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Rediscovering Karl Pilkington
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- Written by: Rod Boyle
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So, when I've had enough of Melvyn Bragg and the intelligent conversation I go looking for other things to fill the quietude.
Return to the ever patient Karl Pilkington...
Discover: Karl Pilkington's Amazing Science - Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hv4-vHtWwz0
I mean, it takes a perverse form of Genius to see things the way he does, and to persist in the face of Ricky Gervais (The most annoying laugh ever) and Stephen Merchant's intolerable baiting and derision. And - to make matters worse - occasionally he gets matters right, or close enough, but they're having none of it. Absolutely hilarious.
The Owl House
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Another example of Outsider Art, the curious "art" created by people for reasons unbeknownst to others, for no reason other than the simple joy of creation.
I rather love the creepy doll...
Baltimore
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A link that explains how prevalent and entrenched corruption has become in the US:
If you think it's any better here you're out of your mind. Read the news. The Calgary Police force routinely is accused - and convicted - on similar charges. Maybe not as bad - but maybe - just maybe - we don't know everything that's going on. Probably. There's no fixing this, there's just dismantle it and start again. We can do a lot better.
UPDATE: This on Slate: https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/02/if-we-want-to-have-a-just-society-we-need-to-start-giving-police-officers-parking-tickets.html
This actually makes a lot of sense. You don't have to have lived in Calgary for long to see the police flashing their sirens to run a red light (for no reason other than boredom), make illegal turns, parked illegally, etc. And the whole attitude of "we're above the law" is pretty clear in any dealings with them. Accountability is the first thing everyone should expect from anyone paid to uphold the law...
Melvyn Bragg - In Our Time
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A new podcast (to me, it's been around forever), interesting, the irritable and generally not-as-well informed host directs a panel of experts on a variety of topics in which he has a skirting familiarity and virtually no expertise. Interesting, but for the guests one has the feeling that if just let off the leash they would lead you down much more scenic roads to more verdure pastures of thought. But at the moment it's just the background noise of more intelligent conversation that sucks me in...
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