Jonathan Chait: Why Are So Many Leftists Skeptical of the Russia Investigation? (NY Mag)
That said, the left may be underestimating the potential vulnerability the Mueller probe has opened up for the administration. A poll in May found that most Americans do not realize Mueller has uncovered any crimes, and that the news that he has indeed done so impresses them. It stands to reason that guilty pleas or convictions would have a pronounced impact on public opinion. If nothing else, it would be harder for Trump to harp on crime if his 2020 opponent can counter that Trump and/or his cronies are themselves a bunch of criminals.
Garrison Keillor: Up at cabin, leave paper on porch
It is a lovely summer so long as you don't think too much about the news, so I don't. When I was younger, I felt a duty to be informed, and now it is the duty of younger people, not me. I am trying to deal with busted zippers on a suitcase.
Garrison Keillor: An ordinary weekend in July, nothing more
I went for a walk in the rain Saturday under a big black umbrella, which I chose over the kittycat one as being more age-appropriate, seeing as I turn s-s-s-s-s-s-s-seventy-six in a week. Cat kitsch is for teen girls, not grandpas. A black umbrella, black shoes, jeans, white shirt, tan jacket with black ink stains on the lining. I'm a writer, I carry pens, they leak. So what?
KRISTEN ARNETT: THE DOS AND DON'TS OF SUPPORTING YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY (LitHub.com)
At the end of the day, we are one of the last remaining free spaces for communities. We don't make you buy anything to hang out. We want you here with us! Show your support by showing up and giving back a little bit of yourself. And if you want to bring me a box of donuts when you visit, that would be cool, too.
Stephanie Zacharek: "A Matter of Life and Death: The Too-Muchness of It All" (Criterion)
In the States, however, the title had been changed to the more prosaic and less enigmatic Stairway to Heaven, in order to avoid using that ostensible turnoff word death. The decision made the Archers unhappy, though they went along with it. "We had all of us survived a war with the greatest and most fanatical power in the world, and won it," Powell later wrote. "The words life and death were no longer the great contradictions that they had been. They were just facts."
Born Loretta Mary Aiken, she was a veteran of the Chitlin' Circuit, and later appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show and The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour. By what name is this American standup comedian better known?
"I Love L.A." is a song about Los Angeles, California written and recorded by Randy Newman. It was originally released on his 1983 album Trouble in Paradise. The hook of the song is its title, repeated, each time followed by an enthusiastic crowd cheering, "We love it!"
"I Love L.A." begins with a soft opening verse, which features synthesizer and saxophone instrumentation. The opening verse borrows the melody of Rodgers and Hart's 1937 song "The Lady Is a Tramp". Newman begins this verse by deriding New York City as a place were "people dressed like monkeys", and saying Chicago should be left to the "Eskimos". The soft verse then transitions to a more upbeat, pop rock driven melody, influenced by the sound of the Beach Boys. This influence is evidenced when Newman name-drops the band in the lyrics, as well as alluding to their 1963 song "Surfin' U.S.A."
Following the musical shift, the lyrics now depict Newman driving down Imperial Highway in Los Angeles with a "big nasty redhead" at his side. Newman sings about rolling down the windows and sunroof as he feels the Santa Ana winds brush against him. He proceeds to name-drop several regions in Los Angeles such as South Bay and Westside, and how everyone in these regions are happy because the sun is shining. The chorus features Newman singing the phrase "I love L.A." several times, while Christine McVie and Lindsey Buckingham of the band Fleetwood Mac respond each time with "We love it".
When Timothy White asked whether or not "I Love L.A." was written as an insult to Los Angeles, Newman responded by saying he felt the lyrics were ambiguous. In a separate interview, Newman confessed an affection for his native city despite its imperfections: "There's some kind of ignorance L.A. has that I'm proud of. The open car and the redhead, the Beach Boys... that sounds really good to me."
Randall was first, and correct, with:
a big nasty redhead?
Mark. said:
A big nasty redhead.
zorch wrote:
Randy Newman has a 'big nasty redhead'.
Roy, The Blue Texan, responded:
If my ancient memory serves me correctly, Randy Newman had a big nasty redhead by his side.
