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  • Happy 100th Birthday, Mel Brooks!

    06/26/2026 7:44:55 PM PDT · by Red Badger · 25 replies
    NY Times ^ | June 26, 2026 | Manohla Dargis and Jason Zinoman
    Here are 100 reasons to love the comedy writer, director and star who’s celebrating a milestone on Sunday. No. 1 He started a novel titled “Springtime for Hitler.” No. 2 He turned that into a play. No. 3 He turned that play into a flop film titled “The Producers.” No. 4 He won a screenplay Oscar for that flop … No. 5 … turned that flop into a Broadway hit … No. 6 … then tried to destroy “The Producers” on “Curb Your Enthusiasm.” No. 7 He never did a serious movie because to him comedy was serious. No. 8...
  • The Harris-Trump election shouldn’t be close. Here’s why it is.

    09/29/2024 10:50:52 AM PDT · by E. Pluribus Unum · 48 replies
    The Washington Post ^ | September 29, 2024 7:00 AM | Eugene Robinson
    It is absolutely, completely, totally ridiculous that this election is even close. But here we are.The choice between Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump should not be a tough call. Harris is a former prosecutor; Trump, a felon. Harris gives campaign speeches about her civic values; Trump rants endlessly about his personal grievances, interrupting himself with asides about sharks and Hannibal Lecter. Harris has outlined a detailed set of policy proposals for the economy; Trump nonsensically offers tariffs as a panacea, describing this fantasy in terms that make it clear he doesn’t understand how tariffs work.Also, Harris...
  • Anne Bancroft has died

    06/07/2005 2:37:37 PM PDT · by kcvl · 169 replies · 7,229+ views
    Per Fox News Alert...