This is f*cked up Jacksonville. pic.twitter.com/N4WpdZORKD
— Jesse Leigh Wilson (@jesselwilson) May 15, 2015
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Perfect capper for a week that seems designed to prove “American Exceptionalism” is a euphemism along the lines of “special education”…
What’s on the agenda as we look forward, not back?
Pogonip
Planting flowers!
trollhattan
Speaking of hitting rock bottom: Judith Miller sits down to discuss journalistic integrity with James O’Keefe
At least she’s cleared up that whole “Is I or isn’t I a journalism professional?” thing.
Germy Shoemangler
@trollhattan: On ABC news I saw Judith commenting on George Steph’s donating to the Clinton Foundation. She expressed strong disapproval, talking about journalistic integrity, etc.
Germy Shoemangler
The gun show sticker on the newspaper headline should go into a time capsule, to show future generations the madness of the 21st century.
Brachiator
Gotta see “Mad Max: Fury Road.” Amazingly, the masculinist lunatic fringe is having problems with the movie:
One day, this goober might discover that girls do not have cooties.
http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/mad-max-fury-road-enrages-mens-rights-activists-who-claim-they-are-being-duped-by-explosions-into-watching-feminist-propaganda-10249443.html
Mnemosyne (iPhone)
@Brachiator:
It’s almost like Charlize Theron is a bankable movie star and Tom Hardy is a relative unknown. Nah, that couldn’t be it — Hardy has a peni$ and so therefore is clearly Theron’s superior in every way.
And it still looks more like a remake of “The Road Warrior” to me, which has not only a strong woman warrior, but a couple of gay male ones as well.
Germy Shoemangler
Rick and Morty from Adult Swim appear in an upcoming Simpsons couch gag. It’s the most brutal I’ve seen.
Also, I just read Harry may stay with the Simpsons after all. Discussions are ongoing.
MattF
@Germy Shoemangler: No more guest animators, man…
Roger Moore
@trollhattan:
It’s about ethics in gaming journalism.
Ruckus
@Brachiator:
One day, this goober might discover that girls do not have cooties.
Sounds like the girls have deduced that he does though.
Amir Khalid
I’m bummed that there’s still no sign of Theory of Everything coming to cinemas here. That’s the movie I’ve been waiting for!
scav
@trollhattan: Judith Miller and James O’Keefe? Still seven contestants short of a Game of Hollyword Squares
JPL
@Amir Khalid: Amazon has it available for streaming. I’m not sure that helps you though.
Pogonip
For those to whom it applies, my union newsletter informs me this is National Jewish Heritage Appreciation Month. Mazel tov!
Villago Delenda Est
@Brachiator: The list of groups who need to be rounded up for reeducation keeps getting longer and longer. MRAs definitely need some serious attitude adjustment. It’s obvious that most of them haven’t spent so much as a nanosecond in uniform to get some.
Villago Delenda Est
@Pogonip: Molotov!
MomSense
@Amir Khalid:
Have you seen Whiplash? It may be my favorite film from last year.
Villago Delenda Est
@Roger Moore: DING DING DING DING DING
Amir Khalid
@MomSense:
Yes. It succeeds despite the main character Terence Fletcher being such a complete bastard that not even the actor playing him has a kind word to say about him.
Elizabelle
The WaPost just put up an op ed by by Florida gyrocopter pilot/corruption protestor Doug Hughes. He’s being arraigned in federal court soon.
I flew a gyrocopter onto the Capitol Lawn to save our democracy Not lengthy, with lots of good links.
Pogonip
@Brachiator: I’m an opera fan. We routinely suspend disbelief higher than Mount Everest, since the limited number of people who can sing the part rarely look the part. So, while I think the man-with-tits trope is overused in these action movies, I also think it’s silly to let it ruin the movie for you. You want realistic fights, call the nearest full-contact dojo and ask them if you can observe class one session.
Mnemosyne (iPhone)
Also, too, since we’re dealing with a couple of narcissistic family members (sister-in-law and niece) in my brother’s current health crisis, I’ve become obsessed with Reddit’s Raised By Narcissists board. I really need to stop, because it’s mostly voyeurism at this point, but holy crap are some of these parents fucked up.
dogwood
In other news David Brooks is off today, and the Times has replaced him with a great article on Pope Francis by Timothy Egan. As a Pacific Northwesterner, I think the Times could use a lot less Brooks and a lot more Egan. In fact it would be nice to see some Western voices on the editorial pages of either the NYT or the WaPo.
Elizabelle
@dogwood: Good to hear. Will look it up.
ETA: Timothy Egan, NY Times: Pope Francis and the Art of Joy
link: http://nyti.ms/1IBWJPr
CBS Evening News just gave BB King a lovely send off. Nice package.
