2023 archive
No There There 0
David dissects the doubletalk.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
Charles B. Dew reminds us that, despite the words in the song, today’s planter class wants old times there to be forgotten. (Methinks that may be why they want to ban the teaching of factual history.)
And he offers evidence of why they want those times forgotten.
Dis Coarse Discourse 0
At the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Denis Knock wonders, “What’s in a name-calling?”
Recommended Viewing 0
We watched Barbie on HBO tonight.
I probably would not have opted for it on my own, as I tend to go for mysteries, but my friend wanted to see it, and, I must say, it is quite well done; it tackles very serious issues with off-beat humor.
It is simultaneously absurd and serious, or, perhaps more accurately, absurdly serious, or maybe seriously absurd.
Also, it was fun to see Rhea Perlman in her role as Barbara Handlier’s ghost.
After watching it, I’m not surprised that it has been nominated for so many awards.
I have to wonder, though, whether its creators expected such a reaction or did they consider that they were creating a bit of entertaining (and extremely marketable) fluff?
Afterthought:
Also, it had some great dance numbers.
Afterthought, Reprise:
The scene with the construction workers brought back memories.
When I was working in Center City Philadelphia, there was construction site whose workers were so obnoxious that women would walk blocks out their way to avoid it.
And so would men.
“Vengeance Is Ours,” Saith Republicans 0
At The Colorado Sun, Mike Littwin tries to make sense of the nonsensical. A snippet:
So why the official inquiry? Let’s go with the two most obvious reasons. One, because Donald Trump wants it. Two, because Johnson and his team, who can’t seem to do much of anything else, including passing bills to aid an embattled ally fighting off the Russians, felt they had to do something to justify their phoney-baloney jobs.
(Missing link found.)
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
The editorial board of the Bangor Daily News points out that supremacist courts are gutting out the Voting Rights Act explains why that is a bad thing. Here’s a bit their editorial (emphasis added):
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
More back seat politeness:
Guns and stupid, guns and stupid.
They go together like love and Cupid.
Let me tell you brother,
You can’t have one without the other.
Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0
Methinks Atrios raises a valid concern.
Geeking Out 0
I finally got around to decorating for the holidays. For some reason, maybe that the weather’s been unnaturally warm because the climates they are a-changing, maybe that my country’s toying with fascism, I’m not really sure, but it’s been hard to get into the holiday spirit . . . .
That’s Mageia v. 9 with the Plasma desktop environment. The wallpaper is from my Christmas collection.
