DramatistDreamer

First Wonder Woman, now Catwoman/Batman. Could Been be getting some Marvel side money?

The shade of it all made me cackle.

Wow, you know he's one of the people who crossed my mind (along with Oksana Baiul) today? It never crossed my mind, however, that he would actually be in Ukraine right now! I hope he and his loved ones stay safe.

Considering the trauma she went through at the beginning of the pandemic, it's a good sign that she is not carrying those feelings into this diagnosis, but this time, at least she has the protection of vaccination.

This is incredible.

Interesting article, expressing so much of what I had been thinking about how the Russian people viewed Putin during Crimea vs how they view him now: so many are in shock over the man they thought they knew (but was likely there all along). When I lived in NYC, I went to a Ukrainian restaurant at least once and it struck me, the number of Russians who had eaten there regularly. There are even a number of Russians who concede that borscht is of Ukrainian origin, though they both love it, it just goes to show what I have felt since the beginning of this emerging conflict between governments- ordinary Russian people do not want this war, as they view Ukrainians as kinfolk. That is why we are finally seeing large crowds out in the streets.

Ketanji Brown Jackson was always the frontrunner for that SCOTUS nomination. She once clerked for retiring justice Breyer. Good luck to her in the Senate confirmation hearings. I hope the process will not be nearly as contentious as some have contended. Hopefully there will be enough votes for, at the very least, VP Harris to cast the deciding vote. Who know? Maybe Murkowski and wishy-washy Collins might want to make a nod toward history, in a good way. EDT: I meant "Who knows?" Geez!

Hasn't Vesely beaten him before? Seems like that's the only time Vesely emerges is to beat Djokovic.

Don't forget though that Putin had the tacit approval of a number of Russians who either agreed with his stance on Crimea or just didn't say anything, believing the issue not worth fighting about. Perhaps their opinions were really the only ones that Putin actually cared about to begin with, that he had enough tacit approval of Russia to "swing" the next election. Putin sort of set the bar for the leaders of many Eastern countries being indifferent to what the West really thinks and how they see them. I genuinely believe that Putin doesn't care what the West thinks, I doubt he ever did. Negotiations and summit appearances were a mere tool to him, to either stall or try to maneuver a way to get closer to what he wanted. For the past five years, the West has paid and continues to pay minimal attention to the African continent but Putin does. Read on Russia's activities in the Congo. And even parts of West Africa, in countries where the leadership leans autocratic, but weak.

I wonder if RT is still shut down?

JMO, but I don't think it has to be an either or...both can be true at the same time. He just seems increasingly desperate and willing to look this way if it gets him to achieve his aims that much quicker, whereas in the past, it just seemed as if the image of looking completely self possessed (and blame-free) was just as important as his ability to pour on the aggression. Putin, after all has always regarded himself as being well above the likes of Kadyrov, who he regards as something of a brute. Well, his behavior is much closer than ever to the Chechen despot these days. As for Xi Jinping, they are allies of convenience, as Xi would love to do to Hong Kong and Taiwan what Putin is currently doing to Ukraine. Mainland China has been trying coercion, ethnic cleansing (Tibet, Xinjiang, in particular), pressure tactics, veiled threats (Taiwan) and trying to claim uninhabited islands in the South China Sea (Japan, South Korea, Philippines, etc.). Xi is no doubt, waiting to see what happens and if he can do a similar maneuver with regions it considers to be part of it's own territory. China considers Taiwan to be a rebellious breakaway republic that they want to bring to heel. Hong Kong has a Sinophile for a Chief Executive, so they have made far more successful strides there. Tibet, well.😔Suffice it to say, Xi is watching what happens in Ukraine with keen interest.

Oh, I have never doubted that this was his aim, he has never made a secret of his disdain for the decisions made in the wake of Perestroika and Glasnost, as it goes against everything a former KGB/FSB man like Putin and he has always aimed to reverse the policies of Gorbachev.

When Coppola talked about how low a value Paramount placed on The Godfather, that the was a failure to properly preserve that film's negatives, it just made me think that if a company like Paramount can express such disregard for a big film studio production, think of how the likes of corporate-minded P&G must really place an utterly low value on its vintage soap operas.

For several years, going on a full two decades it seems, Vladimir Putin had apparently put a great deal of effort into cultivating this image of having a self-possessed persona (to the point of being bloodless and cold, some might say) but his recent actions now make him look unhinged. Perhaps he has gradually been getting to this point since the invasion of Crimea and it went all but unnoticed. For the Ukrainian people, it has to be a dire place in which to exist, at the virtual mercy of the unhinged and powerful "neighbor" intent on usurping your sovereignty with no foreseeable recourse for you to stop this.

JG just gets worse and worse. There's really no reason for me to ever return to regular viewing where this show is concerned. As someone who grew up watching Y&R, it should feel sad but at this point, I feel nothing but indifference. I really am just here for the comments when I visit this thread. You all keep it lively enough to keep my interested because it sure isn't the actual stories on this show.

From what I remember, Bragg was touted as having "progressive" credentials, whatever that means. I haven't been paying much attention to Bragg tbh, but the last time I read anything about him, from what little I read, it seemed as though he was beginning to waver. It seems he is perfectly willing to leave everything in Tish James' lap. And James can only deal with the civil aspect, not the criminal aspect of this. I no longer reside in Manhattan but it sounds like residents should at least be demanding some answers of their D.A. perhaps bring some pressure to bear on him.

What will the ATP actually do though? What was their decision about Sharypova? Was any action ever taken? Were things left open ended, or did the ATP simply wash their hands of the entire thing?

To piggyback off the posts that have been discussing that ridiculous homophobic legislation that is under consideration, it seems that the timing is suspect.

Tennis Channel is trying to report it without explicitly showing the actual footage, it seems. They could've embedded the video on their tweet but chose to embed the link to the article instead.🙄 And here's the weak tea statement put out by Zverev or whomever is in charge of his PR.

The ATP has been pulling clips off Twitter, citing copyright violation. I think pretty much everyone had seen it by then anyway. I guess Amazon prime must be one of the accounts that has authorization to post. Penko dismantled Krejcikova in another match I didn't see.

Dubai may be a snore but apparently Acapulco is heated. Did anyone see that infamous Zverev tirade? I didn't see the match beyond that clip.

This will likely get little traction (for the obvious reasons) but it is noteworthy. I admit, I have yet to read this article (I will do so later).