Good Golly, Miss Molly And Other Friday Headlines

Rufus Sewell Via Wattpad

James Talarico's Town Hall Went Pretty Well [Wonkette]

'So. Much. Corruption' [The Bulwark]

What's On Tonight (Friday): I Did the Mountain Joke Last Week

Tenzing

This week's Top Pick is the mountain climbing adventure/drama Tenzing.  Reviews are excellent for the true story of one of the first men to climb Everest.  It features Genden Phuntsok as the film's namesake, Tom Hiddleston as his mountain climbing bro and Willem FUCKING DaFoe as a crusty British officer.  That last bit is worth the price of admission alone.

⭐🎥 Tenzing (Apple, 12:01 AM) 'Chronicles the true story of Tenzing Norgay (Genden Phuntsok), a gifted Himalayan climber who, alongside New Zealand mountaineer Edmund Hillary (Tom Hiddleston), was the first to summit Mount Everest. Encouraged by his wife Dawa, Tenzing finds an ally in expedition secretary Jill Henderson. Together, they persuade Colonel John Hunt (Willem DaFoe) that Tenzing belongs on the British climbing team, rather than merely serving it. What follows is an ascent defined as much by the tensions between backgrounds, classes and competing ambitions as by the perils of the mountain itself.'

Elsewhere...

Politics Corner October 15

   

beware of Harlan Crow

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Politics Corner is going down early to wake up even earlier to go to Mexico.

via Mercado on Fifth

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Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Oct. 15

 Here are today's contestants:

- Richard Koo, a middle school math teacher from Forest Hills, New York;

- Eileen Goodwin, a research scientist from Boston, Massachusetts; and

- Kim Kalnoki, a pattern designer from Sacramento, California. Kim is a one-day champ with winnings of $28,401.

Notable Opening Nights Catchup and Your Own Thursday Headlines

 

Via Giphy.

This commercial, which aired a few years before my first flight, made it seem so glamorous. The idea of sleeping in Manhattan and waking up in London.

The Great British Sewing Bee, S6 E6: Reduce, Reuse, Recyle

Via CB

Via The BBC:

For reduce, reuse and recycle week, all the fabric in the haberdashery is replaced with charity shop clothes and soft furnishings.

Originally aired May 27, 2020.

Watch on  Google Drive.

Politics Corner October 14

   

beware of Harlan Crow

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Things are better now for LGBTQetc. people in Hungary. Not necessarily great but better. Magyar's government are bring the laws into line with the European Union. I would be more confident if they did it because it was the right thing to do and not just to get the EU to release money to Hungary. [BBC]

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What's On Tonight (Thursday): 9-1-1: Nashville, what isn't your emergency?

 

Courtesy TV Insider.

Tonight's Top Pick is the second season premiere of 9-1-1: Nashville, which is doing something involving a criminal replicating Biblical plagues. With all the disasters the 9-1-1ers have faced, when the shows are finally done, just go all out and have them face the damn apocalypse.

Jeopardy! recap for Wed., Oct. 14

 Here are today's contestants:

- Wesley Yiin, a film and TV executive from Los Angeles, California;

- Kim Kalnoki, a pattern designer from Sacramento, California; and

- Ron Clarke, a retired wildlife biologist from Chickaloon, Alaska. Ron is a one-day champ with winnings of $18,200.

Feed Me: National Dessert Day

 

The most American dessert may be chocolate chip cookies, invented in Massachusetts in 1938.

But every state has their own "signature dessert."

List

What's funny is I opened three different pages, and each had something different for Alabama.

There's Lane Cake, Cream Cheese Poundcake, and a Peanut Butter Pie.

Allrecipes agreed on Lane Cake though.

Recipe

Much Ado About Everything And Other Wednesday Headlines

Kate Beckinsale Via Imgur

'The Lonesome Death Of Kathryn MacDonald' [The Gene Pool]

Bitch Got Fired: Kimberly Guilfoyle Edition! [Wonkette]

What's On Tonight (Wednesday): Money, that’s what they want

Shark Tank

This is my life! Here's what's on television for tonight, Wednesday, October 14!

Our Top Pick tonight is Shark Tank (ABC, 10 p.m. / Hulu, Thursday). This reality show has never been Top Pick and is currently on season 18. Might as well give the Sharks a moment.

Elsewhere, Brothers forget it's Valentine's Day, The Lowdown is back, Sesame Street goes to the Safari, Helluva Boss returns, Ark to the rescue, Nova takes on Evolution, Margaret Qualley has Love, Zimbabwe has the Dead, and the Horses are in trouble.

Politics Corner October 13

   

beware of Harlan Crow

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Politics Corner is leaving for Mexico on Friday. Anyone want to be internet famous for a couple weeks?

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Jeopardy! recap for Tue., Oct. 13

 Here are today's contestants:

- Ron Clarke, a retired wildlife biologist from Chickaloon, Alaska;

- Evelyn Lamb, a math & science writer from Houston, Texas; and

- Greg Monson, a videographer from Portland, Oregon. Greg is a three-day champ with winnings of $60,300.

A Partridge In A Gibraltar Tree And Other Tuesday Headlines

The National Bird Of Gibraltar Is The Barbary Partridge, Via Wikipedia

'Winning The Midterms Is Not Enough' [The Bulwark]

'Weird To Whine About Estrangement Without Mentioning Trump, LGBTQ+ Rejection, Fascism' [Wonkette]

Politics Corner October 12

   

beware of Harlan Crow

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I'm in a baseball cathedral.  Nuff said.

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Political Discussion Welcome

What's On Tonight (Tuesday): "Tomorrow" is Another Day

 

Courtesy LA Times.

Tonight's Top Pick is R.J. Decker, airing an episode entitlted "Better Luck Tomorrow" at 10 p.m. on ABC.

Jeopardy! recap for Mon., Oct. 12

 Here are today's contestants:

- Megan Whelan, a managing editor originally from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania;

- Daniel Ransom, a librarian from San Francisco, California; and

- Greg Monson, a videographer from Portland, Oregon. Greg is a two-day champ with winnings of $31,300.

Sportsball October 12

  

Via Imgur

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Politics Corner October 11

   

beware of Harlan Crow

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Politics Corner is trying to distract himself with sports. It's somewhat working. Both Packers and Brewers play important games today. But yesterday was entirely about -- or would have been entirely about -- the late best frenemy. I handled that better than expected. But learned the night before that another friend had died and learned that day that yet another friend had died Tuesday. We've got a deathwatch on at least one more friend. I lived through this in the eighties and nineties and I should be used to this but I never will be.

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