Mind Blown, Science!

Mind Blown- Quantum Entanglement

We’re officially nine days from Halloween and that means here at the Eclectic Eccentric it’s time to get Spoooky!!! Well at least spooky if you’re a fan of Albert Einstein, personal physics hero of yours truly. What am I rambling about? Why the topic of today’s Mind Blown of course: Quantum Entanglement. Or as Einstein once contemptuously called it “spooky action at a distance”. We’ll get to the reasons for Einstein’s disdain in a bit but first a little bit of background. Quantum Entanglement in a phenomenon in which particles that have previously interacted become intertwined to such an extent…

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Character Study, Film Follies

Character Study- Holly Golightly

No matter how practical you are or how cynical you become there is always a small part of you that desperately wants to believe in love at first sight. When Audrey Hepburn steps out of that cab in the early dawn dressed to the nines, small paper bag in hand you are enthralled. By the time she pulls out her coffee and Danish and you see the reflection of her oversized, dark glasses in Tiffany’s venerated windows you are infatuated. In one simple scene the world’s love affair with Holly Golightly is born. (It is important to note at this…

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Discourse of the Day, It's the Economy Stupid

It’s the Economy Stupid- Glass-Steagall

If you’ve been paying attention to the presidential campaign trail at all (and I wouldn’t blame you if you weren’t) then you’ve likely heard the phrase Glass-Steagall pop up on more than one occasion. In fact it was mentioned no less than a dozen times during the first democratic presidential debate. Those of you without a background in finance or possessed of an encyclopedic knowledge of 1930’s congressional legislation you be asking what exactly it is that everyone is talking about and why the old guy with crazy hair so worked up over it. In modern politics Glass-Steagall is a…

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Literary Liaisons, Wily Wordplay

Wily Wordplay- Cheesy Pickup Lines

Hey everybody! With the world being such a serious place right now I thought it would be fun to take a break from the depressing and have a bit of a laugh. How you may ask? Why with cheesy pickup lines of course. So here is a list of some of my favorite one-liners to try out on that certain guy or gal who has caught your eye. (Disclaimer: None of these lines have been known to work. Ever.) I’m Mr. Right, someone said you were looking for me? I’m sorry, were you talking to me? [No] Well then, please…

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Film Follies, Worth it?

Worth It?- Lucy

Luc Besson. Check. Morgan Freeman. Check. Scarlett Johansson. Check. Really if you want me to see a movie any one of these names is enough to get me interested. Put all three together and I can guarantee you that I will see it at some point. So when Lucy came out to mixed reviews I was more than a little perplexed. Given that I had a lot of other things going on at the time I decided to wait to pick up the film on DVD to check it out. Which makes it a perfect film for this month’s edition…

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