Tag Archives: humor

These Missed Details Will Change the Way You See These Classic 80s Films!

Posted on January 28, 2021 by rossmurray1

The Breakfast Club If Vice-Principal Gleason seems especially irritable during Saturday morning detentions, it’s because he has been dealing all week with parents demanding censorship of controversial books. That’s why you’ll notice there are no copies of Judy Blume’s Forever … Continue reading →

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What’s Up? Docs!

Posted on January 21, 2021 by rossmurray1

Now that we’ve all watched every new show on Netflix, people are discovering that most video streaming services are like the basement level of old video stores on those nights when all the new releases were rented out. Thank goodness … Continue reading →

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Haruki Murakami’s Fairy Tales

Posted on January 12, 2021 by rossmurray1

Goldilocks and the Three Bears One day, a salaryman named Tatsuhiro receives a phone call from a stranger who calls herself Goldilocks. Her voice reminds him of a young woman named Sakura who was found murdered in a field when … Continue reading →

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It’s Not Over Until I Say It’s Not Over

Posted on January 7, 2021 by rossmurray1

I won that game of Monopoly on Boxing Day. I won. It’s as clear as anything I won. I had Park Place, I had Boardwalk, I had so many railroads you wouldn’t believe. I had many, many other very successful … Continue reading →

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The Year of the Cat: An Oral History

Posted on December 31, 2020 by rossmurray1

In January, columnist, writer and candle-wax aficionado Ross Murray announced to the world and his therapist that every one of his 2020 columns would reference a cat or cat-adjacent subject. The world scoffed. His therapist relocated offices. And yet, 52 … Continue reading →

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