Pogonip
@dogwood: Egan wrote a great book on the Dust Bowl, The Worst Hard Time.
Brachiator
@Mnemosyne (iPhone):
It is a deliberate retelling of Road Warrior by the original director, George Miller.
And I recall that the first movie not only had a compelling female character, but they went out of their way to avoid any conventional love scene between this character and Max. In fact, she ended up getting killed. And Max did not shed a tear.
ruemara
Well, that’s some poor juxtaposition. What is there to say, but we love guns more than we love kids.
I think I am nearly done with pitch bible 1. And, after giving it a long think, I am losing out to people with better gear. I’m going to have to sell my camera kit and maybe my laptop and get a nikon, hopefully with a lens so I’m not out of commission entirely. Plus side, people do like my set photos. Minus, I can see the difference between that and the nikon because of some of the softness and color balance issues. Throw in the other fact that if I want to do camera work, I have to earn my way up to a Canon 7D. If I had one of those, I get to assistant camera just because I have the fricking holy grail right on my hip. I can’t do that with people snapping up the photo work because they have a Nikon. These brand wars are annoying.
@Brachiator: These guys are idiots and this sounded like my kind of movie. If I can wrap up all my writing this weekend, I know where I’ll be on Sunday after working out.
ThresherK
@Germy Shoemangler: Rick and Morty on The Simpsons? Gazorpazorp!
Tree With Water
Maggie Haberman manages to make the NY Times look even sillier than it already does:
“The writers at The Nation, one of the foremost liberal media outlets in the country and a driving force behind Bill de Blasio’s rise in the 2013 mayoral primary in New York City, have been open about their desire to see a challenge from the left to Hillary Rodham Clinton in 2016.
So it was eye-catching when an email went out from the magazine on Friday afternoon that heaped praise on “Clinton Cash,” the book by Peter Schweizer that Mrs. Clinton’s team has worked to portray as an error-filled hatchet job. The email was actually a paid advertisement, as a disclaimer made clear at the bottom, but it was still provocative…”.
No, Maggie, it was not provocative. It’s called advertising revenue, and it keeps the Nation’s ship afloat.
Cervantes
Could you elaborate? (Thanks.)
MomSense
@Amir Khalid:
He’s a terrible man. He reminded me of some of the ballet teachers I had. We wanted to study with them because they were the best but they could do you in, too.
Cervantes
@Tree With Water:
But what would the New York Times know about paid advertisements?
Cervantes
@trollhattan:
Hilarious.
Goblue72
@dogwood: That would mean admitting the center of U.S. economic & cultural power is no longer centered in the Northeast.
Goblue72
@Mnemosyne (iPhone): Buttsechs is the ultimate pro-male message. Why don’t these MRA dudes get that?
Gin & Tonic
@MomSense: I watched that on a long plane ride a couple of weeks ago and thoroughly enjoyed it, despite the assholeness of the lead.
Mnemosyne (iPhone)
@Brachiator:
I seem to recall Max being a man of very few words, too, but MRAs can’t let facts get in the way of complaining about how much women suck.
Germy Shoemangler
Isis reaches gates of ancient Syrian city Palmyra, stoking fears of destruction
“If the ancient city falls, it will be an international catastrophe. It will be a repetition of the barbarism and savagery which we saw in Nimrud, Hatra and Mosul.”
MomSense
@Gin & Tonic:
I wasn’t expecting a suspenseful sit-on-the-edge-of-your-seat kind of movie. The acting was great.
Tree With Water
@Cervantes: I know whenever I step in it, I tend to tread carefully afterwards. But apparently the Times considers itself too big to be concerned with the stench from the pile they stepped into a couple of weeks ago when they contracted with that vile wingnut.
trollhattan
@ruemara:
I’ve completely missed what must be an extensive backstory, but will chime in with a linkie to my favorite working photographer blog, by a fellow who churns gear like some folks churn their shoe collection. He’s settled on the D810 for his most demanding work and µ4/3 for his other still work and video. Because I really respect this guy’s work and ethics, if I were in the market for a FF DSLR (I’m not) I ‘d be quite willing to follow his lead (takes me too long to learn a particular camera and system to chuck it and go for something else, but do not shoot for food on my table either).
Mnemosyne (iPhone)
@MomSense:
I’ve been reluctant to see it because I kind of worry that “Whiplash” is yet another story that glamorizes an abusive teacher (“sure, he was tough on me, but I’m a better artist for it”). Am I oversimplifying?
NotMax
@some of the above
Just so long as no one ever, ever attempts a remake of Hell Comes to Frogtown.
