The Breakfast Club (Plans)

They change.

I find myself suddenly having to cram 2 weeks into one so blogging will be much suckier than usual.

Entertainment

• Garrison Keillor on retiring, the trouble with nostalgia, and the state of America, by Caty Enders, The Guardian
• The Shepherd’s Crown review – Terry Pratchett’s farewell to Discworld, by Amanda Craig, The Guardian
• The scifi fans are alright: I saw the future at the Hugo Awards – and it will never belong to the toxic right-wing trolls, by Arthur Chu, Salon
• Caught in the smart-mean trap: Is “Another Period” funny, or just awkwardly tasteless?, Sonia Saraiya, Salon
• Jennifer Lawrence drops accidental bombshell in New York Times interview, reveals she’s writing screenplay with Amy Schumer, by olin Gorenstein, Salon
• Here’s why Paul Feig’s “Ghostbusters” reboot has even more “girl power” than you thought, by Anna Silman, Salon
• Hunter S Thompson, High Times and how to survive the hangover from hell, by Jill Rothenberg, The Guardian
• Dan Rather: ‘Have the guts to dig into stories people in power don’t want’, by Andy Meek, The Guardian
• ‘Hannibal’ Finale Postmortem: Bryan Fuller Breaks Down That Bloody Ending and Talks Revival Chances, by Laura Prudom, Variety
• Hannibal recap: season three finale – The Wrath of the Lamb, by Brian Moylan, The Guardian
• “Mr. Robot” is the only TV show that actually understands the Internet-down to the last chilling detail, by Sonia Saraiya, Salon
• “Mr. Robot” finale postponed because of graphic scene similar to Virginia TV journalist killings, by Erin Keane, Salon
• From ‘Buffy’ To ‘Mr. Robot’: When Pop Culture Collides With Real-Life Violence, by Jessica Goldstein, Think Progress
• The latest “Game of Thrones” fan-theory about Jon Snow is just about insane enough to be right, by Scott Eric Kaufman
• Stannis Baratheon is not dead – at least in the “Game of Thrones” books, by Anna Silman, Salon
• Hamlet review – Benedict Cumberbatch imprisoned in a dismal production, by Michael Billington, The Guardian
• Benedict Cumberbatch is a bloody good Hamlet, says his mum, by Hannah Ellis-Petersen, The Guardian
• Patrick Stewart Discusses Hilarious New Show ‘Blunt Talk’, By LeftOfCenter, Crooks & Liars
• Stephen Colbert announces eclectic guest list for first week on Late Show, by Alan Yuhas, The Guardian
• The line-up for the first week of “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” was just announced – and you’re going to want to see this, by Colin Gorenstein, Salon
• Stephen Colbert reveals the truth about his “Colbert Report” character: “I had to actually leave – I had to change”, by Colin Gorenstein, Salon
• Jon Stewart gets slammed during WWE appearance, by Arturo Garcia, Raw Story
• NYPD Asks Disney, Marvel To Abuse IP Law To Help Rid Times Square Of Spiderman, Mickey Mouse, by Tim Cushing, Tech Dirt

Sport

• Five things we learned from the Belgian Grand Prix, by Giles Richards, The Guardian
• ESPN suspends analyst Curt Schilling from Little League World Series coverage for Islamophobic tweet, by Scott Eric Kaufman, Salon
• Little League teams gets hero’s welcome as it returns home, Associated Press
• Column: IndyCar is clearly too risky; time to shut it down, Associated Press
• Scott Dixon wins fourth IndyCar championship in tiebreaker, By Chris Jenkins, USA Today
• A Passion for Hurling, the All-Ireland Game, By DAN BARRY, The New York Times
• Spaniard becomes 12th person to die after being gored by bull, Reuters
• This golfer hit the first hole-in-one of his PGA career. Then he hit another one., By Des Bieler, Washington Post

The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.

–Aristotle

Obligatories, News and Blogs below.

Obligatories

Welcome to The Breakfast Club! We’re a disorganized group of rebel lefties who hang out and chat if and when we’re not too hungover we’ve been bailed out we’re not too exhausted from last night’s (CENSORED) the caffeine kicks in. Join us every weekday morning at 9am (ET) and weekend morning at 10:30am (ET) to talk about current news and our boring lives and to make fun of LaEscapee! If we are ever running late, it’s PhilJD’s fault.

I would never make fun of LaEscapee or blame PhilJD.  And I am highly organized.

This Day in History

News

• Why border walls – even with Canada – are not the Republicans’ Trump card, by Ben Jacobs, The Guardian
• Defiant prime minister vows not to quit as Malaysia marks national day, Associated Press
• Why U.S. generals don’t want advisers on the front lines in Iraq, By Bing West, Washington Post
• Chris Christie calls criticism over FedEx immigration proposal ‘ridiculous’, Reuters
• Sanders buoyed by new Iowa poll, new voters, By David Lightman, McClatchy
• Thousands Rally in Tokyo Rain to Protest Abe’s Defense-Law Plans, by Isabel Reynolds Kyoko Shimodoi, Bloomberg News
• Greece’s Syriza to win election but face setback, polls show, Reuters
• Iowa Poll Suggests Dangers for Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump’s Strengths, By Trip Gabriel, The New York Times
• The real reason pundits want Donald Trump to disappear, by Chris Lehmann, Al Jazeera
• West Point professor calls on US military to target legal critics of war on terror, by Spencer Ackerman, The Guardian
• Julian Assange ‘told Edward Snowden not to seek asylum in Latin America’, by Damien Gayle, The Guardian
• [Revealed: Pinochet’s torture ship now flies the flag for Chile around the world ], by Jamie Doward, The Guardian
• Jeremy Corbyn’s politics are fantasy – just like Alice in Wonderland, by Tony Blair, The Guardian
• Wall St. Policy Poses a Challenge for Presidential Candidates, By NATHANIEL POPPER, The New York Times
• What happened to Scott Walker?, By Dan Balz and Jenna Johnson, Washington Post

Blogs

• Under What Jurisdiction Did DHS Send Out an Army of Agents Against RentBoy?, By emptywheel
• Why The Rentboy Raid Matters More Than The Ashley Madison Hack, by Lauren C. Williams, Think Progress
• “I knew this was a bullsh*t story, but I went along with it”: Police violence after Katrina and how it was covered up, by Ronnie Greene, Salon
• The Irony Hidden In Republican Doom And Gloom, Mary Sanchez, Crooks & Liars
• The empire strikes back: The media-political elite’s campaign to destroy Bernie (and Trump) and restore order, by Andrew O’Hehir, Salon
• The GOP’s nuclear option for Donald Trump: Why the only way to beat him is so scary, by Elias Isquith, Salon
• The case against Joe Biden 2016: Why remind Democrats he’s even less liberal than Hillary?, by Joan Walsh, Salon
• Many police departments spy on you without oversight. This must end, by Trevor Timm, The Guardian
• Donald Trump & white America’s anxiety: The political throes of a forgotten country, by Elias Isquith, Salon
• America’s true P.C. villains: The maddening “censorship” doublespeak of right-wing culture warriors, by Conor Lynch, Salon
• 10 Disgraced Iraq War Architects Who Are Desperately Trying to Undo Obama’s Iran Deal, By Zaid Jilani, AlterNet
• In Japan, Tens of Thousands Anti-War Protesters Reject Return to Militarism, by Jon Queally, Common Dreams
• Clinton ‘Can Be Beaten’ as Sanders Shows New Surge in Iowa, by Jon Queally, Common Dreams