Every Picture Tells a Story: Arlington Stadium (1993)
EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY:
TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALL GAME
ARLINGTON STADIUM — ARLINGTON, TX (1993)
Every Picture Tells a Story: Turkish Embassy — Washington, DC (1996)
EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY:
TURKISH EMBASSY — WASHINGTON, DC (1996)
Today, the Turkish national elections are happening. This seems like a good day to remember old times. Though he’s been popular for many years, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan now faces a tough re-election. Erdogan is also scheduled to visit the United States next month, which should be interesting.
Read MoreThe Tropicana Gets the Moe Greene Treatment
THE TROPICANA IS ABOUT TO GET MOE GREENE’D
The Tropicana (Las Vegas) is about to get the Moe Green treatment. It’s scheduled to close this week. At some point it will be imploded. Keep an eye out for the breaking news.
The Tropicana, which first opened in 1955, has a legendary role in cinema. It was Moe Greene’s hotel in (the original) The Godfather. (1972)
Read MoreBook Review: “The Anxious Generation”
“THE ANXIOUS GENERATION”
SHOULD KIDS BE BANNED FROM SOCIAL MEDIA?
Note: Despite this article title, this isn’t so much a book review as an extension of the conversation prompted by Jon Haidt’s new book on the impacts of social media on young people.
Read MoreSo, this is “fake” news?
WHAT IS “FAKE NEWS” ?
The Wall Street Journal did a really powerful thing today. The daily newspaper’s front page is mostly left blank, except for a bold headline: “HIS STORY SHOULD BE HERE.”
Read MoreMAGA Nation Blames Biden for Baltimore Bridge Collapse (HERE’S MY RESPONSE)
MEET THE “EXPERT”
Thank you to Karen.
She’s done the research for all of us and has been generous enough to share her extraordinary wisdom on social media. Check out her posts. She got everything all figured out.
Read More“American is in Moral Decline” — Gee, Thanks, Trumpers!
IS AMERICA IN MORAL DECLINE? — YEAH, LOOK IN THE MIRROR, TRUMPERS
Just when we thought the treasonous, porn-star raw-dogging, bribe-paying, Putin-worshipping, orange scumbag stooge couldn’t possibly reduce himself to any lower depths, now he’s SELLING BIBLES for $60 a pop.
Let that sink in:
Read MoreHE’S SELLING BIBLES.
My Review: CNN’s Las Vegas Documentary
The Bellagio on the rise on the dust of the Dunes — 1997.
The fourth and final episode of the history of Las Vegas documentary aired on CNN. Here’s my review of the final segment for casinos.com, which largely focuses on the 1980s to the present.
Read MoreNFL Makes Another Dumb Rule Change
NFL owners keep on imposing ridiculous rule changes on the game. But they never seem to do shit about truly terrible rules that desperately need adjustment and/or elimination.
Read MoreYoung Americans: Why Are They So Unhappy?
YOUNG AMERICANS: WHY ARE THEY SO UNHAPPY COMPARED WITH OTHER NATIONS?
“According to a comprehensive new report, young Americans are alarmingly unhappy. Perhaps dangerously so. This has enormous implications for future stability. The question is — why?”
Question: Why are young people so unhappy?
Read MoreFacing the Firing Squad
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