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“Very impressive, Larissa Kelly!” — Alex Trebek

The impressive “grad student from El Cerrito, California,” Larissa Kelly, continues to not disappoint her fans. Way to go, young lady! Here’s the video of her semi-final win on the Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions. The game got very interesting in the Double Jeopardy! round. There’s even a Stephen Colbert question in there.

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William Shatner reminds you…

I was going to post this anyway, but now, with Natasha Richardson clinging to life, perhaps for not too much longer, adding her will make it extra depressing. In this song, sung (OK, it’s spoken) by William Shatner, is a sad reminder for us all — you’re gonna die. (Sorry, Paul — I’m not intending to be insensitive.)

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Natasha Richardson has one of those captivating faces that British women have, even better than that of her mother, Vanessa Redgrave. Natasha’s features and acting remind me of Kathleen Byron, who I have been planning for some time to feature again.

One of Natasha’s movies is the chilling The Handmaid’s Tale, which takes place in — you guessed it — a futuristic, post-apocalyptic society. When I heard about Richardson’s accident in the snow, I thought of the flashbacks in these scenes …

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(Did I really feature Natasha’s grandfather and aunt only two days ago? Sheesh… not a very happy coincidence, is it…)

[The news was announced a few minutes ago that Natasha Richardson has died — Mar 18, 8:45 pm]

Obama blasts the big bonuses

It’s ridiculous that the President of the United States has to intervene directly with something like the AIG executive bonuses, but if he doesn’t do it, who will…?

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090316/ap_on_go_pr_wh/aig_outrage

D.F. Rogers has one of his typically funny comments — “If Obama went to Harvard Business School, instead of Harvard Law School, he’d understand why these bonuses are perfectly legitimate.”

Wall Street, the big bankers, and the rest of them, still just don’t get it. There may be plenty of free beer, fellas, but you can’t drink any more. The party’s over. You have to sober up and face reality.

Enough with the BS excuses that, “Hey, as a percentage it’s not that much money.” Obama is right to say, “This isn’t just a matter of dollars and cents. It’s about our fundamental values.”