https://www.spook-central.com/tcp/ Musings, articles, and reviews that have nothing to do with Ghostbusters. en-US http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 https://www.spook-central.com/tcp/2026/10/05/dental-woes-july-august-2026-update Mon, 05 Oct 2026 22:30:00 +0000 Paul Rudoff Personal Public Service Articles 3151@https://www.spook-central.com/ <div ALIGN="center"><img SRC="/media/tcp/aetna_libertydental_header.jpg" WIDTH="550" HEIGHT="300" BORDER="0" ALT="Image" /></div> <br /> This is the latest in <a href="/tcp/tag/dental">a series of articles</a> about the dental hassles that I have had to go through due to being poor, and thus not being able to afford proper dental insurance. It was never meant to be a series of articles, but I have had to endure so much bullshit, which I felt needed to be documented, that it's now become an ongoing series. As of this writing, I have re-titled the previous four articles as "Paul's Dental Woes" Parts 1 through 4 since it's now an ongoing chronicle that I wish <i>wasn't</i> an ongoing chronicle. Read on to find out more... <br /><br /> <a href="https://www.spook-central.com/tcp/2026/10/05/dental-woes-july-august-2026-update#more3151">Read more &raquo;</a>
This is the latest in a series of articles about the dental hassles that I have had to go through due to being poor, and thus not being able to afford proper dental insurance. It was never meant to be a series of articles, but I have had to endure so much bullshit, which I felt needed to be documented, that it's now become an ongoing series. As of this writing, I have re-titled the previous four articles as "Paul's Dental Woes" Parts 1 through 4 since it's now an ongoing chronicle that I wish wasn't an ongoing chronicle. Read on to find out more...

Read more »]]> https://www.spook-central.com/tcp/2026/10/05/dental-woes-july-august-2026-update#comments https://www.spook-central.com/tcp/?tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=3151 https://www.spook-central.com/tcp/2026/10/04/ootp-ebay-executive-customer-service-address-reoccurring-bs Sun, 04 Oct 2026 17:00:00 +0000 Paul Rudoff Public Service Articles 3150@https://www.spook-central.com/ <div ALIGN="center"><img SRC="/media/tcp/ebay_header.jpg" WIDTH="550" HEIGHT="350" BORDER="0" ALT="Image" /></div> <br /> This is another in a <a HREF="/tcp/tag/ebay">series of articles about eBay</a>, who covers up the deceitful business practices of its sellers, while turning its feedback system into an utter joke. I will do my best to inform the public about eBay's scummy practices and the bad sellers that operate on the platform, so other buyers can avoid them. What I will be writing about today is how to contact eBay's executive customer service, though I will touch upon some reoccurring eBay BS regarding a seller who you should avoid. <br /><br /> <a href="https://www.spook-central.com/tcp/2026/10/04/ootp-ebay-executive-customer-service-address-reoccurring-bs#more3150">Read more &raquo;</a>
This is another in a series of articles about eBay, who covers up the deceitful business practices of its sellers, while turning its feedback system into an utter joke. I will do my best to inform the public about eBay's scummy practices and the bad sellers that operate on the platform, so other buyers can avoid them. What I will be writing about today is how to contact eBay's executive customer service, though I will touch upon some reoccurring eBay BS regarding a seller who you should avoid.

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Join me as I do a quick review round-up of home videos that have already been released, or will be released soon...

