HTETEOTW Chapter 3: Energy, Complexity, and Civilization
Inflation: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Pope apologizes for ‘catastrophic’ school policy in Canada
As Monkeypox Spreads, US Vaccine Access Is Pitifully Inadequate
How Much Household Income Is Required To Be Considered ‘Rich’ In These US Cities
Journalists Sense Turmoil in Their Industry Amid Continued Passion for Their Work
Five journalists covering the Internet in search of meaning, not viral trends
When Mixology Meets Medicine
LIVE: Around the World Cams / Beautiful Earth Webcam
The story we tell ourselves about today’s Stars and Stripes is a lie. The truth is much stranger.
John Green: Has this artist ever seen a baby?
Now I Know: The Herd Mentality That’s Actually Rather Democratic, and Maybe Monday Should Still Be the Weekend and The World Record That Will Definitely Stick and Hungry Hungry Hero Dog?
Defending democracy
Trump doesn’t have a side of the 1-6 story; there is no ambiguity
The Jan. 6 Hearings Utterly Embarrassed Trump and All Involved. The final January 6 hearing of the summer spotlighted Trump and allies like Kevin McCarthy and fist-pumper to fleeing coward Josh Hawley. It should serve as a reminder of their humiliating but dangerous thirst for power.
Mark Leibovich’s new book, Thank You For Your Servitude, pillories a party whose leaders remain (at least publicly) in the 45th president’s thrall. e.g., Elise Stefanik Attacks NYS Department of Education
The Secret Service Has Managed to Locate Only One Coup-Related Text Message
If Trump Wins in 2024, Christian Nationalism – which MTG has suggested for the GOP – Could Reign Supreme in Government. Also,
Authoritarianism 101: Trump Plot to Purge Civil Servants If Reelected Draws Alarm – “Do not underestimate the destruction this will cause”
Roberts’s Attempt to Keep “Roe” Intact Fell Apart After Alito’s Draft Leaked
Matt Birk (R-MN) Warns Abortion Leads to Women Having Careers and Claims Pro-choice Advocates Are Always Playing “the Rape Card”
“Pro-Life” Idaho Republicans Declare Women Should Be Left to Die to Save Fetuses
Primala Jayapal Shares Her Own Abortion Story — and Why Abortion Rights Are Vital
Why did Republicans vote against legal condom use?
That’s Entertainment
Comic-Con 2022 Trailers
Marvel’s Movie Math: Comic Creators Claim It’s “Bait and Switch” On Payments
Kennedy Center Honors Will Fete George Clooney, Gladys Knight, and U2
Whatever happened to Sandy Duncan?
Discover the late Peg Lynch, a woman who, in the early days of television, wrote 11,000 scripts and starred in her own TV network hit sitcom for six years
Emma Allen, the New Yorker cartoon editor, makes history as the youngest and first woman in the role
Permanent JEOPARDY hosts and second chance contestants
How I Became the Fake Tom Cruise
There was a CBS-TV series called That’s Life (2000-2002) about “Lydia DeLucca, a 30-something, a blue-collar underdog who turns her life upside down when she ditches the guy she’s about to marry and goes back to college. Now, Lydia must juggle her classes, work, family, and friends, all the while trying to make ends meet.” I watched it because of Ellen Burstyn and Paul Sorvino, who played Lydia’s parents. Sorvino died at the age of 83.
Burt Metcalfe, Producer on Every Season of ‘MAS*H,’ Dies at 87
Mary Alice, Actress in ‘A Different World, I’ll Fly Away, Sparkle, and much more, dies at 85
Alan Grant, Legendary Batman, Lobo, Judge Dredd Writer, Has Died
Actor David Warner has died
Aaron Latham, Screenwriter, Journalist Dies at 78. Husband of CBS News’s Lesley Stahl
Taurean Blacque, Det. Neal Washington on Hill Street Blues, Dies at 82
MUSIC
There’s a guy named Maxwell Frost (D-FL) running for Congress. Every time I see his name, I think of this song by Mann and Weil
Coverville 1407: Cover Stories for Imagine Dragons and Joan Osborne and a Fast Times Tribute and Coverville 1408: The Don Henley Cover Story
Jan A.P. Kaczmarek’s score to Finding Neverland
Audra McDonald sings Climb Ev’ry Mountain from the 2013 televised version of The Sound of Music
Playing for Change: King Clave featuring Mickey Hart
All That Jazz – Bob Fosse Tribute, with scenes from Chicago, Cabaret, and Sweet Charity
Celluloid Heroes – Blackmore’s Night
We Both Reached For The Gun from the show Chicago in Korean
The Music Man with a partially deaf cast
Joni Mitchell Surprises Fans With Her First Full Concert In Nearly 20 Years