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The Visible Man by Chuck Klosterman

A Spoiler Free Book Review of “The Visible Man” by Chuck Klosterman

“The Visible Man” is a wonderful read, it truly is. It’s about a scientist Y__, who reaches out to therapist Victoria Vick, claiming to have cloaking technology that renders him nearly invisible. This allows him to observe what random individuals are like, when they are alone. He has reached out to a therapist to deal with his sensation, not feeling, but his sensation of guilt, because of the technology he commands.

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Special Report: BUTTON MASHER or Why I love being my Kids’ Go-to Gamer

Special Report BUTTON MASHER or Why I love being my kids go-to gamer

Special Report by Agent Parker

A funny thing happened the other evening. With our tax return in hand, I promised the kids one purchase each to celebrate Uncle Sam’s annual kickback.

Not surprisingly but certainly with some geek pride swelling in my heart, both chose video games.

Boss battles presented nearly insurmountable challenges for my little gamers, and once again, it was Dad to the rescue.

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Cinema fuels our Fascination with Titanic helping it trump all other Transportation Tragedies

RMS Titanic Ship

One hundred two years ago on April 15th, 1912, the RMS Titanic was on it’s maiden voyage. As we all know, it ended in tragedy at the bottom of the North Atlantic Ocean after striking an iceberg. It was one of the greatest transportation calamities of the 20th Century only rivaled by the Hindenburg disaster 25 years later.

In the 102 years since it’s sinking, the world has had a growing fascination with this ship, culminating in many documentaries and movies, perhaps most famously with James Cameron’s blockbuster “Titanic” in 1997, but that’s hardly the most accurate depiction.

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