U.S. Election Night 2016
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U.S. Election Night 2016

Don't really have much to say, but if you're trying to get away from the craziness of this election (including a shooting at a polling station in California), consider watching one of these great political movies: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939); The Great Dictator (1940); All the King's Men (1949); The Manchurian Candidate (1962); Dr. Strangelove (1964); All the President's Men (1976); Dave (1993); The American President (1995); Wag the Dog (1997); Lincoln (2012).
31 Days of Horror Part 4!!
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31 Days of Horror Part 4!!

Hello again everyone!!  For the past three years now, I've watched a different horror film each night for the month for October, and while I'm easing it back a bit this time, I still wanted to continue this tradition!! Same rules as the previous years: Classics mixed with lesser known films that are all organized chronologically by their release date beginning with the 1920s. Some of them I've seen and some of them I haven't. Also, no film from the previous lists will be on here (2013, 2014, and 2015 for those interested in catching up), and IMDB must classify…
100-Book Challenge (Part 2)
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100-Book Challenge (Part 2)

Hello again readers! Mark here with the second installment of my 100-Book Challenge. One of the (many) motivations for this undertaking was to get to those novels I felt embarrassed not to have read yet, so books 11-20 bring us some literary heavy-hitters like Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Austen, Morrison and more. That said, I do not intend my reviews as scholarly commentary, just the opposite; I want to give general readers a quick impression of each work and how much it lends itself to an enjoyable and fulfilling read. Of course, you could teach a full college semester on many of…