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Light On Light Through
Paul Levinson talks about TV, movies, politics, social media, outer space, good food, science fiction; occasionally reads from his science fiction stories, plays concerts of his music, interviews other authors
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Squirrels and Science Fiction
A report in last Friday's Washington Post, by way of a BBC translation of an Iranian editorial entitled "Spying Squirrels," reveals the following - A few weeks…
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Sea Gulls and Hermit Crabs
this a sponsored post We just got back from Cape Cod a few weeks ago. We've been renting a little cottage - Sandpiper - for a few weeks, a month, a few times…
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: The View from New York
Welcome to this special Episode 39 of Light On Light Through - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: The View from New York ... from the moment I left the…
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Digital Framez
this is a sponsored post André Bazin, the great French film critic, observed that a photograph rescues an image from its "proper corruption" in time. And so it…
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Harry Potter and the iPhone
Welcome to Harry Potter and the iPhone ... Light On Light Through, Episode 38 ... in which we consider the two biggest draws of the Summer of 2007 ... Harry…
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Vegan Shoes and Bags
this a sponsored post It is very difficult in our society to live your principles in everything you do. For example, if you're a vegan, and you refrain from…
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A Conversation with Robert J. Sawyer!
Welcome to Episode 37 of Light On Light Through ---> A Conversation with Robert J. Sawyer ... my good friend for more than a decade ... my predecessor as…
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Lost New Questions
Welcome to Episode 36 of Light On Light Through ... in which we consider five questions that arise from the breathtaking Season 3 finale of Lost ... 1. how far…
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Exclusive TV Predictions - Finales for 24, Heroes, and Lost!
Welcome to Light On Light Through Episode 35 ... my exclusive predictions for the season finales this week of 24, Heroes, and Lost! I'll say no more ... you've…
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Harry Potter and the Refutation of Illiteracy
Welcome to Harry Potter and the Refutation of Illiteracy or Episode 34 of Light On Light Through in which we consider how the extraordinary success of J. K…
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Memo To Networks: Tell Us Which Candidates Are Raising Their Hands!
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 33 - Memo To Networks: Tell Us Which Candidates Are Raising Their Hands! - in the Presidential debates that you're…
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My Sweet Prius: Part II
With gas at the pump going for over $3.00 a gallon here in the New York City area, I thought it would be a good time to revisit me and my Prius, which was the…
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John Edwards' Favorite Book: The Trial of Socrates
Welcome to Episode 31 of Light On Light Through ... in which we discuss what it means when a Presidential candidate's favorite book is I .F. Stone's The Trial…
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Four Imus Fallacies
Four Imus Fallacies ... Welcome to Episode 30 of Light On Light Through in which we consider four fallacies that have been bandied about the media regarding…
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The Tudors and Rome: Golden Ages on Television
The Tudors and Rome: Golden Ages on Television ... Welcome to Light On Light Through Episode 29, in which we consider how the revolution in television which…
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Galactica Dylan
Welcome to Galactica Dylan ... Episode 28 of Light On Light Through ... Battlestar Galactica started brilliantly this season, faded in the middle, but…
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Cops Cracking Down On Journalists - Again!
Cops Cracking Down on Journalists ... Again! Welcome to Episode 27 of Light On Light Through ... While Josh Wolf sits in prison in California, New York City…
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The Four Phils
Welcome to The Four Phils... Episode 26 of Light On Light Through ... in which I interview actor and screenwriter Mark Shanahan about how he came to write and…
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Free Josh Wolf
Free Josh Wolf ... Episode 25 of Light On Light Through ... there's not much light in the California prison that holds Josh Wolf ... his crime? refusing to…
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Gore Back On Center Stage
Welcome to Episode 24 of Light On Light Through ... Gore Back On Center Stage ... he won the popular vote for President of the United States in 2000 ... he was…
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Dummy in the HOV Lane
Welcome to Dummy in the HOV Lane ... Episode 23 of Light On Light Through ... in which we semi-seriously consider the case of man who was pulled over on Long…
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Lost: Anatomy of a Loss
Welcome to Episode 22 of Light On Light Through ... Lost: Anatomy of a Loss ... in which we look at what went wrong with this tv series which galvanized…
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How To Research Ancient History for Science Fiction
Welcome to Episode 21 of Light On Light Through - How To Research Ancient History for Science Fiction ... I gave a talk on this topic to the Science Fiction…
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Blockbuster, Netflix, the Web: The Future of Watching Movies out of Theaters
Welcome to Episode 20 of Light Light Through - Blockbuster, Netflix, the Web: The Future of Watching Movies out of Theaters. It all began with Edison's…
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How Goes the Ship of Free Speech?