Read more »]]> https://www.spook-central.com/tcp/2026/09/26/september-2026-review-round-up#comments https://www.spook-central.com/tcp/?tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=3147 https://www.spook-central.com/tcp/2026/09/25/the-borrowers-1997-blu-ray-review Fri, 25 Sep 2026 19:00:00 +0000 Paul Rudoff Home Video 3149@https://www.spook-central.com/ <div ALIGN="center"><img SRC="/media/tcp/millcreekvhsblu_borrowers01.jpg" WIDTH="550" HEIGHT="340" BORDER="0" ALT="Image" /></div> <br /> <i>The Borrowers</i> (1997) arrives on Blu-ray as part of Alliance Entertainment's (formerly Mill Creek Entertainment) Retro VHS Style series, with packaging designed to look like the <a HREF="/tcp/2019/01/06/blu-ray-retro-vhs-style-packaging-trend">VHS videocassettes of the 1980s and 1990s</a>. Several other titles in the series have <a HREF="/tcp/tag/millcreekvhsblu">already been reviewed</a> on The Corner Penthouse, and I'm always excited when Alliance announces more. It's fun to see if it's a title I used to own on VHS, or one whose trailer I remember seeing at the start of some other VHS tape, or even some obscure movie I've never heard of before. <br /><br /> <a href="https://www.spook-central.com/tcp/2026/09/25/the-borrowers-1997-blu-ray-review#more3149">Read more &raquo;</a>
The Borrowers (1997) arrives on Blu-ray as part of Alliance Entertainment's (formerly Mill Creek Entertainment) Retro VHS Style series, with packaging designed to look like the VHS videocassettes of the 1980s and 1990s. Several other titles in the series have already been reviewed on The Corner Penthouse, and I'm always excited when Alliance announces more. It's fun to see if it's a title I used to own on VHS, or one whose trailer I remember seeing at the start of some other VHS tape, or even some obscure movie I've never heard of before.

Read more »]]> https://www.spook-central.com/tcp/2026/09/25/the-borrowers-1997-blu-ray-review#comments https://www.spook-central.com/tcp/?tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=3149 https://www.spook-central.com/tcp/2026/09/24/nadine-1987-blu-ray-review Thu, 24 Sep 2026 19:00:00 +0000 Paul Rudoff Home Video 3148@https://www.spook-central.com/ <div ALIGN="center"><img SRC="/media/tcp/millcreekvhsblu_nadine01.jpg" WIDTH="550" HEIGHT="340" BORDER="0" ALT="Image" /></div> <br /> <i>Nadine</i> (1987) arrives on Blu-ray as part of Alliance Entertainment's (formerly Mill Creek Entertainment) Retro VHS Style series, with packaging designed to look like the <a HREF="/tcp/2019/01/06/blu-ray-retro-vhs-style-packaging-trend">VHS videocassettes of the 1980s and 1990s</a>. Several other titles in the series have <a HREF="/tcp/tag/millcreekvhsblu">already been reviewed</a> on The Corner Penthouse, and I'm always excited when Alliance announces more. It's fun to see if it's a title I used to own on VHS, or one whose trailer I remember seeing at the start of some other VHS tape, or even some obscure movie I've never heard of before. <br /><br /> <a href="https://www.spook-central.com/tcp/2026/09/24/nadine-1987-blu-ray-review#more3148">Read more &raquo;</a>
Nadine (1987) arrives on Blu-ray as part of Alliance Entertainment's (formerly Mill Creek Entertainment) Retro VHS Style series, with packaging designed to look like the VHS videocassettes of the 1980s and 1990s. Several other titles in the series have already been reviewed on The Corner Penthouse, and I'm always excited when Alliance announces more. It's fun to see if it's a title I used to own on VHS, or one whose trailer I remember seeing at the start of some other VHS tape, or even some obscure movie I've never heard of before.

Read more »]]> https://www.spook-central.com/tcp/2026/09/24/nadine-1987-blu-ray-review#comments https://www.spook-central.com/tcp/?tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=3148 https://www.spook-central.com/tcp/2026/09/18/burger-king-app-deals-suck Fri, 18 Sep 2026 18:40:00 +0000 Paul Rudoff Public Service Articles 3145@https://www.spook-central.com/ <div ALIGN="center"><img SRC="/media/tcp/burgerking_header.jpg" WIDTH="550" HEIGHT="350" BORDER="0" ALT="Image" /></div> <br /> I've written about Burger King several times in the past - see <a href="/tcp/2026/02/10/why-you-should-never-use-a-physical-burger-king-gift-card-in-the-app">here</a>, <a href="/tcp/2022/11/30/burger-king-gripes">here</a>, and <a href="/tcp/2020/11/04/sneaky-burger-king-coupons">here</a> - but I never wrote about how the "Deals" in the app are HORRIBLE when compared to the local coupons given in monthly mailings. Today, I spotted the ABSOLUTE WORST example of this. Read on to find out more... <br /><br /> <a href="https://www.spook-central.com/tcp/2026/09/18/burger-king-app-deals-suck#more3145">Read more &raquo;</a>
I've written about Burger King several times in the past - see here, here, and here - but I never wrote about how the "Deals" in the app are HORRIBLE when compared to the local coupons given in monthly mailings. Today, I spotted the ABSOLUTE WORST example of this. Read on to find out more...

