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@Corso: Viagra is only approved for use in erectile dysfunction. Other uses, including pulmonary hypertension, are off label. (I also…
Ron, Respectfully... Are you saying these things because you actually have an ideological opposition to any use of off-label prescriptions,…
Which leads one to ask how many studies showed the breast growth effect of Spironolactone and what their quality was.…
I am reluctant to take any supplement in the US, even the relatively benign ones like vitamins, because who knows…
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Category Archives: Popular (and unpopular) culture
All the movies watched by Presidents Carter and Reagan
Don’t know why I find this so interesting, but I do, so I might as well share it with you folks. Every Single Movie That Jimmy Carter Watched at the White House And FILMS PRESIDENT AND MRS. REAGAN VIEWED (Chronologically … Continue reading
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A List Of Musicals I’ve Seen Live
Scene from the production of “Sweeney Todd” I saw in 2023 So I was chatting with Myca earlier today, and he mentioned seeing Amelie The Musical and wanted to know if I’d like the Playbill. No, I said, I don’t … Continue reading
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“Minions” may beat “Lava” for most sexist kid’s movie of the year
“Lava,” as I hope you don’t recall, is the animated short that accompanies “Inside Out,” the otherwise wonderful new Pixar movie. As I’ve said before, some cartoonists draw women as “visual aliens”; men are allowed to be earthy and funny-looking … Continue reading
Enough with the torture scenes, please
A scene from “Captain America: The Winter Soldier,” in which Captain America and Black Widow are trying to get information from a bad guy: Jasper Sitwell: Is this little display meant to insinuate that you’re gonna throw me off the … Continue reading
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TV and Movies I’ve Watched Lately: The Slap, Dear White People, Time Lapse, Tinker Bell And The Legend Of The NeverBeast, Sarah Conner Chronicles, The Hobbit
The Slap. The first episode of the American TV show made me recall something Gore Vidal once wrote: “Bad books on writing tell you to “WRITE WHAT YOU KNOW”, a solemn and totally false adage that is the reason there … Continue reading
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“Tribes” by Nina Raine
(Spoilers ahoy!) I saw a performance of “Tribes,” the award-winning play by British playwright Nina Raine, today. It was good, but… is there a word in English for “something so good that it becomes actively frustrating that it wasn’t better“? … Continue reading
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Let’s discuss the Into The Woods movie!
(Spoilers ahead! Also, the above image collage was swiped from ArtInsights Magazine.) I saw Into The Woods on Christmas, as part of my annual “Chinese food & a movie” Christmas tradition. Some thoughts: 1) Johnny Depp played the Wolf as … Continue reading
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Corso, what caught my eye was: The doctor was worried about my kidneys with what I’m on, and I get…