Here’s a fun photo of Prue being very handy around the flat. This reminds me that I have a kitchen cabinet door in need of some adjustment.
Prue Day + 1
Yesterday was Prue Bury’s birthday. I would have noted it then, but I was waiting to hear back from her, and today I did. She’s been through a tough and tricky series of events, but she’s landed safely and is managing well.
A long time ago, I promised Prue I wouldn’t share this ad, but I’m gonna do it!
Her comment was that Pattie, being “more buxom,” would have been a better fit for a brassiere ad, but Prue got the job. Vidal Sassoon was standing nearby, having just cut her hair.
Underwater Overseas
A good discussion of Trump’s failure to understand international economics.
A good analysis of Trump’s going nowhere tariffs with China.
In December, Trump declared on social media that he had approved the controversial sale of advanced Nvidia H200 AI semiconductors to China, the very chips his Justice Department only 30 minutes earlier said were being smuggled to China, constituting a threat to national security.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/with-tariffs-stalled-trumps-china-policy-drifts-2026-04-21/
24/8 Beatles
There’s the live official Beatles audio channel on SiriusXM, and now there’s the live official Beatles video station on YouTube. So, if you don’t subscribe to SiriusXM, you can come here.
Leonard Looks Back
Leonard Maltin’s Movie Guide, already well-established when Blockbuster Video stores began to appear, was an essential companion in the pre-Internet era of home video.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_Maltin%27s_Movie_Guide
For twenty years, Maltin was a regular contributor on Entertainment Tonight. He recently returned to ET for this retrospective of his career.
I follow Leonard on Facebook and Patreon.
More Noir Por Moi
When was the last time I posted a faux ‘Noir Alley’? Was it a year ago, or was it yesterday? I don’t remember! You’ll have to tell me, as I’m suffering from a sudden case of amnesia, like the protagonist in The Crooked Way.