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Join me as I do a quick review round-up of home videos that have already been released, or will be released soon...

Read more »]]> https://www.spook-central.com/tcp/2026/08/16/august-2026-review-round-up#comments https://www.spook-central.com/tcp/?tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=3137 https://www.spook-central.com/tcp/2026/08/15/past-midnight-blu-ray-review Sat, 15 Aug 2026 17:00:00 +0000 Paul Rudoff Home Video 3138@https://www.spook-central.com/ <div ALIGN="center"><img SRC="/media/tcp/millcreekvhsblu_pastmidnight01.jpg" WIDTH="550" HEIGHT="340" BORDER="0" ALT="Image" /></div> <br /> <i>Past Midnight</i> (1991) arrives on Blu-ray as part of Alliance Entertainment's (formerly Mill Creek Entertainment) Retro VHS Style series, with packaging designed to look like the <a HREF="/tcp/2019/01/06/blu-ray-retro-vhs-style-packaging-trend">VHS videocassettes of the 1980s and 1990s</a>. Several other titles in the series have <a HREF="/tcp/tag/millcreekvhsblu">already been reviewed</a> on The Corner Penthouse, and I'm always excited when Alliance announces more. It's fun to see if it's a title I used to own on VHS, or one whose trailer I remember seeing at the start of some other VHS tape, or even some obscure movie I've never heard of before. <br /><br /> <a href="https://www.spook-central.com/tcp/2026/08/15/past-midnight-blu-ray-review#more3138">Read more &raquo;</a>
Past Midnight (1991) arrives on Blu-ray as part of Alliance Entertainment's (formerly Mill Creek Entertainment) Retro VHS Style series, with packaging designed to look like the VHS videocassettes of the 1980s and 1990s. Several other titles in the series have already been reviewed on The Corner Penthouse, and I'm always excited when Alliance announces more. It's fun to see if it's a title I used to own on VHS, or one whose trailer I remember seeing at the start of some other VHS tape, or even some obscure movie I've never heard of before.

Read more »]]> https://www.spook-central.com/tcp/2026/08/15/past-midnight-blu-ray-review#comments https://www.spook-central.com/tcp/?tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=3138 https://www.spook-central.com/tcp/2026/08/14/fresh-horses-blu-ray-review Fri, 14 Aug 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Paul Rudoff Home Video 3139@https://www.spook-central.com/ <div ALIGN="center"><img SRC="/media/tcp/millcreekvhsblu_freshhorses01.jpg" WIDTH="550" HEIGHT="340" BORDER="0" ALT="Image" /></div> <br /> <i>Fresh Horses</i> (1988) arrives on Blu-ray as part of Alliance Entertainment's (formerly Mill Creek Entertainment) Retro VHS Style series, with packaging designed to look like the <a HREF="/tcp/2019/01/06/blu-ray-retro-vhs-style-packaging-trend">VHS videocassettes of the 1980s and 1990s</a>. Several other titles in the series have <a HREF="/tcp/tag/millcreekvhsblu">already been reviewed</a> on The Corner Penthouse, and I'm always excited when Alliance announces more. It's fun to see if it's a title I used to own on VHS, or one whose trailer I remember seeing at the start of some other VHS tape, or even some obscure movie I've never heard of before. <br /><br /> <a href="https://www.spook-central.com/tcp/2026/08/14/fresh-horses-blu-ray-review#more3139">Read more &raquo;</a>
Fresh Horses (1988) arrives on Blu-ray as part of Alliance Entertainment's (formerly Mill Creek Entertainment) Retro VHS Style series, with packaging designed to look like the VHS videocassettes of the 1980s and 1990s. Several other titles in the series have already been reviewed on The Corner Penthouse, and I'm always excited when Alliance announces more. It's fun to see if it's a title I used to own on VHS, or one whose trailer I remember seeing at the start of some other VHS tape, or even some obscure movie I've never heard of before.

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Join me as I do a quick review round-up of home videos that have already been released, or will be released soon...

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