If there’s a human interest film genre, where instead of a plot there’s a premise that provides the basis for character interaction, Fourteen Hours belongs in it. Two excellent actors, Howard da Silva and Jeff Corey, were about to be blacklisted from Hollywood, while Grace Kelly and Jeffrey Hunter were making their screen debuts.
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Vampirious Basterds
It’s good to know that Transylvania cannot be a doorstep to the Ukraine.
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Glam Boys
Before the Ramones, before the Sex Pistols, before the Clash… New York Dolls.
Radio, Radio
One of Ken Burns’ best documentaries is Empire of the Air. The companion book by Tom Lewis is recommended for a fuller understanding of the connections and disputes between Sarnoff the businessman, Armstrong the inventor, and De Forest the fraud.
For Tech Nerds Only
Logitech shut down their MySqueezebox service and handed its Logitech Media Server system to the capable volunteers at Lyrion, with excellent results. Something that Logitech hasn’t given up is support for its Harmony smart remotes. The product line was discontinued four years ago, but as I found out yesterday, Logitech’s MyHarmony service, that I hadn’t accessed since 2019, is still online.
I removed Verizon’s Motorola DVR from my Harmony 650’s configuration and laughed out loud when seeing the cheapie iView 3500STBIII tuner/PVR listed as a supported device. Would it actually work? After reconfiguring the setup and synching the remote over USB, it does indeed work.
“You’re Gambling with World War Three”
Trump told Zelensky he isn’t holding any cards, but then Trump handed him the biggest one of all when he said, “You’re gambling with World War III.”
This is the second time that Zelensky has defied and infuriated Trump. He refused to go along with Trump’s scheme to falsely claim that Ukraine had opened an investigation into the Bidens, resulting in Trump’s first impeachment. Trump is looking for payback and finding only frustration.