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Pop sensation Sabrina Carpenter is everywhere — even the chorus of scandals around Mayor Eric Adams. The brouhaha began with the pint-size singer’s racy music video, showing her writhing in a little black dress at the altar of a Brooklyn church, moments after men bloodily killed themselves over her. An unholy uproar ensued, leading an “appalled” bishop to discipline the flamboyant Catholic priest who opened the church’s doors to the booty-baring Carpenter. And now, the sacrilegious saga has ended in an unlikely place — with the sultry Sabrina putting the hitherto unknown priest and church on the radar of feds...

Another country anthem about current events. Not bad.

Some of my favorite actors from Chinese and Korean dramas. Part II, R thru Z. My reference source to try to help me remember names.

A Chinese food drama about a chef who takes on an unwilling apprentice to solve the problem of his losing his sense of taste and sight. Lots of food competition cheating and glorious food images.

Wandering my way thru husband's flower photographs and found these. The cereus was a gift from a cousin, a descendant of 3rd great grandfather, Henry Bicker Gibson, whose railroad was one of those merged to create the New York Central. Here's a new music video of Henry B. Gibson, banker and railroadman (1783-1863). Unfortunately, I re-potted the cereus 7 years ago and it hasn't bloomed since.

Part of my ongoing experiment in how to pass family history on to a younger generation that won't ask the questions until their sources are gone, and seem not that fond of reading. Requires a cheap video editing program, an editing party with appropriate beverages, lots of photos, and a techie young relative.

The goal of the assassinated king, and of his brother who inherits the throne, is the reunification of South and North Korea. The force against them is a weapons conglomerate, Club M, with people in power all over the world. While the new king's North Korean fiancee is a physical force to be reckoned with, the king uses moral coercion, trusting that he can appear again and again in North Korea and dare them to kill a king.

Trusting the military team he competed on, the prince brings the team into the palace as security. Which is how his friend meets the prince's sister. Not willing to admit that he, like her, has fallen in love, the friend still makes himself the princess' protection, something desperately needed when she is kidnapped and crippled. While the prince fights to save his throne and fiancée, the emotionally damaged princess must take on the regency, a task made harder by the death of her love.

An awkward buddy relationship between the new king of a mythical South Korean throne and his military teammate, devoted to protecting that throne.

A music video from a Korean drama about a mythical constitutional monarchy in South Korea that is attempting to use an international military competition and the marriage of the king's brother to effect the reunification of North and South Korea.

Life among the coma ghosts in a Korean hospital after a famous heart surgeon is injured and joins them. One of my very favorite Asian dramas! Joey Scarbury wrote the theme for "Greatest American Hero".

Imagine the irony if Hunter was rocking out with this song while doing what he does

"My Love from the Star" is a Korean drama about the frustrations of being a storm-tossed actress in love with a Superman-like alien who has to go back to his star or die.

"My Love from the Star" is the story of an alien come to earth 400 years before. He has the ability to teleport, travel at breathtaking speed, use superhuman strength, as well as stop time - all useful qualities when you're courting an earth girl.

400 years ago, an alien landed in Joseon era Korea. He became the protector of a 15 year old widow who was going to be killed by her family as a supposed suicide to win an award as a virtuous family but, in the end, he is unable to save her. In modern times, the alien sees a girl in danger who looks like the young widow and does save her. Years later he re-discovers the saved girl, now a famous actress, and falls in love with her.

"My Love from the Star" is a Korean drama which tells the story of an alien who has been on earth for 400 years without making an attachment but just before he must return, he falls for an actress. She doesn't want him to leave but he'll die if he stays, so she has to accept it. He leaves and works at returning for minutes at a time until, finally, he manages to stay for longer and longer times. Gives a new meaning to "long distance relationship."

"In a Class of Her Own" is the Chinese version of the Korean "Sungkyunkwan Scandal." This video shows when Wenxi's scholar roommate sees Wenxi dressed as a girl and becomes tormented after that by continually imagining the roommate he thinks is a boy, as an attractive girl. Another video for the same Chinese drama, streaming off my website, shows Wenxi feels the same way about the scholar.In a Class of her Own - Night Song - Jane Olivor

"In a Class of Her Own" is the Chinese version of the Korean "Sungkyunkwan Scandal." A poor girl disguises herself as a boy and becomes a student of an historical academy. Both of her roommates fall in love with her. This song shows off the one-sided love of the young rebel roommate.

The story of the stolen election done to two pieces of music of Joseph Blanchard. Hopefully this video can be saved and spread around so that the history of this attack on the fundamentals of our Republic won't be censored out of existence. When possible, please download rather than stream to take some of the pressure off our site.

"Put Your Head on my Shoulder" is a Chinese romantic comedy of young love. A young man who studies physics falls for an ad student but hasn't a clue how to woo her when a love letter comparing her to Schroedinger's cat doesn't work at all. For so many of these romantic comedies, I just keep hearing the songs of my youth.