Welcome to Episode 19 of Light On Light Through in which we consider How Goes the Ship of Free Speech? The ancient Greeks called it parrhesia, and loved it so…
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Keith Olbermann, Jack Bauer, and Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Welcome to Episode 18 of Light On Light Through - Keith Olbermann, Jack Bauer, and Samuel Taylor Coleridge ... What do these three have in common? Well, last…
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What on Earth Are They Doing to Poor Pluto?
Hello Solar System - What on Earth Are They Doing to Poor Pluto? - and welcome to Episode 17 of Light On Light Through, where we consider the semantic fate of…
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diGGin' Round: Further Adventures in Gate Opening
Welcome to Episode 16 of Light On Light Through: diGGin' Round: Further Adventures in Gate-Opening, in which I take a look at Digg, the fabulously popular…
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The Stuff of the Cosmos
Happy New Year! And welcome to Episode 15 of Light On Light Through: The Stuff of the Cosmos ... Carl Sagan, who died ten years ago at the end of December…
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Trader Joe's and Mo'
Happy holidays! Episode 14 of Light On Light Through is mostly about food ... in particular the revolution in convenience and delicious eating being brought…
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The Goldplated Globes: What They Missed On Television
I'm talking about the Golden Globe Awards, of course, and I call them "The Gold Plated Globes" in this Episode - lucky #13 - of Light On Light Through because…
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The Wire Season 4 in 20 with Driis Speaking On Stringer
Just in time for the Season 4 finale of The Wire, Episode 12 of Light On Light Through has Idris Elba aka Stringer Bell speaking on Stringer, in his new rap…
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Almost Walkin On Sunshine
Oh yeah ... almost walkin' on sunshine, in my Crocs ... and talkin' all about it in Episode 11 of Light On Light Through ... from Thom McCan to Clark's…
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Every Eye's A Camera, Every Ear's A Mike
Welcome to the 10th Episode of Light On Light Through ... Every Eye's A Camera, Every Ear's A Mike ... or, How the Cell Phone On YouTube Has Made Movie Stars…
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The New James Bond - or, The Man Without the Golden Pun
Whoa ... a special Sunday bonus Episode of Light On Light Through... a brief review of the new James Bond movie, Casino Royale... or, as I like to call it, The…
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Time Travel in Fiction and Fact
Time for something a bit different ...Episode 8 of Light On Light Through -- Time Travel in Fiction and Fact ... a jam-packed 30-minute show ... with a special…
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TV Roundup - The Field in Mid-November
a jumbo episode of =Light On Light Through= --thumbail discussions of Battlestar Galactica, Dexter, Heroes, Kidnapped, Lost, The Nine, Six Degrees, Studio 60…
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Elective Media
A special Election-Day Episode of Light On Light Through - Episode 6 - Elective Media, in which I discuss the shift in the way we get our news and election…
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The Wire Without Stringer
I say it's the best show about the real world on television - but is The Wire as good as it was without Stringer Bell? In Episode 5 of Light On Light Through I…
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A Cranky Look at Eastern Standard Time
A special bonus episode of Light On Light Through - which I guess would make this Episode 4 - in which I lament the loss of sunlight at the end of the day…
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Wikipedia: The Open Gates of Knowledge
For centuries, the public has relied upon encyclopedias - written by carefully chosen experts, vetted by a few venerable editors.... For the past few years…
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Kidnapped & Battlestar Galactica - Leading the TV pack at quartertime
... well, certainly not in the ratings - at least as far as Kidnapped goes - but these two shows have brought the intelligence and intensity and courage of…
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Prius and the Reunion of Talking and Walking
on the road to teleportation ... once upon a time, to talk to a person - to communicate - meant you had to be in that person's physical presence ... writing…