A few days ago I speculated as to what might make This Week in Schadenfreude, and it turned out I was wrong. The winner was much more deserving. It would not be summer without right-wing culture warriors soiling themselves over at least one of the blockbuster films of the season. It happened last year with … Continue reading Two Freudes
Politics
I Guess Enough Time Has Passed
I wonder if this will make This Week in Schadenfreude? It seems that Sergio Furnari invested $100,000 of his own money to create a statue of a racist in the hopes of selling it for millions of dollars, only to find that nobody wants it. A New York sculptor has been left furious after spending … Continue reading I Guess Enough Time Has Passed
Who’s a Commie Now?
Back in the day when I had to go to Sunday school, my favorite teacher was Hart Beaver. He was a lawyer and an Assistant District Attorney for Lebanon County (as I wrote about in my Murder in a Small Town series). He led some interesting discussions from time to time. Like when we were … Continue reading Who’s a Commie Now?
He’s De-Mented
Randy’s back!
Biter Bit
The science fiction writer Robert A. Heinlein, one of the Big Three of the 1950s and 60s, once listed the various plot outlines that stories could take. I cannot find the quote at the moment, but if my memory serves me correctly, they are If this goes on, One who learns better, and Biter bit. … Continue reading Biter Bit
Moron
Pardon me for publishing a second post in a row with a political subject, but when I see Elon Musk Is a Moron in a title, I simply cannot help myself. After all, I recognized that he was a moron long before most other folks did. Dean Baker writes: Remember Elon Musk running around in … Continue reading Moron
Reflections in a Greenish Pool
Once again I’m turning a post over to E-V.com. Yesterday's This Week in Schadenfreude is too good to pass up. This Week in Schadenfreude: Death to Algae! Boy, this story is almost too obvious for this feature. And yet, it is also damn near the Platonic ideal of schadenfreude, so we're going with it. As … Continue reading Reflections in a Greenish Pool
A Very Stable Genius Part Two
I like Randy’s parody videos better when he uses a song that I know, like this one.
Do Not Forsake Me Part 2
The success of the movie High Noon is due to a collaborative effort of several talented people, none of whom had ever made a Western previously. As a result High Noon is often referred to as a Western for those who don’t like Westerns. Carl Foreman wrote a masterful script. While the opening titles claim the script … Continue reading Do Not Forsake Me Part 2
Do Not Forsake Me Part 1
It’s Pride Month and I’ll start off by remembering two closeted Republican gay assholes, namely Joseph McCarthy and his protégé Roy Cohn, who later became the mentor of one Donald Trump, so his vile influence continues to the present day. Of course, I don’t care what those two did behind closed doors in the bedroom, … Continue reading Do Not Forsake Me Part 1