Sportsball March 24

 

Via Imgur

Remind me again why Wisconsin does not have an NHL team. We could field women who can take out the men. [ESPN]

Puppy Uppers

Calender Boy Norman!

he's Mr. August

I was lucky enough to get a photo shoot

so photo mine.

Discussion welcome.

Politics Corner March 23

   

beware of Harlan Crow

photo mine

Colin Powell is no longer a hero. [Yahoo]

Political Discussion Welcome

What's On Tonight (Monday): ABC's TED Talk

 

Courtesy Yarn.

Tonight's Top Pick is the 45th anniversary episode of Nightline, featuring Ted Koppel and other alumni for interviews, best-of footage, and thoughts on "Nightline's place in journalism."

Cancellation League Update!

 

Courtesy Amadeus3000.

This week's activity was the de facto cancellation of Grosse Pointe Garden Society after four episodes (+500), with nine burnoffs (+900). Coming this week, The Irrational's season finale. Check your scores!

CBSSM: The Duplass Brothers Are Rewriting Hollywood

Via Pinterest

This week's segments can be found at the CBSSM YouTube page. Viewers in Australia/New Zealand may encounter IP geoblocking that requires a VPN to bypass.

PET SET - GIA

What's On Tonight (Sunday): The company of Wolf

Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light

Don't try this at home! Here's what's on television for tonight, Sunday, March 23!

Our Top Pick tonight is Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light (PBS, 9 p.m.). While I prefer to call this a separate, sequel series to the 2015 masterpiece Wolf Hall, IMDb reclassified Mirror and the Light as a continuation, so I will abide by that. While this historical drama took nearly 10 years between seasons, it picks up where the previous season ended and will span the final four years of Thomas Cromwell's (Mark Rylance) life. There are a few cast changes (Charlie Rowe replaces Tom Holland, Timothy Spall replaces Bernard Hill), but much remains in tact, including king Damian Lewis, Jonathan Pryce, and even Thomas Brodie-Sangster.

Elsewhere, Marie Antoinette is still a show, David Blaine gets a travelogue, the Winds bring a new suspect, gold Calls the Heart, 60 Minutes goes to the northern border, Side Effects get revealed, Grimsburg goes to CrimeCon, Tracker tracks a teenager, and the Garden gets sexy.

Politics Corner March 22

  

beware of Harlan Crow

photo mine

Texas wants to kill us. So what else is new? [Texas Tribune]

via Rutgers University

Political Discussion Welcome

This Weekend In Pop Culture: March 21-23

 Welcome to the Weekend in Pop Culture! Let's examine what's coming out in theaters this weekend.

Ash

'A woman wakes up on a distant planet and finds the crew of her space station viciously killed, her investigation into what happened setting in motion a terrifying chain of events.'

The Alto Knights
'Italian American crime bosses Vito Genovese and Frank Costello, run their respective families during the 20th century. In 1957, Genovese tries (and fails) to assassinate Costello, who is ultimately injured and attempts to retire from the mafia.'

Snow White
A young girl makes a poor snack choice. 

Bob Trevino Likes It
'Suddenly abandoned by her narcissistic father, a people-pleasing young caretaker unexpectedly befriends a grieving, childless man with the same name as her father on Facebook.'

Magazine Dreams
Starring Jonathan Majors, enough said.

Locked

'A petty thief (Bill Skarsgård) breaks into a state-of-the-art SUV, only to find himself trapped inside. Controlled remotely by its vengeful owner (Anthony Hopkins), the vehicle becomes a deadly prison, hurtling him into a high-speed battle for survival.'

The Assessment

'Set in a future world devastated by climate change, The Assessment follows a couple who must pass a test before being allowed to have a child.'

What have you been watching?

International Day Of The Seal And Make Your Own Saturday Headlines

Via Giphy

PET SET

What's On Tonight (Saturday): Shopping for your dream House

House Hunters

Jokes Jenny can tell! Here's what's on television for tonight, Saturday, March 22!

Our Top Pick tonight is House Hunters (HGTV, 10 & 10 p.m.). A quintessential show that found a formula that worked and has been cranking episodes for years is House Hunters. Every episode revolves around a family trying to find a house to buy but they have differing ideas on what they want. Conflict! In its 25 years on the air, there have been more than 3,000 episodes. House Hunters International has more than 2,000 episodes. There have been at least 17 other spinoffs.

