[Taken from Chocolate Films] As I was sitting in NBA Jerseys Cheap the cinema with my wife and eldest daughter, something was nagging authentic nfl jerseys me about this new version of Beauty and the Beast. Actually, a lot of things were bothering me. Let me start off by saying that, taken in its entirety, Beauty and the Beast is a good film. In fact, it manages to pull of many … [Read more...] about Beauty and the Beast: Not for kids?
A Bluelander in Redland, Part 2 of 3
A Bluelander in Redland Part 2 by Daniel Sherman What does life look like from the inside of a school bus? Not the kind of long, yellow school bus you see driving around on school day mornings filling up with the smallest of children staggering under backpacks thrice their weight. Not the short, yellow school bus specially equipped with a lift for wheelchairs, … [Read more...] about A Bluelander in Redland, Part 2 of 3
Cartoon: Trump and PBS Budget Cut
FBI’s Comey says no evidence of Trump’s wiretap claim, confirms probe
By Patricia Zengerle and Warren Strobel WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of the FBI publicly challenged U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday, denying the Republican's claim that former president Barack Obama wiretapped his 2016 election campaign and confirming his agency had launched a criminal investigation into any collusion between Trump's campaign and Russia. FBI … [Read more...] about FBI’s Comey says no evidence of Trump’s wiretap claim, confirms probe
1914 Redux? Growing Asia-Pacific Tensions Demand New US Strategy
American Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is paying his first visit to Asia this week. Just before he left, Acting Assistant Secretary of State Susan Thornton told reporters the Trump Administration “will have its own formulation” of the Pacific pivot, or the rebalance to Asia declared by the Obama Administration. “Pivot, rebalance, etcetera — that was… … [Read more...] about 1914 Redux? Growing Asia-Pacific Tensions Demand New US Strategy
Trump Isn’t Merely Stuck On Stupid: He is Consumed By Fear, Loathing & Paranoia
The biggest surprise about Donald Trump's first two months as president is how unsurprising they have been when you consider he is merely being the same twisted person he has been for decades, only now with the nation's nuclear codes clutched in his small hands. What is surprising is how shocking he has been -- how many people he intends to harm, as well as continually leaving … [Read more...] about Trump Isn’t Merely Stuck On Stupid: He is Consumed By Fear, Loathing & Paranoia
Real March Madness
March 20, 2017 Note to readers: This is the latest entry in Super Baby DonDon’s diary. The series imagines that President Donald Trump has the emotional make-up of a five-year-old and confides his deepest thoughts—such as they are—to Andrew Feinberg, and to readers, every day. In his private moments, he always thinks of himself as Super Baby DonDon. So my farm team … [Read more...] about Real March Madness
Get Out review : the fight to be yourself
[Taken from Chocolate Films] I've got to believe that Jordan Peele made this movie by accident. That would be the only explanation. That would be the only way the world would carry on making sense. How can a filmmaker produce something like Get Out on his first go round? That would be like striking gold on your first expedition. Get Out is a stunningly good film, which … [Read more...] about Get Out review : the fight to be yourself
Trump once said we were ‘led by very, very stupid people.’ He’s finally right.
"The world is laughing at us. They're laughing at the stupidity of our president." -- Donald Trump, October 2016 WASHINGTON -- Stupid is as stupid does. During the presidential campaign, Donald Trump remarked often on the stupidity of our leaders. He was under the impression that the rest of the planet was indulging in some sort of global guffaw at our … [Read more...] about Trump once said we were ‘led by very, very stupid people.’ He’s finally right.
