I don’t want a Lost reboot, but a new story set in the same universe could be cool.
“How Russia infiltrated the world of American religious-right filmmaking”.
“A few notes on [Jeff] Bezos’ security apparatus.”
“Despite what the judge in Stone’s case might argue, in other words, being charged with a crime—or, in Corsi’s case, almost charged with one—does actually turn out to be an excellent public-relations opportunity. For people in the greater Trump orbit, the publicity of a legal clash with Robert Mueller provides a chance to tap into the thriving marketplace of fringe pro-Trump media. Disinformation in America is a business. And the profit to be turned from that business is a warning sign that the alternative stories of the Mueller investigation spun by the president’s supporters will have a long shelf life.”
“Conservatives’ evolution on religious liberty, in other words, is best understood through their lack of judicial empathy.”
Great moments on Sesame Street as it celebrates its 50th anniversary.
“The EGOT Club: 15 Hollywood Heavyweights Who Have Won Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony Awards”.
I sure hope you don’t use – or more accurately now, didn’t use – VFEmail as your email provider.
“A conversation with the daughter of the serial killer BTK.”
“In every case, Schultz’s solution is either what the mainstream of the Democratic Party is already proposing to do or is so vague as to be meaningless.”
“My fellow journalists, are we really going to do this again?”
RIP, Carmel “Kim” Prashker Ebb, first female clerk to a federal appeals court judge.
So Lyndon LaRouche has apparently died at the age of 96. Assuming it’s not a conspiracy, of course, or some sort of “his head has been cryogenically frozen” scenario a la Walt Disney (yes, I know that’s an urban legend; work with me here). There are a handful of LaRouchies that periodically infest the downtown tunnel system, with their insane posters and flyers. Not having to encounter them ever again is one of the very few positive things I’ve gotten from not working downtown any more. Anyway, Ed Kilgore has a good read on the life and political times of Lyndon LaRouche. May his cryogenically preserved head get freezer burn.
RIP, Rick Schmidt, Texas barbecue legend and former owner of Kreuz Market.
“For all the other more important criticisms of President Trump, what’s striking is just how bad he is at being President. The Wall is a stupid waste. But he could have had billions to build it if he wanted to. Now he’s going to seize – or rather attempt to seize – a few billions of dollars in ways that are likely to be at least slowed down for years in litigation.”
“President Trump is talking. That is, he’s stringing words together into vaguely sentence-like constructions. Let’s listen in via my carefully curated Twitter feed. I guarantee that this captures the spirit of Trump’s remarks better than any normal media story you’ll read.”
RIP, Dave Smith, historian and founder of the Walt Disney Archives.
Good for Colin Kaepernick and Eric Reid. They deserve every penny and more.