July 19, 2020 archive

The Story Hour With The Lincoln Project – Episode III

Welcome to Story Hour. Where we read excerpts from our favorite book: Mary Trump’s ‘Too Much and Never Enough.”

50 Shades of Kiss Me Kate

Certainly one of the most misogynistic, anti-feminist plays Shakespeare ever wrote (and there are some awful ones, Nymph, in thy orisons be all my sins remembered) the questions worth considering as you watch it are these (among others)- Who wants a tamed Shrew anyway? Lou Grant hates spunk! What makes you think you can change …

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No Sports?

Thanks to the goodness of John Oliver and HBO Money, Jelle Marble Runs 4 – 6.

The Breakfast Club (Blue Berries)

Welcome to The Breakfast Club! AP’s Today in History for July 19th Women’s rights activists meet at Seneca Falls; The ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ policy on gays in the U.S. military; Apollo 11 enters lunar orbit; Baseball’s Pete Rose gets jail time; Moscow Olympics begins. Breakfast Tune Folsom prison blues bluegrass Banjo (Solo Part) Something …

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Pondering the Pundits: Sunday Preview Edition

Pondering the Pundits: Sunday Preview Edition” is an Open Thread. It is a selection of editorials and opinions from around the news medium and the internet blogs. The intent is to provide a forum for your reactions and opinions, not just to the opinions presented, but to what ever you find important. On Sunday mornings …

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