By Steve D. Stones This 1937 comedy-mystery feature produced by Warner Brothers is loosely based on a stage play known as The Gorilla, then later made as a 1930 talkie, and was then made into a comedy starring the Ritz brothers in 1939. In this version, an octopus is substituted for the gorilla role. The script has many miles on it from its various filmed versions. The film … [Read more...] about Guest post: ‘Sh! The Octopus’ — a fun 1930s’ comedy chiller
The ‘Candy Bombers’ Revisited
Two years ago , when ISIL was inflicting so many horrific crimes on the peoples of Iraq and Syria there were some glimmers of good news for the allied forces fighting the terrorists. Those glimmers came when allied forces rescued an estimated 50,000 to 80,000 Yazidis who had fled to Mount Sinjar, Iraq, where they languished for days in the heat without food, water or medicine. … [Read more...] about The ‘Candy Bombers’ Revisited
Anomalies or Realignment: This Year, Historical Partisan Voting Defied Norms
In 2008, there were Obamicans and this year, Trumpocrats. It was urban versus rural, rich versus poor, educated versus under-educated. Those demographics went head-to-head in the recently concluded Presidential election and the results were not on expected lines. Many metropolitan areas where economic comfort reins, – places that are beyond suburbia but not quite edge … [Read more...] about Anomalies or Realignment: This Year, Historical Partisan Voting Defied Norms
Trump’s ‘news’ source: Alien lizards, fluoride mind control and voter fraud
"Report: Three Million Votes in Presidential Election Cast by Illegal Aliens; Trump may have won popular vote." -- Infowars, website of leading conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, Nov. 14( "In addition to winning the Electoral College in a landslide, I won the popular vote if you deduct the millions of people who voted illegally." -- Donald Trump, president-elect … [Read more...] about Trump’s ‘news’ source: Alien lizards, fluoride mind control and voter fraud
Sucking Up Works for Only So Long
November 29, 2016 Note to readers: This is the latest entry in Baby DonDon’s diary. The series imagines that President-elect 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 Baby DonDon. Hello, again, my friends! … [Read more...] about Sucking Up Works for Only So Long
News on Trump and the Old Post Office Building
It’s going to be amazing,” he said. “It’s a great thing for the country. It’s a great thing for Washington.” That was Donald Trump, March 21, 2016, speaking about the Old Post Office, which was built in 1899. The General Services Administration (GSA) awarded Trump the contract in 2012. Trump promised to employ the architect who had, over decades, championed the … [Read more...] about News on Trump and the Old Post Office Building
Trump’s Secretary of State Pick
Trump's Secretary of State Pick by Mike Peters OF RELATED INTEREST: --Donald Trump gives Mitt Romney follow-up interview for secretary of state job --Trump Meets Petraeus as Secretary of State Sweepstakes Heat Up --ANALYSIS: In War Over Secretary of State, a Glimpse Into Trump's Governing Style --Top Trump aide questions if Romney would be 'loyal' secretary of … [Read more...] about Trump’s Secretary of State Pick
“Moana” movie review
By Bob Garver Much has been made of Disney's hot streak in 2016. They've already had hits with "Zootopia;" "The Jungle Book;" "Captain America: Civil War;" "Finding Dory;" and "Doctor Strange," plus "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" is set to dominate the Christmas box office. Now here comes "Moana," and it's the best one yet.… … [Read more...] about “Moana” movie review
Cartoon: E TRUMPUS CORRUPTUS
See great cartoons by all the top political cartoonists at http://cagle.com. To license this cartoon for your own site, visit http://politicalcartoons.com … [Read more...] about Cartoon: E TRUMPUS CORRUPTUS
West Antarctic ice sheet is melting from the inside, signaling an accelerated collapse
A rift in Pine Island Glacier ice shelf, West Antarctica, photographed from the air during a NASA Operation IceBridge survey flight, Nov. 4, 2016. This is the second rift to form on the ice shelf in the last couple of years. The first led into the break off a huge iceberg in 2015. Credit: NASA/Nathan Kurtz.… … [Read more...] about West Antarctic ice sheet is melting from the inside, signaling an accelerated collapse
An ethical double standard for Trump?