Cartoon: Spicy Diss of Brits
Spicy Diss of Brits by Clay Jones Proving to the world that not everyone in the Trump administration is entirely inept, White House spokesliar Sean Spicer pulls off a daily display of bullshitting and chewing gum at the same time. Spicer told The Washington Post that he chews, and swallows, two and a half packs of Orbit Cinnamon-flavored gum every day before noon. This … [Read more...] about Cartoon: Spicy Diss of Brits
Germany to Trump on NATO: Nope. We don’t U.S. owe any money
Germamy to U.S. President Donald Trump: Nope. We don't owe the U.S. Any money. That's not the way NATO works. Once again it appears that Trump's bumpersticker/talk radio slogans are at varience with reality: President Trump's Saturday tweet accusing Germany of owing the United States “vast sums of money” for NATO might have been an attempt to put pressure on the … [Read more...] about Germany to Trump on NATO: Nope. We don’t U.S. owe any money
Chuck Berry was a master of detail whose music defined a genre
LOS ANGELES—In the later years of his career as a live performer, Chuck Berry famously toured by himself, opting to play with local musicians hired to back him for individual gigs rather than traveling with (and paying the salaries of) his own band. The mistaken idea this could suggest was that Berry's music was easy to… … [Read more...] about Chuck Berry was a master of detail whose music defined a genre
Chuck Berry, Rock ‘N’ Roll Legend, Dies At 90
Chuck Berry, often called "the father of rock 'n' roll," died Saturday afternoon at his home in Missouri at the age of 90, his Facebook page said. Berry was one of the most popular and influential performers of rock 'n' roll music, starting in the 1950s, and some of his most popular songs are "Johnny B.… … [Read more...] about Chuck Berry, Rock ‘N’ Roll Legend, Dies At 90
Cartoon: Endangered Republic
Texas Remap Ruling Likely Yield Dems One New House Seat
Tidbit of the Day: Being a nerd when it comes to political geography is a requirement for my line of work, and by extension, so is knowing the various counties. Texas has several that stick out. There’s Jim Hogg and Jim Wells Counties near the Rio Grande in South Texas. But there’s also Deaf Smith, Texas in the panhandle. The county, pronounced “Deef,” was named for Deef Smith … [Read more...] about Texas Remap Ruling Likely Yield Dems One New House Seat
Reuters: Russian elite invested nearly $10 million in Trump buildings, records show
By Nathan Layne, Ned Parker, Svetlana Reiter, Stephen Grey and Ryan McNeill MIAMI/MOSCOW (Reuters) - During the 2016 presidential campaign, Donald J. Trump downplayed his business ties with Russia. And since taking office as president, he has been even more emphatic. “I can tell you, speaking for myself, I own nothing in Russia,” President Trump said at a news conference … [Read more...] about Reuters: Russian elite invested nearly $10 million in Trump buildings, records show
System will collapse if health insurance treated as a purchased product
This is a column I wrote in April 2012, days after the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments about the constitutionality of Obamacare's individual mandate. Some of the same arguments are being re-litigated in Washington as congressional Republicans push for a replacement to the Affordable Care Act. For all those who were disappointed in the tenor of the Supreme Court oral … [Read more...] about System will collapse if health insurance treated as a purchased product
How To Be A Loser By Betting On A Winner
Imagine that you bet that a certain team will win a certain game. Imagine that the team wins that game. Imagine that you lost money on that bet anyway. That scenario came true for some bettors who made bets on the 2017 March Madness men's game between Michigan and Oklahoma State. Here is an excerpt from a USA Today story about what happened: "Those of you watching … [Read more...] about How To Be A Loser By Betting On A Winner
Troubling theft of Secret Service computer
Multiple news organizations reported Friday that a Secret Service agent left her agency-issued computer in a car outside her home, where it was stolen about 3 am. Authorities are frantically searching for a Secret Service-issued laptop — containing floor plans for Trump Tower, information about the Hillary Clinton email investigation and other national security information — … [Read more...] about Troubling theft of Secret Service computer
For Centrist Republicans, Will Party Trump Concerns on ACA Repeal
There is a line from a song in the Broadway show, “My Fair Lady,” which goes, “She will beg you for advice, your reply will be concise, and she will listen very nicely then go out and do exactly what she wants!" Alan Lerner and Frederick Loewe couldn’t have known it when "My Fair Lady” premiered in 1956 but they might as well have been writing for contemporary battles in … [Read more...] about For Centrist Republicans, Will Party Trump Concerns on ACA Repeal