Patrick
@Germy Shoemangler:
Funny stuff coming from somebody who worked as a cheerleader for the Iraq war and later for the Republican news channel FoxNews.
And why would ABC News have Judith Millers on as an “expert”? Was Mike “FoxNews never says bad things about the poor” Barnicle not available?
opiejeanne
Currently watching the Orioles/Angels game.
Tomorrow we have some free labor from our youngest and her boyfriend. He’s going to mow the lawns and assist us where muscle is required, and the rest of us are going to dig up weeds and prep a new garden bed. They want to help because they want some tomatoes this summer.
Roger Moore
@ruemara:
I thought you had a Nikon, or is everyone supposed to have a D810? And if the Nikon is so great, why is the Canon 7D supposed to be the step up?
dogwood
@Pogonip:
I’m well aware of Egan’s work which is why I mentioned him. Liberals care a lot about the importance of diversity in newsrooms when it comes to race and gender, but regional diversity should be a concern as well for a paper that shapes national political and cultural opinion. It would be nice if a few of these intellectuals had spent some time living in the west absorbing its unique rhythms and sensibilities. Guys like Brooks could do with a little less Burke and Niebuhr and a lot more Stegner and Doig. Timothy Egan could bring that sensibility to the Times.
NotMax
Miami vice.
16 Miami Beach cops probed over ‘disgusting’ racist, sexist emails
Elizabelle
@dogwood: I’d be delighted to see more Timothy Egan in the NY Times, and less Bobo “Moral Animal” Brooks.
SRW1
@Brachiator:
Some of the comments to this article in The Independent are even more hilarious than idiocy of the dude who started the whole stink about the MM movie. I particularly liked the one below, because it demonstrates the multilayer complexity of the MRA butt hurt:
Side note; this articles title is a lie and clickbait, as the ROK [Return of Kings] website states that they themselves are about “neo-masculinity”, not mens rights.
MomSense
@Mnemosyne (iPhone):
I don’t think they glamorize the teacher. The teacher tried to justify his abuse as part of the pursuit of greatness but the audience sees the consequences.
sukabi
@Roger Moore: it’s about gaming ethics in journalism….
Cervantes
@dogwood:
For what it’s worth, Bill Keller was from California, Tom Friedman grew up in Minnesota, and Verlyn Klinkenborg was from Colorado. And as I suppose you know, Egan is the NYT’s Pacific Northwest correspondent and has written for the paper for more than a decade.
Meanwhile, the thought of David Brooks trying to comprehend Wallace Stegner fills me with glee.
And on that note — have a great evening!
Tree With Water
“The conductor told the NTSB in an interview Friday that he felt comfortable with the train and was not fatigued, Sumwalt said”.
I’m beginning to wonder if this might have been a Lufthansa inspired copy-cat suicide attempt.
opiejeanne
@NotMax: Looks like a classic, what with the Dance of the Three Snakes.
opiejeanne
@efgoldman: the Angels haven’t decided what they are going to do this season., can’t seem to make up their minds whether to suck or not They’re at .500 right now.
That’s ok, I’ll watch just to see Trout play.
Elizabelle
Who else is watching AMC’s Mad Men marathon? I’ve caught a few episodes, but outside in the lovely Northern Virginia TGIF night now. Twilight and temp is just right; dinner’s ready.
Such a good show. I think I will watch it over and over, and notice new things each time.
Memo to self: watch The Wire, too.
Elizabelle
@Tree With Water: I hope not. By the engineer or conductor?
Engineer in pics looks like such a merry type.
Tree With Water
@opiejeanne: Last weekend the Angels played San Francisco, and Giants broadcasters and ex-MLB players themselves Duane Kuiper and Mike Krukow invoked Mickey Mantle-with-healthy-knees comparisons when talk turned to Trout. That’s what jumped out at me after having watched the series- the guy is fast as a cat.
opiejeanne
@Tree With Water: The rest of MLB has been saying that for three years. He’s the Real Deal, not only with good knees but without the alcohol problem, and he is truly a nice guy. He’s a joy to watch.
Tree With Water
@Elizabelle: As merry as John Wayne Gacey in his clown suit?
Steve
Those unable to grasp american exceptionalism can get the f out. With all due respect
Elizabelle
@Tree With Water: I don’t watch news, and glean only what I can from NYTimes and LATimes and WaPost headlines, and sometimes read the full stories.
What is coming out about the Amtrak crash?
opiejeanne
@Steve: Are you a prime example of such exxceptionalism?
Mnemosyne (iPhone)
@opiejeanne:
I had an enormous crush on Mike Trout’s father when he played for the Cubs. It makes me feel old now to see his son playing.
opiejeanne
@Mnemosyne (iPhone): Jeff Trout never made the majors. He played in college in Delaware and was drafted by the Minnesota Twins but never made it out of the minor leagues.
