Here’s the thing, as written by Mr. Hammett, Sam Spade was a tall, blonde, devilishly handsome man. Hm. See above. Which leads me to one of my rants, this one about language. I’ve noticed recently that “plain speaking” folk can be almost satanically sly. Look at any political organization in…
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Paramount just announced they are going to stop distributing film as film, they are going all digital, as of… NOW. The first studio to jettison an art form of a hundred years standing. I weep. And not because I have hideous allergies that require two forms of eye drops and…
By MARC SANTORA and SARAH MASLIN NIR Published: November 27, 2013 7 Comments Felix the Cat once caught fire. Bullwinkle sprung a leak, spewing a blast of helium from his nose yards from the finish line. And giant M&Ms, Sonic the Hedgehog and SpongeBob SquarePants have all crashed into objects…
Sorry, things don’t seem very “beguiling” right now, courtesy of the lunatic fringe and the government shutdown: Headlines around the world reflect bafflement and ridicule. Countries we have sanctions against can tank up on American dollars and expand their nuclear programs… Because that office is closed. There’s a hurricane bearing…
Today, two hundred patients were turned away from the NIH, thirty of them children. Most of whom, because of the severity and difficulty of the disease they faced, had been sent to this research facility as a last resort. Veterans applying for disability benefits could not be helped today. In…
This is about as far as I go in the political arena, because this blog is about something entirely different. However, if you have something to say to your Representative try typing the name of the Congress person you want to contact in the search bar, or enter your zip…