#he looks like young Charles Reed omg

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The Sinking City 2 | World Premiere Trailer (PC, PS5, Xbox Series)

what a pleasant surprise!!!! i love this game and am so thrilled to learn that there is a sequel (or prequel??) in development!!!

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                                                                JULY                                   2021

 THE RIB PAGE

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They are still uncovering statues on Easter Island.

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Everyone is talking about ‘Exterminate all the Brutes” from Raoul Peck.

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Vampire bats, prevalent in Latin America may be on the way to the U.S.

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What they call faith, I call strength.

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Criss angel will open CABLP, a restaurant in Overton, Nevada. The letters stand for breakfast, lunch and pizza and will include a free meal outreach program to help under privileged and pediatric cancer families.

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A fifth ocean in Antartica??** There have also found 4 new ocean species: Apolemia, Tegula Kusairo, Leptarma Biju and Duobrachium Sparksae.

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In China they have found a possible new species in a skull that is 140,000 years old.

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Why would Jeffrey Toobin be back at CNN?? Surely there are more young deserving talking heads around.

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The Keystone pipeline is dead.

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5,000 pounds of explosives were discovered in a home in South LA. LAPD seems to have detonated the fireworks in a truck right there in the neighborhood. They were too dangerous to transport but not enough to blow them up??? How stupid are these people??

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Days alert : So glad to see Clyde again even if it is only for a moment!! **BTW, I do not understand the Daytime Emmy noms this year as they relate to Days. I really was pulling for Victoria Koneful (Ciara) and she won but George DelHoya (Orpheus), Tamara Braun (Ava) and Cady McClain (Jennifer)??? I was shocked when Cady McClain won. I mean, she was so whiny. I question my own ability to judge a performance. In most categories, the winner was usually the one I thought was the worst option. I was happy for Max Gail and CBS Sunday Morning.  Some performances were sure overlooked. What about James Read (Clyde), Paul Telfer (Xander), Bryan Dattilo (Lucas), Robert Scott Wilson (Ben), Daniel Kerr (Eli) and Lindsay Arnold (Allie) ?? As annoying as the Kristen character is and as long as it took me to get used to Stacy Haiduk in the role, she kicked ass this year. Did they even submit clips?? And,  they are not often on but Tony and Anna forever!!!!!!** And how wonderful is it to see the Dimera boys all together and recounting the whole fam for the votes? **And one more thing, Days was not even nominated for writing while Bold and the Beautiful spends every other show with the Liam character standing in front of the fireplace making excuses for the same shit! Just push repeat, C,mon!!**Philip had a great line for Brady about following Kristen like a zombie.** Dis Eli really say, “Peacock and chill??’ Are these the things they will have to do to do to stay on the air? It took me right out of the show. It was the same day the ads for Days on Peacock started. OMG

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Texas Gov. Abbott vetoed a bill that would make it illegal to chain up dogs without water.**ATexas churches have lost their 501(c) (3) status because it actively ‘educates’ its members on electing specific Republican politicians. –Pete West* This should have been happening long ago. Many churches I know of do this and should not be allowed to have it both ways. #tax the church

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Ellen Burstyn, Jane Curtin, Loretta Devine, Christopher Lloyd, James Caan, French Stewart and Ann-Margaret in Queen Bees and directed by Michael Lembeck?? Yes please!!

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NY has suspended Giuliani’s law license.

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Miracle Workers: The Oregon Trail is coming to TBS, this will be season 3 in the series.

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What is this about Bowen Yang?? A podcast about a sperm bank heist?? Yeow!!

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David Geffen has given $150,000,000 to Yale drama school: Every student will be tuition- free in perpetuity.

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Allison Mack was sentenced to 3 years.

