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Jul 23 2020
Blue Thunder
1983. One year before 1984. Also Roy Scheider, on TV James Farentino. You’re thinkng of Airwolf, Jan-Michael Vincent and Ernest Borgnine,
Jul 20 2020
Hot For Teacher
I got it bad. So bad. Not just an incredibly bad idea, also this was inevitable. Teachers unions sue Florida’s governor over order requiring schools to reopen despite virus surge. The New York Times 7/20/20 Teachers unions sued Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida on Monday over his administration’s emergency order pushing schools to fully reopen …
Jul 20 2020
It Stands For (C)ompletely (T)rue!
There is no more hallowed element of our coverage of current events. Well, except for scurrilous rumors and vile calumny.
Jul 19 2020
50 Shades of Kiss Me Kate
Certainly one of the most misogynistic, anti-feminist plays Shakespeare ever wrote (and there are some awful ones, Nymph, in thy orisons be all my sins remembered) the questions worth considering as you watch it are these (among others)- Who wants a tamed Shrew anyway? Lou Grant hates spunk! What makes you think you can change …
Jul 19 2020
No Sports?
Thanks to the goodness of John Oliver and HBO Money, Jelle Marble Runs 4 – 6.
Jul 18 2020
RJ Eskow and Thomas Franks on Anti-Populism
Interesting. Economic History to be sure, but also History.
Jul 17 2020
Black Helicopters and Secret Police
Think it hasn’t come to that? You are mistaken. ‘It was like being preyed upon’: Portland protesters say federal officers in unmarked vans are detaining them By Katie Shepherd, Washington Post July 17, 2020 Federal customs officials said Friday that their agents had detained a demonstrator in Portland, Ore., who had described being “terrified” by …