As the force behind the reboots of both the Star Wars and Star Trek franchises, J.J. Abrams is arguably the most powerful man in the Hollywood sci-fi community. In his world, an off-the-cuff comment can have the force of law. Last Friday, at a fan event to showcase the forthcoming Star Trek: Beyond, Paramount’s latest entry… … [Read more...] about Do ‘Star Trek’ Fan Films Need Studio Guidelines?
Cartoons: Trump GOP Unity
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Killing of gorilla at Ohio zoo sparks outrage
By Barbara Goldberg (Reuters) - The killing of a gorilla at the Cincinnati Zoo after a 4-year-old boy tumbled into the ape's enclosure triggered outrage and questions about safety, but zoo officials called the decision to use lethal force a tough but necessary choice. More than 2,000 people signed a petition on Change.org that sharply criticized the Cincinnati Police … [Read more...] about Killing of gorilla at Ohio zoo sparks outrage
Making Sense of Early Polls
Ezra Klein drills down into the WaPo/ABC poll showing Trump leading Clinton on vox.com. The latest Washington Post/ABC News poll sure looks like a nightmare for Donald Trump. 57 percent of voters have an unfavorable impression of Trump 56 percent of voters think Trump is unqualified for the presidency A plurality of voters (44-39) think Clinton better understands … [Read more...] about Making Sense of Early Polls
Memorial Day Crocodile Tears from Those Who Create Wars
A few million Americans may be thinking about it, but won’t be celebrating Memorial Day. For them, there’s not much to celebrate or to remember. They’re the low-wage employees who may have to work all three days, without overtime; about three million workers earn the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour. Many work 30 to 35 hours a week, just low enough that their employers … [Read more...] about Memorial Day Crocodile Tears from Those Who Create Wars
Hillary Clinton’s protective crouch
Hillary Clinton's protective crouch by Ruth Marcus Washington Post Writers Group Columnist "I don't want any risk of the personal being accessible." -- Email from then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to aide Huma Abedin, November 2010, contained in State Department inspector general's report on Clinton's private email use. … [Read more...] about Hillary Clinton’s protective crouch
Cartoons: Trump has a stick
Trump has a stick by Clay Jones Bernie Sanders challenged Donald Trump to a debate in California, and for it to take place before that state’s primary. Trump, being Trump, accepted, talked about how he would love to debate Bernie and that’d he be awesome, and then he backed out. Trump is actually right in this one not to debate Bernie. He wouldn’t get anything out of … [Read more...] about Cartoons: Trump has a stick
Judge notes Donald Trump’s attacks and unseals files in Trump U lawsuit
When Republican 2016 presumptive Presidential nominee Donald Trump was in San Diego, he stunned even many seasoned political observers by his long and personal attack on the judge hearing the lawsuit against him centering on complaints about the Trump University real estate program. (Read Don Harrison's detailed report from the scene HERE). The federal judge has now noted the … [Read more...] about Judge notes Donald Trump’s attacks and unseals files in Trump U lawsuit
Trump blasts judge in civil case: pours scorn on media (UPDATED)
Trump blasts judge in civil case; pours scorn on media by Donald Harrison SAN DIEGO – Republican presidential candidate Donald J. Trump on Friday, May 27, lashed out at a San Diego federal judge presiding over a civil suit in which Trump is a defendant, and also heaped scorn upon the news media, particularly representatives of the New York Times and the Washington … [Read more...] about Trump blasts judge in civil case: pours scorn on media (UPDATED)
Top 10 Prince tracks
(Taken from my blog, Chocolate Bites.) It’s funny. Until fairly recently, I routinely sneered at people who grieved over celebrities they had never met. That was until Michael Jackson died in 2009. I grieved for Michael like he was a close family member - it was surprisingly, deeply upsetting and I thought I’d never feel that weird pain ever again. Then Prince … [Read more...] about Top 10 Prince tracks
