DramatistDreamer

And apparently, the Dominican Republic, who has figured in quite a few chapters of Haiti's history of political turmoil is now airing calls for military intervention by the U.S. and the U.N. Such a terrible suggestion for so many reasons.

Likely a combination of both. He's a born and bred working class NYCer, which probably counts for a lot, in the wake of so many wealthy pseudo-NYers abandonment of NYC during the height of NYC's herculean struggle during the pandemic. People don't forget. Also, the number of people actually voting in this election seemed lower than usual, which probably means the most committed supporters were the ones who made the effort to actually cast their ballots. Many left-wing voters maybe fell away when Dianne Morales' campaign fell apart. Maya Wiley became somewhat ascendant during the latter stages of the primary, when perhaps it proved too late. Another factor is Kathryn Garcia, whose alliance with Andrew Yang did not appear to be enough to overtake Eric Adams, but clearly was enough to block Wiley's prospects. It's interesting that both Garcia and Wiley had their legal representation file papers even before the first votes were culled--which, I think had as much to do with the jostling with each other as it had to do with contesting Adams. The results are not 100% final until certification but unless there is some "eleventh hour" madness, it appears that Adams' five boroughs strategy that de-emphasized the importance of the "well-heeled" and wealthy parts of Manhattan was very effective in capturing this race. He likely saw a lot of would be Manhattanites had fled NYC and wouldn't be bothering to cast votes in an election for a city in which they no longer live. For the sake of the city that I still love in many ways, if and when Adams becomes mayor, I hope he makes good choices with who he surrounds himself with, what appointments he makes and what counsel he takes. The people of NYC, not just his supporters, will be depending on him. If he doesn't get it right, he won't get the second term that DeBlasio got to get things worse, he'll get the heave-ho if he doesn't show enough improvement in the city's prospects.

How I still know so much about NYC political machinations after all these years, despite no longer even living there.😳

You'll have to ask a Federer stan about that one. I am not one of those people. I am a dramatist. I enjoy the big messy dreamers. They are more interesting to me.

I have nothing against Barty personally but, some players, when you watch them play, it feels very much like "work", rather than play. Hard work. There's no enjoyment in it. To a certain extent, that has penetrated the Men's game, where we're often told to appreciate the 'work ethic' of certain players, while we're all supposed to forget that tennis is a game, and is supposed to be entertaining. This is why tennis as a sport is now so utterly marginalized. This is supposed to be entertaining. They're called "players" for a reason. They're not called "workers"

I tried to watch this match but found myself bored out of my friggin mind! Bye, Carole Bouchard is Queen of the terrible takes. Cannot believe there was ever a time when I used to follow her on Twitter.

The money aspect also extends to the prosecution's decision to prioritize the civil case over the criminal case. I cannot stress how critical the prosecutor's decision to make that initial "deal" to Cosby, figured in his eventual release. It is the reason why Cosby was eventually released. I don't know who gave that prosecutor permission to extend that offer to Cosby to get him deposed for the civil case, but clearly, they messed up. As I said before, hubris!

Hopefully Felix can build on this win, especially since he still has yet to reach 21 years of age. I'm glad for him. Most of Manic Monday has been a dud though. Too bad Venus and Nick had to withdraw from the tournament due to Nick's injury- they were genuinely entertaining, something that has been very much in short supply this year.

Listen, I said this the last time Y&R let her walk. Loren Lott is beginning to find solid work with projects with real buzz. Morgan can absolutely do the same.

Keeping in mind that when Bragg takes the D.A. position, one of his duties will be to take over the criminal investigation of the Trump organization, et al.

In reading more, I was reminded of the incredibly foolish bargain that the prosecutor in the civil case made with Cosby's legal team to get him deposed on the civil trial. It's the real reason why Cosby was ultimately released. My mind is blown how someone can demonstrate such hubris.

When I posted this, I was talking specifically about the actual way in which the characters were introduced. I make the distinction because I think that there is a difference between the writing and the PR blitz, which I think most people refer to when describing their feelings about how the Rosales clan entered the canvas. I differentiate between the two.

Many people tried to discount Yellen's ability to achieve this but this is definitely because of Yellen that this is happening. And it's not a good look for the dissenting countries, as it signals their willingness to function as veritable tax havens for shady businesses.

