Scott Douglas Jacobsen: My question: Kamala Harris received an F from the NRA. What does that mean to you? Rick Rosner: Well, the NRA has been established as a gun rights advocacy group. It used to be described as a gun education and safety organization. I'm not sure if that's 100% what it was a …
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Rick Rosner: When you have plates you want to show off, you get those little easels that keep them from being used as actual plates. I bend hangers into easels to support micromosaics that have lost their stands. Scott Douglas Jacobsen: When did you first get into micromosaics? Rosner: My wife had one or two …
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Rick Rosner: Now, let us talk about the debate briefly. Tonight was the VP debate between Walz and Vance. I watched the whole thing. Scott Douglas Jacobsen: Pause. How do you feel emotionally after watching the debate? Rosner: My time could have been better. They were civil—it was almost soothing. Jacobsen: Was it closer to a '90s or early …
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Rick Rosner: So, you asked about Lenny Bruce. Here's what I know. He was a character in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. I also saw part of the movie Lenny, which focused more on his sleazier side and his love affair with a stripper. His character in Maisel was more of an upstanding figure, mentoring …
Scott Douglas Jacobsen: Is there anything physics-related? Here is a thought: Space exploration used to be the coolestthing that captured everyone's imagination. Rick Rosner: Yes, especially back in the '60s and '70s. Before you were born, we would get out of class every time there was an Apollo launch. Jacobsen: But now, do people care about space anymore? Rosner: It …
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Rick Rosner: This is Carole's gaming chair. Scott Douglas Jacobsen: Gaming? What does she play? Rosner: She doesn't game, but when we went to the office supply store, they told us not to get an office chair but a gaming chair. They said it's designed for people who spend 12 hours or more sitting, …
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Scott Douglas Jacobsen: What has been your experience interacting with people analytically enveloped in dogmas like Flat Earth Theory? Rick Rosner: MAGA supporters generally tend to be more susceptible than others. I deal with that a lot because I post anti-MAGA and pro-Democrat content regularly, hoping to convince some people to vote for Democratic candidates …
Scott Douglas Jacobsen: How did Lance and you meet? Rick Rosner: I posed for him over 30 years ago. He's an artist. He needed a model, and we became friends because he's an interesting and smart guy. This was before he went completely off the deep end—he didn't lose it until after 9/11. So, around …
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Scott Douglas Jacobsen: I'll give a quick preface. The other issue you brought to mind, just as we started the call, was whether the public can make informed decisions when they need more background knowledge and processes to obtain the right information. It could lead to overload if they're overwhelmed by misinformation from social media, …
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Rick Rosner: When I used to work at Kimmel, there was a swag corner that was mostly neglected, except by me. People would send things from their shows, books, movies, or whatever they were trying to pitch, hoping it would catch someone's attention and be used on the show. But it never did. It just …
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