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The latest in sexual assault news: James Franco has agreed to 2.2 mil settlement in sexual misconduct case.** Kyle Massey was charged with immoral communication with a minor.**Bill Cosby is out and here are some reactions: A terrible wrong is being righted.: a miscarriage of justice is corrected. I fully support survivors of sexual assault coming forward.- Phylicia Rashad*I really don’t ever want to hear again as to why many survivors don’t report their rape or assault.- Charlotte Clymer* Women are showing great restraint in not burning everything to the ground right now and I don’t know how they do it.-Jeff Tiedrich

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Amazon is making a series of A League of Their Own with Nick Offerman as the coach.

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Does anyone else have family members that are rich, transient, know it all snobs??

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It looks like New York’s ranked choice voting is leaning toward Eric Adams for Mayor.

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Michigan republicans investigating voter fraud found 2 incidents. One is for a lady who voted by mail and then died, the other was confusion over a man who had the same name as his Father. That was it!

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Jamie Lee Curtis will get the Golden Lion for lifetime achievement at the 78th Venice International Film Fest in September.

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Jerry Seinfeld will star in and direct ‘Unfrosted’ about Pop-Tarts.

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Why is Airbnb still listing properties in illegal settlements and outposts in Palestinian occupied territories? –James J. Zogby

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Merrick Garland has announced that the Justice department sued Georgia over the voting rights.

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The NFL says that it will halt the use of “race norming” which assumed black players started out with lower cognitive functioning in a $1 billion settlement of brain injury claims. The practice had made it harder for black players to qualify. –The Associated Press.

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Scary Clown 45 ended his ‘From the desk of Donald J. Trump’ blog after 29 days. Word is that he felt he was being mocked in the media.

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Religious leadership keeps engaging in partisan politics on behalf of politicians that are particularly unpopular with younger people and they wonder why younger people are disenchanted with the church. – Schooley ** Give young people credit as well for seeing through the hype and lies of these religious hypocrites who use God only as a weapon and a threat. –Larry Charles

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Amazon will stop drug testing for employment. Can every other company jump on this bandwagon? Let’s judge employees on the work they give.

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The Backstreet Boys and NSync are going to work together??!!

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Showtime is bringing back American Gigolo with Jon Bernthal.

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If Biden can carry out air strikes without proper authorization, the Senate can raise the minimum wage without the Parliamentarian.  –Alexandra M. Hunt

Reality Winner is out!!

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Judy Woodruff has been given the Peabody award for journalistic integrity.

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Donald Glover is bringing us Hive. Malia Obama will be a writer.

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Nicholas Cage has married Riko Shibata.

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Catch and Kill: The podcast tapes, is here on HBO.

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Bryan Cranston and Annette Bening will star in Jerry and Marge go large.

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Amblin Partners and Netflix are partners.

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Fall 2022 will bring the Roybal School of film and television production for underserved communities. They are looking to help 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th grade students. Among others, the program was cofounded by George Clooney, Don Cheadle, Kerry Washington, Mindy Kaling and Eva Longoria.

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Will there be a Wedding Crashers2??

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The Mysterious Benedict Society stars Tony Hale.** I would love to see he and Danny Pudi in something together.

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Actor Stephen Amell from Arrow was removed from a plane after getting into it with his wife.  A source said he was drunk and screaming. An official source said that they removed “an unruly customer.”** Andy Dick was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon, allegedly assaulting his partner, Lucas with a metal chair.

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So.. Fox news was digitally altering the faces of people they did not care for??? Is there no end to their bullshit????

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Mark Ronson is set to marry Grace Gummer.

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Crime shows seem to be in the cycle of prisoners and the women who get a thrill from helping them escape.

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Wolfgang Van Halen has released a debut album: Mammoth

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Everyone seems to love Danny Trejo’s memoir and its honesty.

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David Spade will take over as host of Bachelor in Paradise.

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I am sickened when I see the first question that pops up on an online search is the net worth of a person. Oh this twisted world.

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Life is a short pause between 2 great mysteries. –Jung

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Prince Harry and Meghan had a daughter that they named Lilibet ‘Lili” Diana.

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Michael Flynn’s brother Charles (who withheld help from the capitol on Jan. 6), leads the U.S. Army Pacific and commands 90,000 troops.

