The dumb is with this guy.

Hollywood can’t help itself. But what can you expect from people who hate America almost as much as the terrorists portrayed in the series.

I watched the first episode last night (don’t tell the missus. We are supposed to binge this weekend) and production values-wise is great. I will reserve final verdict for the series after I am done watching. I am old school Clancy fan and it usually takes me a while to separate the movies from the books. This time I am aware that I have to treat the characters as namesakes rather than the ones Clancy wove yarn years ago.

Now, if we could get somebody to faithfully produce some Mitch Rapp stuff, I’d be a happy man.

J. Kb. said all that needed to be said regarding that piece of crap movie. I am going t guide you to dust your DVD player and buy the great mini series From the Earth to the Moon. (I don’t see it being offered in streaming service)

This is worth your binging time. Produce by Tom Hanks and yes, you can expect Band of Brothers and The Pacific quality in this miniseries.

Quoting from IMDB:

 The twelve episodes follow the Apollo space program from a variety of viewpoints: (1) “Can We Do This?” maps the origins of Apollo and its Mercury and Gemini roots; (2) “Apollo 1” tells of the tragic fire and the subsequent finger-pointing; (3) “We Have Cleared the Tower” portrays the intense preparation for Apollo 7; (4) “1968” puts Apollo 8 into its historical context against events of the era; (5) “Spider” shows the engineering POV through the design, building, and testing of the LEMs with Apollos 9 and 10, (6) “Mare Tranquilitatis” shows the deeper considerations behind the historic Apollo 11 lunar landing; (7) “That’s All There Is” portrays the camaraderie of the Apollo 12 crew; (8) “We Interrupt This Program” shows a by-now-indifferent media galvanized by the events of Apollo 13; (9) “For Miles and Miles” tells of Alan Shepherd’s return to the manned program with Apollo 14 after being grounded between Mercury and Gemini; (10) “Galileo Was Right” show the non-piloting demands on the Apollo 15 astronauts as they train in lunar field geology; (11) “The Original Wives Club” gives the female POV through the wives of the New Nine; and (12) “La Voyage Dans La Lune” brings things full circle by contrasting Georges Méliès’s vision and drive in creating his 1902 film with Apollo 17 and the Apollo program’s close.

Fuck Canada.

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I know I am not triggering more people, but give me a chance and I’ll get to you as soon as possible.

I am sure the family of the deceased finds the news somewhat important.

They got him. Just as I feared they would.
My nephew Kyle came to live with us this summer after his freshman year of college. Apparently he’s now a deputized member of the cultural-appropriation police.
He hadn’t even unpacked his massive bag of dirty laundry when he made a snide comment about the three straw hats hanging in our hallway collected during our years living in Southeast Asia.

My nephew tried to school me on cultural appropriation. It didn’t end well.

A very funny read with your morning coffee.

Hat Tip Rob R.

I saw a screen capture over James Wood’s twitter account, but I went to check myself and got my own:

This is why people sometimes want to address journalists with cue by four.

The editorial meeting at Slate for this article must have gone something like this:
“OK folks we tried stripes, Russians, pussy grabbing, racism, etc. Nothing sticks. What do we do?”
“How about we say he is some sort of retrograde dumb ass and he does not use computers?”
“Perfect! Who is doing Art today? Molly?” 
“She is out sick doing microagression recovery therapy. We have the unpaid intern on call.”
“OK, email him and tell him to pick any Trump picture.”
“As soon as it is done, I’ll text you with the article.”
“Don’t bother. I am just gonna spend the rest of the day doing liquid hops and malts at Rosie’s bar. Go ahead and publish it when you are done.”