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Jul 20, 2022

Shards of Odin

vol. xxxiii — My erstwhile “feature” called Song for Odin (wherein I posted a video of a song and wrote a little essay commenting on it) is still erstwhile. I did it weekly, each Wednesday, fairly regularly for around three years. Then it went all intermittent, and then basically ran out of gas…

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Shards of Odin
Shards of Odin
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Feb 4, 2022

Where the Heck is Dr Frank?

The Dr Frank Weakly Reader for Sept. 16 2021 — Feb 4 2022 — I’m right here. But I haven’t done of these “weakly readers” in some time (not since mid-September of last year.) This was mainly because I had other matters to attend to and keeping scrupulous track of the internet seemed less important and had to take a back seat. Also, I…

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Where the Heck is Dr Frank?
Where the Heck is Dr Frank?
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Sep 22, 2021

The Stuff I’ve Got

records, etc. that you may want — UPDATE, 09.25.21: And… it’s over. Thanks everybody. We’ll do it again sometime I’m sure. UPDATE, 09.24.21: Hey, it’s been fun, but I’m going to wind this down today. There’s still a brief window to get last minute orders in while I pack everything up and tie up the loose ends…

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The Stuff I’ve Got
The Stuff I’ve Got
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Sep 16, 2021

Can’t Stop Not Knowing Why I Never Don’t

The Dr Frank Weakly Reader for 09.16.21, incl. — Welcome, friends, to another edition of the Dr Frank Weakly Reader, that thing I do where I assemble the week’s internet activity into a searchable document, adding notes, comments, and illustrations, as well as news and updates, as appropriate. Except that this, time, due to an unprecedented stretch of slacking…

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Can’t Stop Not Knowing Why I Never Don’t
Can’t Stop Not Knowing Why I Never Don’t
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Aug 13, 2021

Welcome to the House of Nonsense

The Dr Frank Weakly Reader for 8.13.21, incl. — Well, folks, here we are now, at long last, with the Dr Frank Weakly Reader, where joy reigns supreme, sort of. Once again, this here Weakly Reader covers three weeks of nonsense rather than the usual — or, rather, the aspirational — one. They, the weeks, that is, I mean…

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Welcome to the House of Nonsense
Welcome to the House of Nonsense
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Aug 4, 2021

Ladies. Gentlemen… Jessica…

Songs for Odin compendium no. xxxii — Ladies. Gentlemen… Jessica… Don’t mind me, that’s just a joke I’ve sort of always wanted to do but never had the opportunity arise in real life. The situation is, you’re addressing a group of people, and the butt of the joke — named Jessica in this iteration — is someone…

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Ladies. Gentlemen… Jessica…
Ladies. Gentlemen… Jessica…
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Jul 23, 2021

The Point Is Of No Return, and You’ve Reached It

The Dr Frank Weakly Reader for 7.23.21, incl. — So, the Dr Frank Weakly Reader is back, after three weeks “off.” That means there’s a lot of stuff to index, though the same factors that hindered the timely aggregation and indexing probably also hindered the flow of “content” a bit. At any rate, here we are. This is my…

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The Point Is Of No Return, and You’ve Reached It
The Point Is Of No Return, and You’ve Reached It
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Jun 25, 2021

Any Way You Want It

The Dr Frank Weakly Reader for 6.25.2021, incl. — Hello, and welcome once again to the Dr Frank Weakly Reader, that thing I do where I produce an annotated, augmented, illustrated collation of the past week’s “content” so it can be found later on if need be. This one covers the past two weeks as I skipped it last…

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Any Way You Want It
Any Way You Want It
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Jun 11, 2021

It’s Hot on MTX Island

The Dr Frank Weakly Reader for 6.11.21, incl. — Hello, friends and enemies, and welcome to yet another Dr Frank Weakly Reader, once again a “double issue” because of having skipped last week. Lots to cover here, accordingly, including some God-help-me further comments on Naomi Wolf, the open society, and its enemies (see below, IN THE NEWS.) …

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It’s Hot on MTX Island
It’s Hot on MTX Island
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May 28, 2021

Don’t Tell Me Noel Coward’s Secret Lies in London

THE DR FRANK WEAKLY READER FOR 5.28.21, INCL. — Welcome friends, to another Dr Frank Weakly Reader — covering two weeks’ worth of stuff on account of having skipped it last week. This is how I keep track of the Dr Frank internet so I can consult it later if need be, as today’s social media information system lacks…

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Don’t Tell Me Noel Coward’s Secret Lies in London
Don’t Tell Me Noel Coward’s Secret Lies in London
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