Tag Archives: Age of Reason

Val Lutton and the gilded boy

By Mark | December 10, 2017

I was about a half hour into the 1942 horror classic Cat People last night, when I decided to take a break and do a little research into the film’s Russian-born producer, Val Lewton. Well, one thing led to another, and I fell asleep listening to episode number three of Karina Longworth’s brilliant podcast, You […]

Posted in Art and Culture, Uncategorized | Also tagged 1761, 1946, b-movies, Bedlam, Bethlem Royal Hospital, Boris Karloff, Cat People, cruelty, Film, Glen Vernon, gold, Goldfinger, horror, It's a Wonderful Life, James Bond, Jill Masterson, John Monro, Karina Longworth, Korina Longworth, mental asylum, mental health, mental illness, old man Gower, podcasts, RKO, skin asphyxiation, Val Lewton, You Must Remember This | 4 Comments

The irony of Common Sense

By Mark | August 18, 2009

Our favorite FOX News personality, Glenn Beck, has a new book out. In tribute to Thomas Paine’s brilliant pamphlet of the same name, it’s called “Common Sense.” Or, to be more specific, it’s called “Glenn Beck’s Common Sense: The Case Against an Out-of-Control Government, Inspired by Thomas Paine.” Which, I guess, from a marketing perspective, […]

Posted in Art and Culture, History, Marketing, Media, Observations, Politics | Also tagged Agrarian Justice, Amazon, American history, beat downs by founding fathers, book reviews, Common Sense, estate tax, fake crying, founding fathers, FOX News, give to the poor, Glenn Beck, Glenn Beck's Common Sense: The Case Against an Out-of-Control Government, misunderstanding American history, origins of American liberalism, progressive taxation, progressivism, public education, social security, tax the rich, taxation, The Crisis, the progressive agenda, The Rights of Man | 9 Comments

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