Cartoons: Revisionist history on GOPbay
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More factless Trump: says there is no California drought
Republican presumptive Presidential nominee Donald Trump breezed into California like a wiff of wind from the San Diego County dump and educated Californians on the REAL facts about the drought that has led to water restrictions, financial hardship for farmers, and a slew of news stories and analysis about how bad the situation is. He, in effect, yelled ""NOT!" According to … [Read more...] about More factless Trump: says there is no California drought
Mike Peters Guest Cartoon: Bernie supporting Hillary
Bernie Supporting Hillary by Mike Peters OF RELATED INTEREST: --Sanders demands Dems dump CT Gov. Malloy and Barney Frank from convention gig --When Will Sanders Start to Help His Party Heal? --Die-Hard Bernie Sanders Backers See F.B.I. as Answer to Their Prayers --The System Isn’t ‘Rigged’ Against Sanders: Clinton’s winning because more Democrats want her to be … [Read more...] about Mike Peters Guest Cartoon: Bernie supporting Hillary
All the Presumptive Nominee’s Men (Guest Voice)
All the Presumptive Nominee’s Men For a guy who yells about Washington and Wall Street money in politics, Donald Trump sure has a lot on insiders on his team. By Michael Winship Right after Barack Obama’s election in 2008, I flew off to Australia and New Zealand to attend a conference and take some vacation time. At the end of the long flight, when I got to Sydney, I … [Read more...] about All the Presumptive Nominee’s Men (Guest Voice)
Willie, Dylan and “standards”
Amazon Prime streaming brought me Bob Dylan's latest songbook, Fallen Angels. I flashed immediately to 1978 and Willie Nelson's Stardust. I don't know if Willie's was the first cross-over standards treatment, but it was my first. Willie and Dylan (funny how I think of them, firstName, lastName) both come from the tortured-not-pretty-voice side of musical stardom. Both have … [Read more...] about Willie, Dylan and “standards”
World of Trumps: What bombastic Donald Trump-style demagogues would look like in your country
It's official; as per a count on Thursday, Donald Trump has officially claimed enough delegates to clinch the GOP nomination. For the millions of non-Americans gazing in stunned silence at the sudden rise of Donald Trump, it may be comforting to think that their own countries are immune to such a figure. But while wall-building protectionists… … [Read more...] about World of Trumps: What bombastic Donald Trump-style demagogues would look like in your country
Cartoons: Pocahontas
Pocahontas by Clay Jones There’s a Trump Patch. What it does it prevent withdrawals for cartoonists when they go more than one day without drawing a Donald Trump cartoon. The side affects are it makes the cartoonists draw cartoons about slow TSA lines, and Goofy as the Veterans Administration. Believe it or not, my last six cartoons did not have anything to do with … [Read more...] about Cartoons: Pocahontas
You’ll soon be banned from bringing ‘trophy animals’ into N.J.
TRENTON -- It looks like importing, selling, and owning "trophy animals" will soon be against the law in New Jersey. Both the state Senate and Assembly voted Thursday to make New Jersey the second state in the U.S. to ban parts and products that come from the hunting of African big-game animals and other species threatened… … [Read more...] about You’ll soon be banned from bringing ‘trophy animals’ into N.J.
Snowflake College Students
Snowflake college students are the subject of a lengthy article published by The New Yorker. In The Big Uneasy, author Nathan Heller introduces his readers to the snowflake students who attend Oberlin College, a place where, according to Heller, the norms run left of Bernie Sanders. Just how flaky are these particular snowflakes? Well, during one semester at Oberlin, … [Read more...] about Snowflake College Students
Has Johnny Depp Lost His Way?
Johnny Depp is having a run of bad luck—first came the escalation of his feud with the Australian government and now the news has broken today that his marriage has literally gone to the dogs. But to many celebrity watchers, the fact that Amber Heard has filed for divorce from the Hollywood star after just 15… … [Read more...] about Has Johnny Depp Lost His Way?