Former CNBC anchor Michelle Caruso-Cabrera will challenge Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in House Democratic primary
Two Latinas going head to head.
Actor Jussie Smollett is being indicted for allegedly falsifying claims he was assaulted by Trump supporters. www.fox32chicago.com/news/juss…
Trump cannot go a day without committing an impeachable offense, and his lies are becoming more blatant and obviously untrue.
Tuesday, February 11, 2020
His Republican defenders are half-right: Trump has learned his lesson from the impeachment trial. The lesson he’s learned is that the Constitution and law don’t apply to him. The latest: All 4 federal prosecutors quit Stone case after DOJ overrules prosecutors on sentencing request www.cnn.com/2020/02/1…
The tricky economics of all-you-can-eat buffets
Tuesday, February 11, 2020
They put the cheap, filling stuff first. They charge for extras. They save money on personnel, of course. One thing I would not have guessed: Preparing foods in bulk, as you do for a buffet, is far less expensive than one meal at a time. Much less food waste. And you can re-use stuff. Today’s fresh vegetable side-dish is tomorrow’s vegetable soup. thehustle.co/the-econo… I’ve never cared for buffet dining. If I’m eating out, I want somebody to bring me my food.
The making of “2001: A Space Odyssey”
www.imaginaryworldspodcast.org/2001–a-f…
Stanley Kubrick didn’t know what he wanted, but he knew what he didn’t want. Which means his production staff had to give him a lot of choices, and he shot a lot of scenes that were never used – expensive!
In a sense, Kubrick’s process matched Arthur C. Clarke’s vision of the evolution of humanity. Clarke’s vision was it was that we didn’t just invent tools. Instead, we invented tools and then the tools changed us, and we changed the tools to match our new needs, in a continuous feedback loop and cycle.
Kubrick was originally going to have a score for the movie, but ended up dumping it at the last minute and just using the classical music that he had left on the soundtrack as a placeholder.
Kubrick’s perfectionism continued throughout his career. In “The Shining,” he did 127 takes of a single scene, which made the Guinness Book of World Records and drove actress Shelley Duvall mad.
2001 originally had a voice-over, which, like the original soundtrack, was scrapped. The movie is designed to be enigmatic, to ask questions that don’t necessarily have answers. That’s a contrast to science fiction movies and TV today, where every detail needs to be explained and contradictions are considered by fans to be deep flaws.
Actor Steve Buscemi (“Fargo,” “Boardwalk Empire,” etc.) is interviewed by Gilbert Gottfried and Frank Santopadre. www.gilbertpodcast.com/steve-bus…
This is one of the filthiest podcast I’ve ever heard. I loved it
I have several questions.
gameraboy1.tumblr.com/post/1907…
Entertaining interview of comedian Lewis Black by Gilbert Gottfried and Frank Santopadre. Many F-bombs were dropped that day.
“Captain” Jack McCarthy hosted the New York St. Patrick’s Day parade for 41 years, as well as Popeye cartoons on children’s TV in the 1960s and 70s. Another fixture of my childhood
“Officer” Joe Bolton hosted The Little Rascals and the Three Stooges for children’s TV in New York 1955-75. A fixture of my childhood afternoons after school.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Bolton_(television_personality)
Comparing the relative sizes of fictional buildings. Fun.
Margarine vs. butter is a case study of naked, corrupt regulatory capture. The dairy industry spent more than a half-century getting laws to block competition from margarine.
This magnificent, green condo is for sale - in Ramona, California, which is just a short drive from us here in San Diego.
Nice, but not enough green.
Adam Sandler rips the Oscars for snubbing him. Funny.
Tuesday, February 11, 2020
“A few, you know, a few weeks back, when I was quote-unquote snubbed by the Academy, it reminded of when I briefly attended high school and was overlooked for the coveted yearbook superlative category Best Looking. That accolade was given to a jean jacket–wearing featherhead douchebag by the name of Skipper Jenkins.” youtu.be/ihalG3Rw_…
In leaked audio, Michael Bloomberg defends racial profiling: “throw them up against the wall” boingboing.net/2020/02/1…
Leaked audio captures Bloomberg defending racial profiling and stop-and-frisk policing.
Tuesday, February 11, 2020
Bloomberg: “Ninety-five percent of murders- murderers and murder victims fit one M.O. You can just take the description, Xerox it, and pass it out to all the cops. They are male, minorities, 16-25.” Whoops. And just when I was starting to warm up to Mike. slate.com
I saw this school walking today.
I wear flip up sunglasses. Flip ups are cool now.