WASHINGTON -- Republicans are deeply concerned about ethics in government and the vast potential for corruption stemming from conflicts of interest. We know this because of the acute worries they expressed over how these issues could have cast a shadow over a Hillary Clinton presidency. "If Hillary Clinton wins this election and they don't shut down the Clinton … [Read more...] about An ethical double standard for Trump?
Come Heil or High Water
Progressives are struggling, with appropriate wailing and gnashing of teeth, to respond to the election of a short-fingered vulgarian to the world's most powerful office. Many fear we'll never be the same. And they may be right. Trump the candidate had already done great damage to our civil discourse and generated considerable anxiety among our people and our allies. Since … [Read more...] about Come Heil or High Water
The Four Year Mystery
What America’s course will be over the next four years is a mystery unlikely to be solved until it is nearly over. It appears that the new president, Donald Trump doesn’t even know himself what to expect and has not formulated a fixed foreign and domestic policy yet. He is a guy accustomed to shooting from the hip and suggesting policy on the fly. In all probability, he did not … [Read more...] about The Four Year Mystery
Trump tries to discredit Clinton’s popular vote win: says was due to illegals
As Green Party candidate Jill Stein gets ready to spark a recount of the Wisconsin presidential vote in an effort now joined by the Clinton campaign, President-elect Donald Trump has started lashing out. The latest: he is calling into doubt the legitimacy of the election that made him President-elect, now insisting -- with no evidence -- that he actually "won" the popular vote … [Read more...] about Trump tries to discredit Clinton’s popular vote win: says was due to illegals
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Issues Response to Election Recounts Underway in Wisconsin and North Carolina
The Lawyer's Committee for Civil Rights Under Law has issued a statement in response to election recounts underway in Wisconsin and North Carolina that stresses a larger ongoing issue: voter suppression. Here is the complete press release: Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Issues Response to Election Recounts Underway in Wisconsin and North Carolina National … [Read more...] about Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Issues Response to Election Recounts Underway in Wisconsin and North Carolina
Arrival Film Review
This film has got a 93 per cent rating on Rotten Tomatoes and has doubled its budget at the box office but I still feel that Arrival could be the most underrated film I’ve seen in a very long time. In a year that has featured Deadpool, Zootopia and Moonlight, just to name a few dope films - Denis Villeneuve piece is the one that leaves me struggling for adjectives. I could … [Read more...] about Arrival Film Review
Headless Democratic Party
Here is an excerpt from a Wall Street Journal article by Janet Hook: "In the absence of a galvanizing party leader or a consensus about what the Democratic Party should do in the wake of the 2016 election, there is a proliferation of power centers offering different diagnoses and solutions for the future. . . The scattershot self-examination is reminiscent of Will Rogers’ … [Read more...] about Headless Democratic Party
How Composting Can Help Restaurants—And The Environment
How Composting Can Help Restaurants—And The Environment By Kevin Templeton As a chef, cooking is my passion. In pursuing that passion, I’ve learned that the waste our restaurant industry produces is both a major problem — and a significant opportunity. Without oxygen, unused food decomposing in landfills will release methane gas, which is harmful to the environment and … [Read more...] about How Composting Can Help Restaurants—And The Environment
Cuban exiles pour onto Miami streets to celebrate Fidel Castro’s death
MIAMI — Fidel Castro died, and Cuban Miami did what it does in times of community celebration: It spilled onto the streets of Little Havana — and Hialeah, and Kendall — to honk horns, bang pans, and set off more than a few fireworks, saved for exactly the sort of unexpected special occasion that proved worthy… … [Read more...] about Cuban exiles pour onto Miami streets to celebrate Fidel Castro’s death
Cartoon: Hasta la vista Fidel
Hasta la vista Fidel by Clay Jones A lot of people are saying “F you, 2016” as they’re upset at the number of celebrity deaths this year. I don’t get that. Famous people die every year. Jimi Hendrix, Kurt Cobain, John Lennon, George Harrison, Jeff MacNelly, and Herblock didn’t die in 2016. But I too would like to tell 2016 that it can go suck a long one but not because it … [Read more...] about Cartoon: Hasta la vista Fidel