You’re thinking of Steve Trout.
Mnemosyne (iPhone)
@opiejeanne:
I must be thinking of a different Trout, then. My crush was Steve Trout.
opiejeanne
@Mnemosyne (iPhone): Yeah, I figured that out and edited my comments.
Tree With Water
As I type, a huge column behind the center field wall in Cincinnatti is on fire even as the Giants-Reds game is ongoing. The FD has ladder trucks on hand, but they don’t appear to reach far enough… and it’s a big, big blaze.
Update: Move along folks, it’s all over now, nothing to see, move along…
opiejeanne
@Tree With Water: i’m surprised they haven’t cut away from this game to show that.
SRW1
@Steve:
Brace yourself for eternal disappointment, son.
lamh36
University Looking Into Claim Black Student Waiting For Adviser Was ‘Harassing’ Her
Tree With Water
@Elizabelle: Just put it down to me being old and dreading that worst case scenario just because- that’s all it is.
ascap_scab
On Police and Firemen Appreciation Night, smokestack at Cinncinati Reds GABP catches fire. Sections below evacuated. Cinncinati’s finest douse flames.
opiejeanne
@efgoldman: I’m 65. I remember his picture on my cereal box when I was really little. He was the first baseball player I noticed, when I was about 4, probably because his name was close to Mickey Mouse.
opiejeanne
@SRW1: Don’t you love the “with all due respect” addition? I always read that as “I have no respect for your opinion” and it makes me laugh. My sister’s ex always used that phrase, and he was a master of fake politeness.
Anne Laurie
@sukabi:
You win the thread.
Hell, you win the week.
Tree With Water
@opiejeanne: Nowadays that cereal box in mint condition would probably be worth more than the car you drive.
Villago Delenda Est
@Steve: It’s assholes like you that cause me to consider to regret my time in uniform protecting your worthless fucking ass.
Steeplejack (phone)
@ascap_scab:
A false flag operation for self-aggrandizement!
Cervantes
@Villago Delenda Est:
And yet, if there ever was a person who needed protecting …
ruemara
@Roger Moore: I have a Sony, my little angel from above. The Nikon 5300 is frankly, higher MP and just is crisper. The Canon 7D is amazing as a dslr for filming, which is what the pilot I worked on was shot on. It looks so high end. As it should, since the Canon 7D is about 2k, which is why those that can buy one for themselves get to work on films just because they have the actual filming camera.
J R in WV
@ruemara:
I was all over Nikon, until I read reviews about the Panasonic Lumix with a Leica lens. f2.8/ 4.5-108mm – I just ordered it and took it on a trip to see the 30-K y.o cave paintings in Spain and France. Somewhere else it says 25-600mm, on the barrel… the 4.5-108 is around the edge of the front of the lens. Maybe the
I learned that in the dark you could just hold the shutter release down and it would expose over and over, and stack all those exposures up as a single shot, like a well lit area instead of available darkness. I hope I can repeat that, because I didn’t know any thing about it, and suddenly I was taking pictures in the dark that were properly exposed looking.
I also shot a “film” of a friend who has a hand-build sawmill cutting lumber on his farm. The technology is about 1907 vintage, iron levers and gears, except for the 3-cyl Detroit Diesel engine that runs the major works of the mill.
I was way too jumpy, but it was my first stab at moving pictures since the mid 1970s using giant video equipment, RCA cameras on tripods that took three trips to carry the parts to the scene. Now using a 1 pound camera instead of a 270 pound camera body and lens the size of an astronomical instrument, well, I’m learning new things.
Anyway, it’s fun to learn a new tool. I used to use a 4×5 sheet film camera for commercial advertising shots… now I’m using a digital device as if it was from Mars!
But I’ve never handled a Canon camera of any sort… would be interesting, but I know so much about Nikon and how they do things. And I use the Panasonic/Lieca without knowing a damm thing about it, really. Go figure.
Good luck, Ruemara! Sounds like you’re doing real pro work, so hang in there and keep up the working hard. That always worked well for me, just keep your head down, work hard, and make the boss look good.
Brachiator
@Steve: Grasp this. With all due respect.
Hal
Ok then:
But he is 100% pro life. As long as it’s not his mistress or wife, or I guess anyone he’s in a relationship with who gets pregnant.
http://www.rawstory.com/2015/05/tennessee-republican-who-pressured-mistress-to-have-abortion-votes-to-restrict-them-for-other-women/
andy
Ahh, the Florida Times-Union- owned by Morris Communications- I know you well: about the most dimwitted bunch of inept wingnut cracker sociopaths you could ever imagine.