Cory Doctorow reviews Corporate Bullsh*t: Exposing the Lies and Half-Truths That Protect Profit, Power, and Wealth in America, Nick Hanauer, Joan Walsh, and Donald Cohen’s 2023 book on the history of corporate apologetics. “The authors’ thesis is that the business world has a well-worn playbook that they roll out whenever anything that might cause industry to behave even slightly less destructively is proposed. What’s more, we keep falling for it.” Oh, the last stage in their playbook is ‘this is socialism.'” Or communism.
‘A different level than 2020’: djt’s plan to steal the 2024 election is taking shape
djt made $300k from selling Bibles – but owes $100m
Republican group cites notorious Dred Scott ruling as reason Kamala Harris can’t be president
The Convention That Ate Republicans’ Lunch
Harris, djt, and Our Broken News Media
I Put Him on Death Row. He Shouldn’t Die.
Hospice: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Hollywood’s 20 Best Political Movies, Ranked
Very demure is very trendy.
Why Schools Are Racing to Ban Student Phones
How to Escape From the Russian Army
Everyone Is Judging AI by These Tests. But Experts Say They’re Close to Meaningless
Pew (2023): 32% of Americans have a tattoo, including 22% who have more than one
Everything You Need To Know About Saturday Night Live, season by season
My favorite Progressive ad is the first 30 seconds-“Practicing gratitude, manifesting abundance.”
The Flagstones and The Flintstones
Tulsa dog starts house fire after chewing on lithium-ion battery
Kellogg’s Corn Flakes ad (Huck and Yogi)
Duff, another meaning
Mark Evanier: My Ten Favorite Cartoon Show Openings From My Youth and Ten More
How to Mug Yourself?
OBITS
Local civil rights activist Alice Green would describe a formative episode from her teenage years when she and a white friend were hired to work at a small summer resort. I heard her tell this story in one of her books, We Who Believe In Freedom. She was a 2018 FFAPL literary Legend. Some of her work shone a light on the struggles of Black Adirondackers.
Phil Donahue, Who Died at 88, Transformed Daytime Television
Peter Marshall, Host of ‘The Hollywood Squares,’ Dies at 98
Wally Amos, R.I.P. He was “Famous”
Alain Delon, Seductive Star of European Cinema, Dies at 88
MUSIC
How Will I Know – Peter Sprague, featuring Rebecca Jade
Yo Me Estreso – The Linda Lindas, feat. “Weird Al” Yankovic
Look Through My Window – The Mamas & The Papas
Favorite Songs By Favorite Artists: The Black Angels
Brahms’ Academic Festival Overture
Coverville 1498: The Counting Crows Cover Story III and 1499: The Phoebe Bridgers Cover Story
Die With A Smile – Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars
The Cedar and the Palm by Vasily Kalinnikov
Ghostbusters – Ray Parker, Jr.
Kellogg’s Rice Krispies ad – I LOVED this song as a kid
Million Dollar Baby – Tommy Richman. “It holds the record for most weeks at No. 1 on Billboard’s new TikTok Top 50 chart.” I did not know that existed.
The main theme for Once Upon A Time In The West by Ennio Morricone
The Love You Save – Jackson Five
Big Man On Mulberry Street – Billy Joel; Bruce Willis in Moonlighting, Maddie´s Dream episode.
I Had Some Help – Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen
Badge – Peter Sprague featuring Leonard Patton
I Can Do It With A Broken Heart– Taylor Swift
Apple – Charli xcx. I understand my iPhone cover is BRAT; Bill Maher is confused by the term.
Stay – Maurice Williams & the Zodiacs; Maurice recently died at 86
Greg Kihn, Pop Star Who Had a Big Hit With “Jeopardy,” Dies at 75 (the song and the parody included)
A Mel-dey — a medley of songs from all the musicals written by Mel Brooks — both of them…
MUSIC (political section)
KAMALA!– A Randy Rainbow Song Parody (2020)
The Lawyer or the Conman and JD, JD… . (Married Lady) – Randy Rainbow Song Parodies (2024)
Childless Cat Ladies – Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer
Arizona — Edge of Seventeen by Stevie Nicks, a native of Phoenix.
Arkansas — Don’t Stop by Fleetwood Mac, the 1992 campaign song for Bill Clinton, the former governor of Arkansas. (I remember that well.)
Colorado — September by Earth, Wind & Fire. Philip Bailey, one of the band’s two lead singers, hails from Denver.
Connecticut — Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I’m Yours by Stevie Wonder. Connecticut is known as the Constitution State.
Democrats Abroad — Love Train by the O’Jays. (“People around the world, join hands,” the lyrics say.)
Delaware — Higher Love by Kygo and Whitney Houston. President Biden, Delaware’s favorite son, has played this song regularly at his events, including after his acceptance speech in 2020.
(I’ll probably do this again. This is fun!)
What Kamala Harris and djt’s Music Choices Reveal About Each Campaign
Used by Kamala: All American – Mickey Guyton; Something More Than Free – Jason Isbell
The songs below were among those used by the djt campaign, to the disdain, and sometimes threat of legal action, by the artist and/or songwriter family:
Freedom – Beyoncé
Hold On, I’m Coming – Sam & Dave
My Heart Will Go On -Celine Dion