VOTE!
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Tomorrow, in the U.S., we're having very important midterm elections. I
strongly encourage all of you Americans to vote. Even though it's "only" a
midter...
Wahlburgers in Boston's Fenway Has Closed
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Yet another location of a chain of burger spots with local roots has shut
down, and this was its last standalone brick-and-mortar restaurant in the
Great...
Tato's Home-made Dog Food
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Yesterday, I posted about a sweetly reflective Sunday afternoon, spent
putting together a month's worth of food for Tato. Luscious photos of the
ingredien...
ABC – All Of My Heart
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"All of My Heart" is a song by the English pop band ABC who formed in
Sheffield, South Yorkshire in 1980, released as a single taken from their
debut stu...
Half Staff
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Half Staff
Why don't we permanently leave all our flags at half staff?
Except for guns.
We should fly a flag of guns all the way to the top of every fla...
BENJAMONSTER NEWSLETTER: November 2, 2026
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Welcome back to my Monday newsletter! This week, I am looking at Apple TV's
*Nocturne* plus the latest episodes of *The Lowdown, Eternally Yours *and
*Ghos...
Elevators
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[image: "A reusable elevator would also be great because we'd save so much
on the bulky and expensive shields that people currently use to avoid
bruises an...
The Bloodtypes - Bandages & Stitches Tour EP
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The Bloodtypes, who haven't released an album in 11 years, are back with a
new EP. That is an event worth celebrating. And I mean literally
celebrating a...
2 Days Left
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*If you are a procrastinator and have not VOTED yet...here in LoCal, you
have 221 VOTE CENTERS*...find yours and get er done...LoCal, the San Diego
area...
ONE OF THE BEST … EVER
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In 1940, no less a luminary than the late Bosley Crowther, the
still-to-this day highly respected Dean of film critics for the *NY Times*,
wrote in a ...
Michael Gray and Memories of Shazam
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I wanted to acknowledge the passing of Michael Gray, and how deeply the
news was felt by so many, at least based on social media.
It surprised me, I’ll ad...
THE MONSTER SQUAD (1987)
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DIRECTED by Fred Dekker
SCREENPLAY by Shane Black & Fred Dekker
STARRING -Andre Gower as Sean Crenshaw
Robby Kiger as Patrick Rhodes
Stephen Mach...
Useless forbidden knowledge
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* In which the author writes about something that bloggers should probably
ignore, in the hopes that greater knowledge will *(please!) *convince them
to ...
Blue Velvet (1986)
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Writer / Director: David Lynch
Stars: Isabella Rossellini, Kyle MacLachlan, Dennis Hopper, Laura Dern,
Hope Lange, Dean Stockwell, George Dickerson, Prisci...
The Mad King is coming to London
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I had a splendid time in Stratford upon Avon for the premier of Duncan
Macmillan and Dominic Cooke’s epic new stage production of Game of Thrones:
The Mad ...
Back? Where?
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It seems to be fairly easy for me to say that I'm "back", but where? I'm
back... home? Where is home? Because it feels wrong to say that home is the
yell...
Behold: Doraemon
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I have a very special little Doraemon that I bought from a BOOKOFF Super
Bazaar in Matsudo, just outside of Tokyo, for ¥400 (about £1.86), and today
I wo...
New St Marcus Pet Cemetery
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I don't know about other moms, but I love a cemetery when I need to kill
time in the car and I am looking for shade. Idling our cars on a black
asphalt ...
The Undead: Cursed, Restless, and Enchanted
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The term "Undead" refers to those who have died, but by some means continue
their presence (either their body, spirit, or both) in the world. The
Undead ...
The reflected glow of Robyn
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I came into *Voicemails for Isabelle* on a high note, and left on a similar
note -- though dimmed slightly from the knowledge that all the parts in the
m...
2026 Gotham Awards Nominees
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I am always so flattered to be asked to participate in a Gotham Awards
committee, and this year I was part of the group that picked the nominees
for bot...
Review: 'Madonna: Into the Groove'
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The entirety of the eighties feel like they existed under the supreme rule
of Madonna, but even in 1985 she still hadn't achieved full dominance. The
sam...
The First Five of "President Curtis"
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The "Rick and Morty" spinoff impressed me enough that I want to give it a
quick review here. President Andre Curtis (Keith David) previously
appeared in...
small miracles
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supernatural book challenge original post.
*small miracles* by olivia atwater is the first book i read in my search
for a book with the same vibes as s...
A Soft Golden Meadow -- Poem
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*Author's Note*
This one is my most recent poem, written moments before posting it. This
poem is deeply personal, and touches on a part of me that I di...
Giant Gobstoppers
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by Sara Johnson, 1st Sunday
Unusual rock formations dot the globe, often in hard to reach places, and
showcase nature’s wonders. Be it volcanic erupt...
Renaissance of the Real
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Painter and author CYNTHIA VON BUHLER writes about art, surrealism,
animals, and the future of human creativity in the age of AI.
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