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I am so excited to read ‘The Boys’ from Clint and Ron Howard, due out in October.

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Dave Chappelle closed out the Tribeca film fest with a surprise concert. This was the first in person film fest since Covid. Look for This time, this place which premiered there.

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Ron Wood will release the album Mr. Luck: A tribute to Jimmy Reed on Sept. 3

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Howard Stern signed a new $500 mil contract with Sirius XM. He is taking the whole summer off and many fans say they will cancel their subscription because they don’t want to pay for a summer of reruns.

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Acorn will bring Jane Seymour back to a series. Seymour will be co -executive produce on Harry Wild. Her character will be a retired University professor who loves her whiskey and solves crimes.

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Annie Murphy  stasr in ‘Kevin can f*** himself about a sitcom wife which airs on AMC.

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I still do not understand why Rep. Mike Nearman hasn’t been arrested for letting insurrectionists into the Capitol.

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There is a wing shortage??

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The Pulitzer prizes have been announced. The list includes Ben Faub, Barry Blitt, Katori Hall, Emilio Morenatti, AP photographers Marcio Jose Sanchez, Alex Brandon, David Goldman, Julio Cortez, John Minchillo, Frank Franklin II, Ringo H.W. Chiu, Evan Vucci, Mike Stewart and Noah Berger. There was a special citation for Darnella Frazier who filmed the death of George Floyd.

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Conan’s last TBS guests were Martin Short, Jack Black, Bill Hader, Mila Kunis, Dana Carvey, Patton Oswalt and JB Smoove. There were some surprises.  The big musical number never happened when Jack Black hurt himself. It was all funny and sweet but Conan never mentioned the band in the last show WTF????????????????????????????????????????? Music is so important to him and he does not thank the band? ** Colbert and Brian Stack gave Conan a cute send after4, 368 shows on CBS calling him a ‘Slenderman Ron Weasly’.  Kimmel wished Conn well also.** Hope his HBO MAX variety show goes well.** BTW, the Duvall interview with Colbert was great to see but why does nobody ever mention ‘Get Low?’ What a performance!!

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Tattoos are on the rise.

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Fast food drive thru’s sometime close with fake excuses like the equipment is down or something because they don’t feel like working. Good people can’t find work and so many waste the opportunities they have. AAAAGHH!!

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Valerie Bertinelli and Demi Lovato will star in ‘Hungry’ on NBC.

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Hulu will bring us David E. Kelley’s Nine Perfect Strangers with Nicole Kidman, Michael Shannon, Regina Hall, Bobby Cannavale and Melissa McCarthy.

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R.I.P. Gavin Macleod, Frank Bonner, Joy Vogelsang, Benigno Aquino, Champ Biden, victims of the Miami building collapse, Robert Sacchi, Stuart Damon, Johnny Solinger  and Clarence Williams III.

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Omg it was so good. I knew it was going to be good and I was looking forward to it so much but I didn't realise HOW GOOD it would be. I'm totally the same, I'm in London at the moment and I've immediately got back online to see if I can nab another set of tickets before I leave. Tbh even though I'm a history person I've never really been into US history but this gave me so many feels about it just from one show. I need to find some good books!

YOU WANT SOME GOOD BOOKS ON US HISTORY, YOU SAY.  

Hi. You probably should not have said such a thing in my presence.  Even though I am not an Americanist by training (my focus was primarily Latin American political history during the Cold War, with a weird side quest into modern China for fun) I do enjoy reading the occasional ‘Merican history, mostly 18th and 19th century stuff.  Here’s what I suggest (in a vague sort of chronological order) if you’re looking for some readable, popular history:

1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus, by Charles C. Mann. This does some seriously killer survey work in trying to create a snapshot of the Americas on the eve on contact and conquest.  There’s some really great demographic work in this one, too.  And Mann wrote a follow-up to this called 1493, in which he looks at the immediate consequences of contact.