Jim from CA, retired to ID, said:
With a big nasty redhead at his side
Kevin K. of Washington, DC wrote:
As he proclaims "I Love L.A.", and while rolling down said highway, by
Randy's side is "a big nasty redhead".
Gene answered:
A big, nasty redhead who is otherwise unnamed.
Dave replied:
A big nasty Redhead. In the music video the Redhead looked neither big or nasty.
Billy in Cypress responded:
"big nasty redhead"
Deborah said:
Why, a big nasty redhead, of course.
I'm not big, but I'm a redhead, and I can be nasty if the occasion warrants. (c;
The smoke is heavy again today, and I can smell it, so I'm limiting my outdoor activities - nothing strenuous. Heading to Davis this evening with friends to write postcards to registered Dems in the district who haven't voted recently. Next weekend we're going to (wo)man the Dem info booth at our local farmer's market. I may even sign up for a phone-call session (for the record, I hatehatehate cold calls, both making & receiving them). Hubby & I decided if we don't act, others won't either, and since I've been politically aware since kindergarten (1963) (yeah, I'm older than I look), it's time to step up and get others involved, too. Even if that means voting…it's a start.
Cal in Vermont wrote:
A big nasty redhead, yup.
Joe S answered:
A redheaded woman? Not sure. I could be wrong, I sometimes am. Not often, sometimes.
So far so good on beating cancer for now. I'm doing fine. At the end of the month I'll be 16 months into an 8 month mean lifespan. And yesterday I went on a 7 mile hike and managed to keep up with the hiking group I was with. So, doing something right.
Still waiting for future test results and should see things headed in the right direction. I can say that it's not likely that anything dire happens in the short term so that means that I should have time to make several more attempts at this. So even if it doesn't work the first time there are a lot of variations to try. So if there's bad news it will help me pick the next radiation target.
I have written a "how to" guide for oncologists to perform the treatment that I got. I'm convinced that I'm definitely onto something and whether it works for me or not isn't the definitive test. I know if other people tried this that it would work for some of them, and if they improve it that it will work for a lot of them.
The guide is quite detailed and any doctor reading this can understand the procedure at every level. I also go into detail as to how it works, how I figured it out, and variations and improvements that could be tried to enhance it. I also introduce new ways to look at the problem. There is a lot of room for improvement and I think that doctors reading it will see what I'm talking about and want to build on it. And it's written so that if you're not a doctor you can still follow it. It also has a personal story revealing that I'm the class clown of cancer support group. I give great interviews and I look pretty hot in a lab coat.
So, feel free to read this and see what I'm talking about. But if any of you want to help then pass this around to both doctors and cancer patients. I need some media coverage. I'm looking for as many eyeballs as possible to read these ideas. Even if this isn't the solution, it's definitely on the right track. After all, I did hike 7 miles yesterday. And this hiking group wasn't moving slow. So if this isn't working then, why am I still here?
I also see curing cancer as more of an engineering problem that a medical problem. So if you are good at solving problems and most of what you know about medicine was watching the Dr. House MD TV show, then you're at the level I was at when I started. So anyone can jump in and be part of the solution.
Here is a link to my guide: Oncologists Guide to Curing Cancer using Abscopal Effect
CBS opens the night with a RERUN'Big Bang Theory', followed by a RERUN'Young Sheldon', then a FRESH'Big Brother', followed by a RERUN'SWAT'.
Scheduled on a FRESHStephen Colbert are Chloe Grace Moretz and Bobcat Goldthwait.
On a RERUNJames Corden, OBE, (from 6/12/18) are Sean "Diddy" Combs, Ashton Kutcher, and BTS.
NBC begins the night with LIVE'NFL Preseason Football', then pads the left coast with local crap and maybe an old 'Dateline'.
Scheduled on a FRESHJimmy Fallon are Ray Romano, Lauren Miller, and Leon Bridges.
Scheduled on a FRESHSeth Meyers are Ewan McGregor, Ann Dowd, and Taylor Gordon.
On a RERUNCarson 'The Scab' Daly (from 3/6/18) are Phil Rosenthal, Two Feet, and Roy Wood Jr.
