Monthly Archives: February 2015

RIP Leonard Nimoy (March 26, 1931 – February 27, 2015)

As Ann Curry tweeted this afternoon, “Spock made being different cool.” There was a time in Leonard Nimoy’s life that he regretted the inseparability of himself and his most famous character. He was to make peace with it, though; so … Continue reading

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The awful truth about The Dress

By now you’ve seen the dress, and no doubt have debated the dress. You have weighed in with your opinion—an objective truth, surely, from your point of view—and have questioned the sanity of anyone seeing anything else. You’ve probably even … Continue reading

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Mozart in the Jungle – two very different tales

Amazon continues its quest to corner the content market, most recently in the guise of Amazon Studios. Now fully engaged in not just curating, but also producing streaming video for Amazon Prime members, the media giant is serving up a … Continue reading

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Brian Williams’s brain

Both explanations are plausible, that’s the most doleful aspect of the Brian Williams drama currently playing out. In the abstract at least, it’s as equally possible  that someone could lie about coming under fire in a war zone, as it is … Continue reading

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Football is dead to me

Today is going to be a strange, bittersweet day here at Deconstruction Central. For it’s going to be a day without football. To be sure, we’ve never been the biggest gridiron fanatics up in here. Some of us really couldn’t … Continue reading

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