Category Archives: Reviews & Commentary

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AI and Humanity’s End

Posted on September 15, 2026 by Richard Guzman

This is a rather light-hearted commentary for such a serious subject.  In fact, it is accompanied by a Video below not of the doomsayers of the past few days, but of three of my favorite AI commercials put out by … Continue reading →

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Is Disneyland Worth It?

Posted on February 18, 2026 by Richard Guzman

On the auspicious sounding date of January 1st 2000 a fairly famous book on the Walt Disney empire was published.  Called Deconstructing Disney, it used the literary technique of deconstruction to look mainly at Disney films from 1937’s Snow White to … Continue reading →

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Black Voice, White Voice: Baldwin vs Buckley

Posted on December 27, 2025 by Richard Guzman

Below is a VIDEO showing about 15 minutes of one of the most famous debates of the 20th century: James Baldwin vs William Buckley at the Cambridge Union in February 1965.  The proposition up for debate: “The American Dream has … Continue reading →

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