ABC starts the night with a FRESH'Gong Show', followed by a RERUN'Match Game', then a FRESH'Take Two'.
Scheduled on a FRESHJimmy Kimmel are Bret Baier and Courtney Barnett.
The CW offers a RERUN'Supernatural', followed by a RERUN'Black Lightning'.
Faux has the SEASON FINALE'The Four: Battle For Stardom'.
MY recycles an old 'L&O: CI', followed by another old 'L&O: CI'.
A&E has 3½ hours of 'Live PD: Police Patrol', followed by a FRESH'Live PD Presents: PD Cam.
AMC offers the movie 'The Goonies', followed by the movie 'Men In Black', then the movie 'Men In Black II'.
BBC -
[6:00AM] STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - SEASON 1 - EPISODE 11-Haven
[7:00AM] STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - SEASON 1 - EPISODE 12-The Big Goodbye
[8:00AM] STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - SEASON 1 - EPISODE 13-Datalore
[9:00AM] STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - SEASON 1 - EPISODE 14-Angel One
[10:00AM] STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - SEASON 1 - EPISODE 15-11001001
[11:00AM] STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - SEASON 1 - EPISODE 16-Too Short a Season
[12:00PM] STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - SEASON 1 - EPISODE 17-When The Bough Breaks
[1:00PM] STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - SEASON 1 - EPISODE 18-Home Soil
[2:00PM] STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - SEASON 1 - EPISODE 19-Coming of Age
[3:00PM] STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - SEASON 1 - EPISODE 20-Heart of Glory
[4:00PM] STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - SEASON 1 - EPISODE 21-The Arsenal of Freedom
[5:00PM] STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - SEASON 1 - EPISODE 22-Symbiosis
[6:00PM] STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - SEASON 1 - EPISODE 23-Skin of Evil
[7:00PM] STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - SEASON 1 - EPISODE 24-We'll Always Have Paris
[8:00PM] WEIRD SCIENCE (1985)
[10:00PM] REAL GENIUS - Real Genius (1985)
[12:30AM] REAL GENIUS (1985)
[3:00AM] THE X-FILES - SEASON 1 - EPISODE 1-Pilot
[4:00AM] THE X-FILES - SEASON 1 - EPISODE 12-Fire
[5:00AM] THE X-FILES - SEASON 4 - EPISODE 20-Small Potatoes (ALL TIMES EDT)
Bravo has 'Shahs Of Sunset', another 'Shahs Of Sunset', followed by a FRESH'Shahs Of Sunset', another 'Shahs Of Sunset', then a FRESH'Watch What Happens: Live'.
Comedy Central has 3½ hours of old 'The Office', followed by a FRESH'Detroiters'.
Scheduled on a FRESHThe Daily Show is A$AP Rocky.
FX has the movie 'The Revenant', followed by the movie 'Guardians Of The Galaxy', then a FRESH'Snowfall'.
History has 'Mountain Men', another 'Mountain Men', followed by a FRESH'Mountain Men', then a FRESH'Alone'.
