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citizen candy kane: sums of discrepancies

Posted on May 29, 2012 by Dave

After foisting one over on the low threshold of common sense that characterizes the American public with his radio adaptation of H.G. Well’s The War of the Worlds, a kind of national exercise in mass hysteria and trauma that conveyed … Continue reading →

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wobbly aliens and the chill of the cold warriors

Posted on January 27, 2012 by Dave

by Art Chantry ( art@artchantry.com) i assume almost all of you have seen the classic 1953 movie version by george pal of H.G. Wells’ “war of the worlds”, right? remember that scene in the movie when they decide to nuke … Continue reading →