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The Millions: On Whimsy, Trump, and ‘Bloom County’.

It’s not just that Bloom County was prescient in seeing his trajectory. Nor is it just that it sussed out the void in his soul. No, what’s so frightening to see now, 30 years after Trump’s turn as Bill the Cat’s brain, is just how precisely it pegged why he shouldn’t have power.

10/14/16 • 03:12 PM • ArtsEntertainmentHistoryPolitics • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks

Vox: A GOP strategist explains why the Republican Party is about to break in two.

I think what you’re gonna see is [Trump campaign CEO and Breitbart News chief] Steve Bannon monetizing 30 percent of the electorate into a UKIP-style movement and a billion-dollar media business.” Yep.

10/14/16 • 02:23 PM • EntertainmentHistoryPolitics • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks

The Atlantic: What’s ‘Healthy’? What’s ‘Natural’?

PepsiCo misleadingly markets Naked Juices as predominantly containing high-value ingredients such as acai berry, blueberries, kale, and mango, when in fact the predominant ingredient in the product line is usually cheap, nutrient-poor apple juice ...” Well, if you remember ‘60’s advertising like I do, then PepsiCo has gone a long way to save us from terrible laxative adverts ... (wink) ...

10/13/16 • 06:19 PM • ConsumptionEntertainmentHealthHistoryLawPolitics • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks

Youtube: Pat Paulsen For President ‘America Oughtta Shut Up’ Tour.

MUST SEE of the day.

10/12/16 • 03:42 PM • EntertainmentHistoryPolitics • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks

Youtube: Triumph Meets Libertarian Candidate Gary Johnson.

Because equal time.

10/11/16 • 11:51 PM • EntertainmentPolitics • (0) Comments

Guardian.UK: Jacques Cousteau sails again in new film.

A towering figurehead of the last century. How I miss him.

10/11/16 • 04:30 PM • EntertainmentEnvironmentalNaturePhysical FitnessTravel • (1) Comments • (0) Trackbacks

iTunes: Tower - Movie Trailers.

Wow.

10/10/16 • 03:48 PM • EntertainmentHistory • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks

OpenCulture: Some of Buster Keaton’s Death-Defying Stunts Captured in Animated Gifs.

There’ll never be another like Buster.

10/06/16 • 09:55 PM • EntertainmentHealthHistoryPhysical Fitness • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks

BBC: Kim Kardashian robbery - Paris police hunt armed attackers.

Terrible. Big gems have a history, though. The Krupps (Elizabeth Taylor) experienced a similar situation.

10/03/16 • 05:06 PM • EntertainmentHistoryLaw • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks

In These Times: The United States Isn’t an “Idiocracy.” It’s an Oligarchy.

Life under Trump will look more like Mad Max than Idiocracy, and the only way to stop him might be to grow some empathy for the so-called idiots across the aisle and, together, punch up—not down.” A problem is, TV, cable and movies have been portraying dystopias as inevitable, even as attractive. Look at Burning Man; dystopia with services - and the elites’ status is maintained. All myth. Mad Max is pretty damned painful, if you lived it in reality.

10/03/16 • 01:17 PM • EntertainmentGeneralPoliticsPsychology • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks

Mashable: Luke Cage review - Why Netflix’s new show is your next obsession.

Still, after viewing the seven episodes provided to critics, it’s safe to say that this is a show that rewards patience even more than Jessica Jones or Daredevil, and the fact that our hero is so reluctant to be heroic only makes it more satisfying when he eventually feels compelled to respond.” Another hit.

09/30/16 • 02:11 PM • Entertainment • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks

NY Times Review: In ‘Miss Peregrine’s Home,’ Chasing Grandpa’s Stories Down

Warm up the car; gotta see this one.

09/30/16 • 12:27 AM • Entertainment • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks

OneHeadlightInk: Large scale feature film casting. [BEARDS!]

Turkish beards needed. Into growing facial hair? This is the casting call for you.

09/29/16 • 09:41 PM • EntertainmentSanta Fe Local • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks

Neuroskeptic: The Terrorist Inside Robin Williams’ Brain.

It’s a very sad story, only read if you have the ability to absorb it without consequences. A terrible end for such an amazing person. Gifts given are sometimes devastatingly and cruelly ripped away. Makes me even more convinced that assisted suicide should be a legal option.

09/29/16 • 04:35 PM • EntertainmentHealthScience • (1) Comments • (0) Trackbacks

Vox: Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children is out this weekend, and I have questions.