I also feel as if she wanted to extrapolate on her "alternate" denouement to the Maureen story, where Roger secrets her onto a private plane, but felt that she might not have had the time to give more precise details about the mechanisms on how that proceeds and what the implications of those actions will be. For the last decade and a half, I've suspected that these writers don't even outline their story projections, as though they are just adding and filling in as they go along. That's how it plays out onscreen to me. I don't necessarily like writing outlines, but I appreciate how important they can be in order to create coherent stories, and when you are doing more than one storyline, as most television dramas and sitcoms require, it becomes critical, or you end up with a muddled mess, or something middling and insipid I'm not sure how many people have participated in a focus group. I have and the ones I have participated in, the environment is rife with group think. It's similar to a sequestered jury that wants to make sure there is no dissenters that will keep them from reaching a verdict so they can collect their things and go home. In short, the business. The natur of how it works and how writers have to present their work. For women, in particular, when you leave, you can more often than not, lose your "place". I'm not saying it's impossible, bit that it becomes especially challenging and she has to be 'up to' the fight. Also, the unfortunate reality is that the work of a writer whose resume focused on daytime dramas is not likely to be regarded in the same way as a writer who wrote for Grey's Anatomy, even though, at heart, both are soaps. It's a savage reality of the business. It would be good if it changed. If she has some primetime credentials, that might make a bigger difference.

I just saw that. He must've blocked that out. His response tells me that the work was forgettable.

This is something that strangely, didn't surprise me. I have already said that cancel culture doesn't exist. Society will diminish and defame even women who are supposed to be in power, so how do you think it will treat those who are regarded as being without power? Cosby proves that money makes all the difference in the world, in how people are treated within the criminal justice system. There are non-violent offenders who got out due to COVID-19 running rampant in prisons, who have lived exemplary lives while under house arrest who must now face re-incarceration because the prison industrial complex now says that Covid-19 is over. They do not have money so they have to hope that someone with clout can amplify their cause, if they are lucky. As for Rashad, she no doubt, backtracked out of fear for her new job as Dean of the Fine Arts school but this is not the first time she has vocalized her support for Cosby, at the expense of the victims and Howard University decided to make her dean anyway-- they knew what she was about. This was a reason why I was concerned about Howard naming their Fine Arts school after Boseman because with his much talked about connection to Phylicia Rashad, I just knew she would be chosen for a critical position in that school, proving that in many cases, who one knows can trump any qualifications someone else might have. But again, wasn't the least surprised. Also, all of these prosecutors were very very sloppy. Knowing the sad reality that the burden of proof is on the plaintiff, they needed to present a meticulous case, which includes doing homework to make sure there were no loopholes, and they didn't. They let their ego get in the way of doing due diligence and now, look.

The introduction of the Rosales family had all the subtlety and appeal of a bull in a china shop. If they had just brought back David Lago for a five, six week story arc and introduced one or two Rosales members as his kin, and set up their introduction through Raúl, it could've worked, but heaven forbid there be any connection to any characters created by a previous regime.

Imagine working for a show where you have to "fight" to get Nia Long on the show. The soaps always had issues, even in the "good old days". Curlee laid it down that the focus groups were pretty much no bueno when it came to effective writing. She did mention the...wait for it...six month rule in being able to write Holly and Roger getting together after all that bitter history because Roger raped Holly.

My condolences to the GH fans. Even if you were only a sporadic GH viewer like me, you know who Damon was and you knew of the character Alan Quartermaine. It will never not be sad how badly these daytime soaps have handled their elder veteran actors and the characters they played. Now in typical fashion, after briefly expressing condolences, members of the production are now engaging in the game of shifting blame. Sad all around.

Things were going well during morning session. Then Dove into flustercluck territory in the late afternoon. I have read that other players have been slipping and falling since day 1. I only saw clips but it is really unfortunate what happened to Serena and Mannarino today.

I did say it wasn't over yet, from the getgo. One interesting thing that I am seeing is the reports concerning the precincts that are reporting the most absentee ballots. And NYC elections are as messy as I remember.

Isn't she on a sitcom on CBS now?

Same. The writing that first season was bad. Debbie Allen wanted to keep Marisa/Maggie but Cosby said no.