Dr Dreadful is an expat Brit living in Fresno, California. He agreed to move there after his wife told him she was from California, but now wishes he had inquired more deeply when he asked her to describe her hometown and she responded that words failed her. The Doc is the assistant comments editor for Blogcritics. He enjoys good, innovative music and is therefore at a loss to explain his fondness for techno.
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White Supremacists Do the Funniest Things
An altercation between a New Jersey couple and their local supermarket puts the spotlight on parents' and children's rights.
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How to Lose an Electorate (Or Not Win Them Over Much)
Anyone noticed anything odd about all these attack ads?
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Beijing Olympics: The Definitive Retrospective
The second and final part of Dr Dreadful's Olympics wrap-up, live from the Beijing Kitchen Chinese Restaurant.
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Satire: The Olympics So Far
Superhuman swimmers, drug scandals, cheating and politics - yes, it's the Olympic Games once again. Dr Dreadful reports.
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Hannity's Heroes
Does Sean Hannity's idolization of the armed services damn true military heroes with faint praise?
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Licence to Inhale? England Mulls Tough New Anti-Smoking Measure
Britons may soon need a licence to buy cigarettes if a radical new proposal becomes law.
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Am I Really That Smart?
Dr Dreadful discovers that he may be one of the cleverest people on the planet. He’s not convinced.
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Ron Paul, Hugo Chavez, and the White Supremacist 9/11 Gun Control Conspiracy
A cynical ploy to generate bot traffic, or a serious discussion of an online phenomenon?
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Igor, the Formula!
How the pundits are crushing creativity and prostituting publishing.
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The Founding Fathers' "Unalienable Rights"
The ideals of the Declaration of Independence resonate with all Americans, however opposed their causes may be.
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