When I was a teenager, it offered the latest arcade games and thickshakes that came with optional raw egg and whipped cream. It was open 24 hours a day, which made it notorious for a range of reasons.
On one of those days, I was waiting for a thickshake and picked up a book that had been left on one of the tables. Its title, None Dare Call It Conspiracy, seemed exciting. I didn't know at the time that it was an anti-Semitic conspiracy tract from the farright John Birch Society - or that its presence at the burger bar was no accident.
The Dog House was owned at the time by members of Zenith Applied Philosophy (ZAP), a capitalism cult founded in 1974 by John Dalhoff (aka John Ultimate), who was expelled from the Church of Scientology but had taken the methods of its "training courses" with him. Dalhoff loathed trade unions and taxes (apart from those he imposed on his adherents) and boasted of godlike magical powers.
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First-world problem
Harrowing tales of migrants attempting to enter the US highlight the political failure to fully tackle the problem.
Applying intelligence to AI
I call it the 'Terminator Effect', based on the premise that thinking machines took over the world.
Nazism rears its head
Smirky Höcke, with his penchant for waving with a suspiciously straight elbow and an open palm, won't get to be boss of either state.
Staying ahead of the game
Will the brave new world of bipartisanship that seems to be on offer with an Infrastructure Commission come to fruition?
Grasping the nettle
Broccoli is horrible. It smells, when being cooked, like cat pee.
Hangry? Eat breakfast
People who don't break their fast first thing in the morning report the least life satisfaction.
Chemical reaction
Nitrates in processed meats are well known to cause harm, but consumed from plant sources, their effect is quite different.
Me and my guitar
Australian guitarist Karin Schaupp sticks to the familiar for her Dunedin concerts.
Time is on my side
Age does not weary some of our much-loved musicians but what keeps them on the road?
The kids are not alright
Nuanced account details how China's blessed generation has been replaced by one consumed by fear and hopelessness.