Is Eva Green an actual goddess or merely a mortal more evolved than us?” I’ve believed since Casino Royale. But I hear she smokes. Alas, the goddess-like qualities won’t last long if that’s so.

09/29/16 • 01:48 PM • Entertainment • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks

The Atlantic: Antoine Fuqua’s ‘The Magnificent Seven’ Is Anything But.

Early on, when he [Denzel Washington] raises eyebrows by presenting himself in an all-white saloon as a ‘duly sworn warrant officer,’ it’s hard not to hear echoes of Cleavon Little in Blazing Saddles and Eddie Murphy in 48 Hours.” Worried about that. But only a fool would try to remake Magnificent. That the original eclectic cast (astonishing in their variety) pulled it off, makes it a miracle that could never be re-approached by coherent processes, much less bested. Completely illogical on its face, almost to the point of insanity - yet it captivates.

09/23/16 • 01:18 PM • EntertainmentHistory • (1) Comments • (0) Trackbacks

Good: Alanis Morissette And James Corden Sing An Updated Version of ‘Ironic’.

Couldn’t stand her at the time, but the updated lyrics are funny. I always associated her hits with the Clintons, because allegedly Chelsea got her Dad to become a fan.

09/21/16 • 07:27 PM • EntertainmentHistoryMusic • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks

NY Mag: Ballerinas Hate This Kendall Jenner Video for Vogue España

Speaking from experience, ballet is much less about ‘running around’ and ‘just not caring’ and much more about broken toenails, blisters, and the grueling pursuit of perfection.” When you get to be 56, as I am, the great span of years between myself and being 20 makes itself manifest. So there is that filter. The other is, the whole concept of this video is ill-advised. The narrative is 16-year-old fluff, the visual acting 8-year-old mannerisms - not a 20-year-old ‘top model’ narrative. Or at least I hope not. It’s ... uncultured, even. I’d had four different jobs by 20, working to get through school, to make a living. Life gets real. Fast. Hers is unreal, and Vogue’s framed it in disrespectful ways. People should act their age, don’t you think? You don’t buy ballet slippers - you earn them. She’s been terribly ill-served by the director here.

09/21/16 • 06:54 PM • ConsumptionEntertainmentGeneralMotion Graphics • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks

UN Dispatch: Why Angelina Jolie Means So Much to the United Nations.

A reminder for us all to keep out of others’ personal lives, and to stay focused on what’s important.

09/21/16 • 02:22 PM • EntertainmentHuman RightsPolitics • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks

BBC: How did Disney get Moana so right and Maui so wrong?

I suspect the character-modelers were very taken with Israel Kamakawiwo’ole, whose voice and presence seemed otherworldly and godlike, in spite of his very serious health issues. If they would just admit such, much of the controversy would go away (well, except for that terrible Halloween costume).

09/21/16 • 12:38 PM • EntertainmentHuman Rights • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks

Vimeo: Cinesite Captain America: Civil War VFX Showreel.

So much work. And this is only a small fraction of the film.

09/14/16 • 01:46 PM • ArtsDesignEntertainmentMotion Graphics • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks

FishbowlNY: Town & Country Celebrates Rich Ladies.

Vreeland was also asked why she was a Swan, and well, god bless her lack of self-awareness.” Name check. The husband of Diana Vreeland is descended from Michiel Jansen Vreeland’s first son. I am descended from the third son. Yet if you compare physical features, the browline seems to be a strong genetic component in the male line.

09/14/16 • 01:34 PM • EntertainmentGeneralPersonal • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks

Open Culture: Doonesbury Imagines a Trump Candidacy Back in 1999. And Nails It!

Omigod. Share this around.

09/12/16 • 12:16 PM • EntertainmentNewsPolitics • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks

Guardian.UK: Hudson river plane crash investigators object to their portrayal.

Until I read the script, I didn’t know the investigative board was trying to paint the picture that he [Sullenberger] had done the wrong thing.” I’ve not met a single person in the entertainment industry who ever took a script as portraying fact.

09/08/16 • 02:10 PM • Entertainment • (1) Comments • (0) Trackbacks

OneHeadlightInk: Netflix mini-series “Godless” filming in New Mexico.

Michelle Dockery, in Santa Fe? This’ll be amazing. Juli’ll have people asking her for autographs.

09/06/16 • 09:34 PM • EntertainmentSanta Fe Local • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks
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