The Wordy Shipmates, by Sarah Vowell. Couple of things: you should get the audiobook version of this, because it’s a delight (Vowell is the voice of Violet in The Incredibles, and she gets everyone from John Oliver to Stephen Colbert to help read portions of the book), and also this one isn’t nearly as scholarly as the others I’m recommending, although the sourcework is still damn good.  This is Vowell’s meditation on the development of American exceptionalism, and she wrote this shortly after 9/11, and there are parts that moved me to tears even as I laughed.  She’s bitingly sarcastic, piercingly critical, and deeply, deeply invested in the notion of America at its best and most inclusive.  And this is on of the very few accounts of Puritans (well, this and the book below) that makes them seem human and interesting to me instead of just joyless, over-starched, judgmental colonizers.  I also recommend pretty much all of her other books– although you can maybe skip Unfamiliar Fishes (there are some issues with that one, I think).

The Name of War: King Philip’s War and the Making of American Identity, by Jill Lepore. Pair this one with the book below, okay?  This is a really fascinating analysis of the context, causes, and consequences of the 1675 war between native populations and English colonists in New England– it’s a really great meditation on the notion of civilization, barbarity, and racial construction.

The Witches: Salem, 1692 by Stacy Schiff. Holy shit, this one is so good.  Schiff is one of my favorite popular historians, because she is So Good at sourcework and analysis.  She won a Pulitzer for her biography of Cleopatra VII, and this one is, I think, maybe even more interesting.  I love how good she is at finding agency and context for female action in a world that devalued both.  And she’s absolutely non-judgemental about the spiritual and magical world of early Colonial America: she doesn’t go, “Well, obviously, they’re nuts and no one was flying through the air on a staff,”– she just says, “Here’s what the testimony says, here’s the history of similar cases, here’s the world in which these people existed.”  I love it.

The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family, by Annette Gordon-Reed.  So you know how, in fandom, we all have problematic faves?  Jefferson is my Problematic Fave in American history.  He’s this brilliant polymath who writes searingly beautiful passages about human nature and freedom, and his letters to Adams late in life are just– they’re amazing, and invaluable as articulations of the foundational principles of government in this country.  AND YET. Jefferson owned human beings, and he knew it was wrong.  He had a long standing sexual relationship with a young girl– Sally Hemings was SIXTEEN when it began, and he was in his forties– who he owned.  As property.  And an enslaved person can in no way consent, which means that this was rape, and it continued until his death.  This is an absolutely amazing work tracing out the original sin of chattel slavery in the Americas in general, Virginia in particular, and at Monticello in the granular.  It’s done such an incredible job of putting Sally and her family back into the Jeffersonian story that Monticello, when I visited last summer, was actively excavating and restoring the area where they believe Ms. Hemings’ room to have been; it had been converted to public restrooms in the 1930s, if that gives you an idea of how much this Wasn’t Talked Of.

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West, by Dee Brown.  Okay, so this is from 1971, and really if you’re reading this, you should do so with the increased political activism of AIM in mind, okay? And that probably means you should do some reading on that in the first place.  But this is one of those foundational texts that takes traditional narratives of Manifest Destiny and questions them deeply, and tries to recenter the conversation around the experience of Native peoples’ and growing US imperialism in the 19th century.

A People’s History of the United States, by Howard Zinn. This is a classic now, I guess? Which is weird, because I’m used to thinking of it more as a counter-culture narrative.  Zinn is deeply invested in history-from-the-bottom-up, and rejects the general pattern of Great Man history.  So this is an account of American history from the view of people out of power– and there are definitely gaps, and problems with it, but I find it invigorating and powerful, and a reminder to always, always focus on the people, not the names.

And then I had to read, like, Miracle at Philadelphia (on the writing of the Constitution) and The Jacksonian Era (on the asshole who was responsible for the Trail of Tears and who is still on our fucking twenty dollar bills for some damn reason) for AP US History back in the day, but I can’t say I recommend either. Um, David McCullough’s biographies are good, if you’re into Great Man stuff.  And then obviously  Ron Chernow’s bio of Alexander Hamilton, for Reasons.