedgeek.blog/2025/11/17/r...
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No shit, Sherlock...
Living under fascism tends to keep one awake.
Living under fascism tends to keep one awake.
Therapist Tells Fox News 75% of Patients Can’t Sleep and Are Triggered by Trump: ‘Defining Pathology of Our Time’ | Video
The leading cause of sleep loss for many right now is President Trump, according to one therapist.
www.thewrap.com
November 15, 2025 at 7:58 PM
No shit, Sherlock...
Living under fascism tends to keep one awake.
Living under fascism tends to keep one awake.
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Researchers say they believe they've documented the first known death from alpha-gal syndrome — a red meat allergy caused by tick bites. n.pr/3WZbXZU
A red meat allergy caused by ticks killed a N.J. man. Here's what to know
Researchers say they believe they've documented the first known death from alpha-gal syndrome — a red meat allergy caused by tick bites.
n.pr
November 15, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Researchers say they believe they've documented the first known death from alpha-gal syndrome — a red meat allergy caused by tick bites. n.pr/3WZbXZU
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Medicaid-funded services are their lifeline—and make their work possible. But the Trump cuts to the program could change it all.
Meet Audrey and Jeremy, who went viral for talking about how the GOP's Medicaid cuts could devastate their everyday.
Meet Audrey and Jeremy, who went viral for talking about how the GOP's Medicaid cuts could devastate their everyday.
What Trump's Medicaid cuts mean for two podcasters with Down syndrome
Medicaid-funded services are their lifeline—and make their work possible.
www.motherjones.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Medicaid-funded services are their lifeline—and make their work possible. But the Trump cuts to the program could change it all.
Meet Audrey and Jeremy, who went viral for talking about how the GOP's Medicaid cuts could devastate their everyday.
Meet Audrey and Jeremy, who went viral for talking about how the GOP's Medicaid cuts could devastate their everyday.
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Home insurance is getting less affordable, and less available, as insurers raise prices and pull back from areas with extreme weather. That's forcing families across the country to make tough choices.
It's harder to get home insurance. That's changing communities across the U.S.
Home insurance is getting less affordable, and less available, as insurers raise prices and pull back from areas with extreme weather. That's forcing families across the country to make tough choices.
n.pr
November 15, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Home insurance is getting less affordable, and less available, as insurers raise prices and pull back from areas with extreme weather. That's forcing families across the country to make tough choices.
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“Trump never worked with Epstein!”
“No, Trump’s the one who turned him in!”
“No, the Epstein stuff is a Democrat hoax!”
“No, those files are fake!”
Watching MAGA twist themselves into pretzels over the past year has been something to behold.
This will be their undoing.
“No, Trump’s the one who turned him in!”
“No, the Epstein stuff is a Democrat hoax!”
“No, those files are fake!”
Watching MAGA twist themselves into pretzels over the past year has been something to behold.
This will be their undoing.
November 12, 2025 at 7:06 PM
“Trump never worked with Epstein!”
“No, Trump’s the one who turned him in!”
“No, the Epstein stuff is a Democrat hoax!”
“No, those files are fake!”
Watching MAGA twist themselves into pretzels over the past year has been something to behold.
This will be their undoing.
“No, Trump’s the one who turned him in!”
“No, the Epstein stuff is a Democrat hoax!”
“No, those files are fake!”
Watching MAGA twist themselves into pretzels over the past year has been something to behold.
This will be their undoing.
Guillermo Del Toro's "Frankenstein" (2025) is stitched together from both faithful and divergent pieces... musingsofamiddleagedgeek.blog/2025/11/12/g...
Guillermo Del Toro’s “Frankenstein” (2025) is stitched together from both faithful and divergent pieces…
******207 YEAR-OLD SPOILERS!****** After impressing critics and audiences with his first independent feature film “Cronos” (1993), future Oscar winning writer-director Guillermo Del Tor…
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November 12, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Guillermo Del Toro's "Frankenstein" (2025) is stitched together from both faithful and divergent pieces... musingsofamiddleagedgeek.blog/2025/11/12/g...
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“This is now a MAGA court, and Roberts is at the helm."
Taking stock of the Roberts court at 20—and the shadowy forces that built it
"Roberts will go down in history as the most destructive chief justice."
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November 11, 2025 at 1:00 AM
“This is now a MAGA court, and Roberts is at the helm."
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He’s destroying the middle & lower classes!
November 10, 2025 at 11:49 AM
He’s destroying the middle & lower classes!
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Oh, I'm so happy for that sex-trafficking bitch... 🖕
Ghislaine Maxwell's prison emails show she is 'happier' at minimum-security Texas facility
Ghislaine Maxwell, a convicted sex offender connected to Jeffrey Epstein, sent emails praising Federal Prison Camp Bryan in Texas after she was moved there in August.
www.yahoo.com
November 9, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Oh, I'm so happy for that sex-trafficking bitch... 🖕
The first two episodes of AppleTV's "Pluribus" give rise to a world of shiny, happy, eerie people... musingsofamiddleagedgeek.blog/2025/11/08/t...
The first two episodes of AppleTV’s “Pluribus” give rise to a world of shiny, happy, eerie people…
*****SMILEY-FACED SPOILERS!***** The trailer for AppleTV’s new sci-fi series “Pluribus” (Latin for many) had me hooked for several reasons; creator/producer/director Vince Gilliga…
musingsofamiddleagedgeek.blog
November 9, 2025 at 1:58 AM
The first two episodes of AppleTV's "Pluribus" give rise to a world of shiny, happy, eerie people... musingsofamiddleagedgeek.blog/2025/11/08/t...
The "Star Trek: Khan" audio-drama podcast is truly 'Paradise Lost'... musingsofamiddleagedgeek.blog/2025/11/06/t...
The “Star Trek: Khan” audio-drama podcast is truly ‘Paradise Lost’…
******PLANET-SIZED SPOILERS!****** “He tasks me…he tasks me, and I shall have him!”Nicholas Meyer was a total newcomer to Star Trek in 1981 when he was tasked with writing and dir…
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November 6, 2025 at 2:17 PM
The "Star Trek: Khan" audio-drama podcast is truly 'Paradise Lost'... musingsofamiddleagedgeek.blog/2025/11/06/t...
Making dreams tangible: Drew Struzan, 1947-2025... musingsofamiddleagedgeek.blog/2025/11/03/m...
Making dreams tangible: Drew Struzan, 1947-2025…
Drew Struzan I meant to do this column earlier, but October kept me very busy, and I needed a little extra time and a less frazzled mindset to look back on the career of the late Drew Struzan; the …
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November 4, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Making dreams tangible: Drew Struzan, 1947-2025... musingsofamiddleagedgeek.blog/2025/11/03/m...
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More Americans are turning to food banks to help fill the assistance gap, but administrators caution they aren't designed to act as a safety net for a government program. n.pr/3JyA9Pq
With the outlook for SNAP benefits uncertain, food banks are warning of a crisis
More Americans are turning to food banks to help fill the assistance gap, but administrators caution they aren't designed to act as a safety net for a government program.
n.pr
November 1, 2025 at 6:23 PM
More Americans are turning to food banks to help fill the assistance gap, but administrators caution they aren't designed to act as a safety net for a government program. n.pr/3JyA9Pq