Doug Mortimer

Seven Brides For Seven Eight Brothers

The recent referendum (albeit, non-binding) about admitting trans women to Wellesley College ended predictably.  To put it bluntly, the voters overwhelmingly approved admitting chicks with dicks.  Paula Johnson, the President of the college, demurred, upholding the school’s official status as a woman’s college.  Since she identifies as a black woman (you might doubt it if …

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Alive! See A man Shrinking Before Your Very Eyes

Long before CGI, humans being menaced by giant creatures they had previously dwarfed had great cinematic allure.  In particular, the 1950’s were rife with science fiction films involving tiny creatures grown gigantic.  To wit:   YEAR             CREATURE(S)              TITLE 1954                 Ant                               Them! 1956                 Tarantula                       Tarantula 1957                 Scorpion                       The Black Scorpion 1957                 Grasshopper                 Beginning of …

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