IFC -
[6:00AM] UNDERWORLD: EVOLUTION
[8:30AM] UNDERWORLD: RISE OF THE LYCANS
[10:30AM] UNDERWORLD: AWAKENING
[12:30PM] UNDERWORLD: EVOLUTION
[3:00PM] THAT '70S SHOW-The Seeker
[3:30PM] THAT '70S SHOW-Who's Been Sleeping Here
[4:00PM] THAT '70S SHOW-Let's Spend the Night Together
[4:30PM] THAT '70S SHOW-(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction5:00PMTHAT '70S SHOW-Beast of Burden
[5:30PM] THAT '70S SHOW-It's Only Rock 'n' Roll
[6:00PM] THAT '70S SHOW-The Seeker
[6:30PM] THAT '70S SHOW-Who's Been Sleeping Here
[7:00PM] THAT '70S SHOW-Let's Spend the Night Together
[7:30PM] THAT '70S SHOW-(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
[8:00PM] THAT '70S SHOW-Beast of Burden
[8:30PM] THAT '70S SHOW-It's Only Rock 'n' Roll
[9:00PM] SEMI-PRO
[11:00PM] HAROLD & KUMAR GO TO WHITE CASTLE
[1:00AM] HAROLD & KUMAR ESCAPE FROM GUANTANAMO BAY
[3:15AM] SEMI-PRO
[5:15AM] NIGHT FLIGHT-Hardcore Punk and Australian Invasion
[5:30AM] PORTLANDIA-You Do You (ALL TIMES EDT)
Sundance -
[6:05am] the andy griffith show
[6:40am] the andy griffith show
[7:15am] the andy griffith show
[7:50am] the andy griffith show
[8:25am] the andy griffith show
[9:00am] the andy griffith show
[9:30am] the andy griffith show
[10:00am] the andy griffith show
[10:30am] juno
[12:30pm] tootsie
[3:00pm] law & order
[4:00pm] law & order
[5:00pm] law & order
[6:00pm] law & order
[7:00pm] law & order
[8:00pm] law & order
[9:00pm] law & order
[10:00pm] law & order
[11:00pm] law & order
[12:00am] law & order
[1:00am] law & order
[2:00am] for keeps
[4:30am] the mary tyler moore show
[5:05am] the mary tyler moore show
[5:40am] the mary tyler moore show (ALL TIMES EDT)
SyFy has the movie 'Ghost Rider: Spirit Of Vengeance', followed by the movie 'Deja Vu'.
TBS:
Conan (from 6/6/18) are Jodie Foster, Flula Borg, and Neko Case.
Hillary Clinton may have lost her shot at the Oval Office, but as her new project illustrates, that doesn't mean she's finished with politics - or with partnering with world-famous power players.
Hot on the heels of the recent announcement that Clinton will be guest starring as herself on the Oct. 7 season premiere of Madam Secretary(alongside other former real-life secretaries of state Madeleine Albright and Colin Powell), The Hollywood Reporter revealed today that the 2016 presidential candidate will be executive-producing an adaptation of Elaine Weiss's book The Woman's Hour: The Great Fight to Win the Vote alongside none other than Steven Spielberg.
Clinton, who won a Grammy for the spoken word adaptation of her book It Takes a Village, could be in play for an Emmy Award as she makes her first foray into executive-producing on the prestige project, and she'll be teaming with Spielberg's Amblin Television to bring Weiss's book to the small-screen, either for a cable network like HBO or Showtime, or a streaming platform such as Amazon or Netflix (the latter of which recently signed a huge production deal with Barack and Michelle Obama).
The Woman's Hour centers on a topic close to Clinton's heart, recounting women's arduous decades-long fight to secure the right to vote - a battle that ended with ratification of the 19th amendment in 1920. THR reports that Weiss was determined to get her book into Clinton's hands, given the parallels between its historical story and the 2016 election. And once she achieved that feat, Clinton was enthusiastic about getting it produced, and will now reportedly be involved in the writing and casting process.
Quincy, a documentary about Quincy Jones, co-directed by the producer's daughter Rashida Jones, will premiere on Netflix on September 21st.
It will be a career-spanning look at the music industry giant, from his time as a trumpeter, film composer and jazz conductor to his legendary production work on Michael Jackson's Thriller to his Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction.
"It's rare that somebody who has lived as much life as my dad is still interested in growing and knowing the next generation," Rashida Jones said in a statement. "He is such a man of action and accomplishments, but we were so lucky to spend real time with him, to let him reflect on life and the larger picture. I feel honored to be able to share that with audiences all over the world."
Co-director Alan Hicks added, "There is really no one like Quincy, the sheer breadth of his work alone is unparalleled, but the story of him as a man has never been comprehensively told. It was a privilege to have his trust, allowing us to capture intimate moments giving insight into the fabric of the man."
Jones is the most-nominated person in Grammy history with 79 nominations, including 27 wins - the second-most ever. Over a career that has spanned seven decades, Jones has worked with artists ranging from Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles and Lesley Gore and helped nurture the careers of Michael Jackson, Will Smith and Oprah Winfrey.
Fans of the hit TV series "Game of Thrones" have likely dreamed of what life was like in Westeros.