Elsewhere, Jenny Hagel has News, class is out at the Looniversity, a girl named Jenna helps a billionaire, there is only one Single Black Female, One Piece wants honor, the month of March is Madness.

Politics Corner March 21

 

beware of Harlan Crow

photo mine

There is no bottom to the murky depths of Musk. [Minneapolis Star Tribune]

does he have any facial expressions that don't piss me off?

via Minneapolis Star Tribune

Political Discussion Welcome

Jeopardy! recap for Fri., Mar. 21

 Here are today's contestants:

- Josh Weikert, a politics professor from Collegeville, Pennsylvania;

- Steve Luck, an IT manager from Royal Oak, Michigan; and

- Cameron Berry, a data analyst and college administrator from Brighton, Massachusetts. Cameron is a one-day champ with winnings of $24,600.

¡Ay, Chihuahua! And Other Friday Headlines

Nicholas Hoult, Via Giphy

Charlie Sykes: 'Idiots With Flamethrowers' [To The Contrary]

'GOP Legislators Keep Winning Hearts And Minds At Town Halls' [Wonkette]

What's On Tonight (Friday): It's Not Easy Being Green...

   

Wicked

I have done a lot of theater, but I have never been a musical person.  Part of that is I've never been comfortable singing in public, but also, I generally don't much like musicals unless they are making fun of musicals (Book of Mormon for the win). Also, I had a really bad experience being in a production of Pippin back in college.  That show most definitely didn't have any magic to do, though I was excellent as a severed head.

That's why I'm as surprised as anyone that I'm making the streaming premiere of Wicked today's Top Pick.  What can I say?  I watched the trailer for the first time today and it looked pretty great.  It doesn't hurt that I recently did a Wizard of Oz rewatch and that movie totally holds up (as does the twister, which is one of my favorite old school effects).

It's not like there isn't competition, the biggest of which would be the streaming premiere of Sing Sing on Max.  Sitting at 97% Fresh at Rotten Tomatoes, Sing Sing is one of the best reviewed films of 2024 and received three Oscar noms for Adapted Screenplay, Best Song and Best Actor for Colman Domingo.  I somehow got it into my head that this film is a musical, but it's actually an uplifting drama based on a true story about prison inmates doing theater.  And it's on a streamer I actually have.

Wait, is it too late to switch my Top Pick?  Fuck it, I already added the GIFs.

TOP PICK

⭐🎥 Wicked (Peacock, 3:01 AM) STREAMING PREMIERE. 'The untold story of the witches of Oz: Elphaba, a young woman, misunderstood because of her unusual green skin, who has yet to discover her true power; and Glinda, a popular young woman, gilded by privilege and ambition, who has yet to discover her true heart.'✔️

Elsewhere...

Politics Corner March 20

  

beware of Harlan Crow

photo mine

Sprung.

via Reddit

Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Mar. 20

 Here are today's contestants:

- Cameron Berry, a data analyst and college administrator from Brighton, Massachusetts;

- Hillary Hess, an export policy analyst from Arlington, Virginia; and

- Alex DeFrank, an inventory specialist from Brooklyn, New York. Alex is a four-day champ with winnings of $102,400.

Spread Your Wings, M. Butterfly, And Make Your Own Thursday Headlines

 

Via Giphy.

Today, the spotlight shines on March 20, 1988, when M. Butterfly opened at the Eugene O'Neill.

Project Runway Junior, S1 E5: 'Race To The Red Carpet'

Via CB

Via Wikipedia:

The designers are tasked with creating a red carpet look in only five short hours. Tim brings in some talented surprise guests to help them get the job done.

Originally aired December 17, 2015.

Politics Corner March 19

  

beware of Harlan Crow

photo mine

Politics Corner has had enough of the news today. Have at it.

just another building that looks better before it's finished

it's meant to match it's mother which looks better

it's also an improvement on the eyesore it mostly replaces

unfortunately they worked with the original skeleton.

don't if it will be offices or condos or apartments for employees

photos mine

Political Discussion Welcome

What's On Tonight (Thursday): Put on a Happy Face

 

Courtesy Paramount+. 

Tonight's Top Pick is the debut of Happy Face, a.k.a. Dennis Quaid's turn to play a psycho killer. He stars opposite Annaleigh Ashford, someone I've seen play a psycho killer on stage! Well, okay, technically Mrs. Lovett didn't commit any killings, but she certainly was an accessory to many murders.