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Where’s Neely O’Hara when we need her?

Worth a read. There’s a lot more to El-Sayed than the caricature that the right and the media are pushing …

A very good list. Lots to argue over, a few films to discover, but overall good choices and smart commentary. Only thing that’s missing is info where each film might be streaming.

No joke: It looks like Jeanine (“she folded like an umbrella”) Pirro brought an umbrella with her when summoned to the White House this afternoon. Show and tell? ☂️

Dems, if they were on top of their game, should be running quick-hit ads about this that end with the tagline “What’s in Trump’s wallet?”

Catching up on Apple’s Cape Fear. Enjoying the riffs on Bernard Herrmann’s music, but questioning if all the dramatic cinematography — the dutch angles and neon-colored back lighting — which would be fine in a two-hour movie works in a more methodical 10-part series.

Déjà vu squared …

When quoting Trump the default should not be he said but he lied …

Free idea for any available cartoonist: we need a cartoon in which all the members of the administration are pushing each other into the reflecting pool — and not in the fun way the Kennedys played around.

If Trump & company can screw up the lining of a pool this badly, imagine all the screw-ups that will take place as the “ballroom” is rushed to completion.

Apparently, this season’s biggest Oscar whisper campaign will be conducted in Dactylic Hexameter … An Uncomplicated Man www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

Emily Wilson · An Uncomplicated ManAs they say at the awards shows, I was humbled to learn that Christopher Nolan has read at least the first line of my...www.lrb.co.uk

In its coverage of the Fauci diary, which I’m not reposting, the NYTimes really took the bait, publishing all the examples of embarrassing name-dropping it could and ignoring what I have to imagine are the more substantive entries since the thing runs 1100 pages.

Sounds more like a vision of hell …

Sounds like this plane should be code-named Icarus … Inside the Rushed Effort to Get Trump His New Air Force One www.nytimes.com/2026/07/25/u...

Inside the Rushed Effort to Get Trump His New Air Force OneA New York Times investigation found that President Trump’s push to speed delivery of the aircraft led to ballooning costs and trade-offs in safety features.www.nytimes.com

This is Trump’s psychotic version of Rose’s Turn

CSpan pans across an enormous and crowded room that’s been reduced to dumbfounded silence.

So no wonder Melania decided not to go tonight.

So the reign of Spain falls mainly on the Argentine.