Now, for a price of $656,452, someone could own a piece of it. Sort of.
A castle used in the award-winning series is up for sale in Northern Ireland.
Gosford Castle was used as the Riverrun castle on the show. If you need a refresher, Riverrun was the seat of House Tully until that pesky House Frey took it over.
There isn't any heating, but the property boasts 15 bedrooms and 10 bathrooms, which means it could be a perfect hotel for summer getaways - and "Game of Thrones" fans.
A jacket worn by Harrison Ford in the role of Han Solo in Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back is going up for auction.
The costume, as featured in the 1980 film, is expected to fetch between £500,000 and £1,000,000 at the Prop Store's auction next month, the UK's largest annual live auction of film and TV memorabilia.
Also on sale are Marty McFly's hoverboard from Back to the Future Part II, Tyler Durden's robe from Fight Club, and Indiana Jones' Bullwhip from Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.
Two Stormtrooper helmets will also go on sale: one from Star Wars: A New Hope, estimated from £40,000 to £60,000, and one from Star Wars: The Last Jedi, estimated from £30,000 to £50,000.
A lightsaber wielded by Hayden Christensen's Anakin Skywalker in The Revenge of the Sith is estimated to draw bids of up to £100,000.
Donald Trump (R-OfPutin) supporters have been filmed hurling sustained abuse at journalists following one of the US president's "Make America Great Again" rallies.
Footage showed a crowd surround a perimeter fence separating the press from the public after Mr Trump had finished his speech at the Fairgrounds Expo Hall in Tampa, Florida, on Tuesday evening.
As security looked on, supporters wearing MAGA hats and holding signs peddling popular right-wing conspiracy theories jeered and swore at the assembled press, with many of the mainly white crowd holding up a middle finger.
One Trump supporter showed off a "F*** the media" T-shirt, while others could be heard branding the press "a piece of s***" and shouting, "Stop lying".
At least three could be seen promoting a bizarre online community called QAnon, whose members believe in a secret master plan by Mr Trump to overthrow the so-called deep state.
Whale researchers are keeping close watch on an endangered orca that has spent the past week keeping her dead calf afloat in Pacific Northwest waters, a display that has struck an emotional chord around the world and highlighted the plight of the declining population that has not seen a successful birth since 2015.
Researchers have observed the 20-year-old whale known as J35 pushing her dead young along and propping it up while swimming for miles in the waters of Washington state and British Columbia. The calf died July 24 shortly after it was born. Its mother was seen Tuesday night still clinging to the dead calf off British Columbia's Gulf Islands, said Jenny Atkinson, executive director of the Whale Museum on San Juan Island.
Experts say the orca and other family members traveling with her are grieving or mourning. And while it isn't uncommon for whales and dolphins mourn their young, they say, it's unusual that it has been going on for so long.
"There's evidence that cetaceans such as dolphin and whales are often attending to dead bodies. Sometimes, it's because of curiosity or exploration and not necessarily emotion. Other mother dolphins and whales have kept their calves buoyant," said Barbara King, professor emerita of anthropology at the College of William and Mary and author of "How Animals Grieve."
"What's different about J35 is her persistence," she said, but then asked: "How resilient can she be? How long can she keep this up? Is she eating? Is she taking care of herself?"
Warner Bros. is going big for the 50th anniversary of Stanley Kubrick's science-fiction masterpiece 2001: A Space Odyssey.
For the first time, the film, initially released in 1968, will be hitting IMAX screens across North America for a one-week engagement, beginning Aug. 24.
Those in the vicinity of AMC Universal Citywalk IMAX in Universal City, California, AMC Lincoln Square IMAX in New York City, AMC Metreon IMAX in San Francisco, and Ontario Place Cinesphere IMAX in Toronto, Canada will have the unique opportunity to see 2001: A Space Odyssey in IMAX 70mm.
This 70mm version was developed for the "unrestored" 70mm print Christopher Nolan spearheaded. The director behind Dunkirk, Inception, and the Dark Knight trilogy had the opportunity to see the film in full analog when it was re-released in theaters during his childhood, and he wanted to bring that experience to modern audiences.
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