Conspiracy Theories – You Can’t Believe A Thing You Read About ‘Em

“For decades, psychologists and social scientists have been studying conspiracy theories and the people who believe them. They have unearthed a lot of interesting data, and they have sometimes theorized thoughtfully about the results. But they have repeatedly run into a problem: The world they’re studying is not the same size and shape as the world of conspiracy belief.”

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Why Did The Hollywood Romantic Comedy Die?

“I suspect the real reason big studios no longer make rom-coms is hidden in their nicknames — they went from being “date movies” to “chick flicks” and shortly thereafter I dubbed them dick flicks. The genre devolved from a centuries-old comic form about charming fools fumbling their way through life and became ugly, women-hating screeds.”