DramatistDreamer

Aren't those the people that the U.S. should want? It's unsettling even to try to wrap your mind around it.

That seems to be a prerequisite for being in Trump's cabinet. I hope people realize that two things can exist simultaneously about Sondland being a predator and being accurate in his account before the House. One doesn't negate the other.

I see what you're saying.

While watching a 1993 episode on YouTube, I noticed in the comments that someone mentioned that Tangie didn't quite seem to fit but couldn't put his/her finger on just why Tangie didn't fit. That got me to thinking, just about every time Tangie appeared onscreen, whether I agreed with that statement and if so, what are the reasons for it. I think I came up with some reasons why. The timing and how the character was introduced seemed to be sort of a stumbling block. JMO but it seemed as though the writer(s) couldn't decide what type of a character Tangie actually was. Was she a trickster who liked to play games? Was she seeking a deeper, more meaningful relationship with Josh while hiding her true intentions, so as not to scare him off? Was she obscuring an emotionally fragile center at the heart of her personality with big gestures? Was she testing Josh somehow out of a deeper insecurity? It was as if the writing worked hard to stay away from any aspects of Reva's personality, lest the viewers be tempted to compare the two, yet on the sly, they still seemed to be trying to infuse the relationship between Josh and Tangie with some of the 'push-pull' element that made Josh and Reva such a draw. It's odd to watch. When Josh first arrived back in Springfield, he made it sound as if he knew a good deal about Tangie. He talked about how much time she spent with Mara and Shayne, who both seemed to really like her. Then when Tangie gets to town, Josh tells Vanessa that he barely knows Tangie. There are moments when Josh makes it seem like a crazy fling, then the next moment he's talking about his concerns about getting intimate with Tangie and what that could mean for their relationship. Ambivalence is fine, but at least get the timeline correct. The writing for Tangie seems very muddled and it has me confused. There was a really great scene between Josh and Tangie where Josh is trying to unclothe Tangie but the zipper gets stuck on Tangie's sequined cocktail dress. Josh wants to cut it off but Tangie, afraid the dress will get ruined, says she doesn't want her dress to get ruined. Then she proceeds to tell Josh why the dress is so important to her. Marci Walker really shined in that scene and she and Robert Newman really showed what chemistry was possible between them when the writing is done well. So far, that has been the only time when I thought that Tangie has possibilities but the opportunities are too few and too far in between. The other problem is I feel as though the writing is too hastily trying to shoehorn Tangie into scenes involving the Lewis family. Little Bill seems to worship Tangie like a goddess and somehow she's already becoming a fast confidante with Mindy. Vanessa, who is usually circumspect seems to be already encouraging Josh to pursue a relationship. HB within one meeting seems to be charmed and even the caretaker at Cross Creek (where Tangie made a spontaneous visit after commandeering the Lewis jet somehow) seems to love her. It's all too much at once! The writers are forcing things so fast and not allowing the viewers to take to Tangie gradually. Maybe the writers sense that some of the other storylines have either wrapped up or are wrapping up and are panicked and trying to generate something else fast. It just seems like too much too fast where Tangie is concerned.

Though Harriott's article contained a few morsels for thought, all in all, I thought it was an entertaining "read" but one that functioned on a highly personal, highly operatic level. I took it for what it was. Buttigieg, in calling Harriott after seeing the article, was obviously doing damage control. It made for an interesting counteraction but won't change anyone's mind about him. The follow-up reads like like some sort of odd 'mano a mano' hyper-masculine piece, the kind of article you'd expect to read in Esquire magazine.

My guess is that the event that you described will happen in Season 4. From what I've observed and in reading articles, The Crown doesn't always put events in exact chronological order. That event is too dramatic not to be included. I think it's likely that there will be more on that character in the next season, as well as the introduction of a new character (who I think we all know who she will be) in Season 4. I was surprised at how they raced through years in this season's episodes but like I've said, the show has been known to 'reorder' the sequence/chronological order of events for dramatic purposes. Using a bit of 'dramatic license', if you will.

The casting for Camila (Shand) Parker-Bowles was very generous. No offense, but Camila was never as cute as the actress portraying her, I've seen photographs when Camila was younger. But the casting for young Princess Anne is ingenious! The actress is quite a find. I've seen interviews with Anne as a young woman and this actress is spot on in her interpretation. Olivia Colman and Helena Bonham Carter are as great as you'd expect two actresses of their caliber to be. One of the aspects that really caught my attention was the use of music cues, which was excellent. In a way, it sort of reminded me of when soaps were really good at creating original music for scenes and certain pieces became identifiable for a certain mood. What The Crown did that took it even further is that there would be a piece of music that would give an air of foreboding or dread and just when you start to believe that you know when it will be used next, that same piece of music might be used in an entirely different context during a scene that is hopeful. The use of music cues during this season was top drawer.

Also, Michael Bloomberg is running as a Republican in Republican's clothing. I have no idea why he's running as a Democrat when 2 out of 3 of his mayoral candidacies were as a Republican and the other one was as an Independent. They both should be running on the GOP ticket. In other news, To quote a great singer "I believe the children are our future...everybody's searching for a hero, people need someone to look up to..." These children definitely know they haven't found one in Melania.

I read that article this morning after seeing it trending under a very different title. Regardless of the fact that those remarks were said to have been spoken about 8 years ago, Buttigieg should be asked about them. If every candidate has to be asked and expected to answer to things said decades ago, he can and should certainly be expected to talk about these remarks. The video is there so he cannot claim to have been misquoted.

Can't get a break from scandal. Scandal in the morning Scandal in the evening Scandal most anytime. News dumps at night, sometimes while we sleep. I can't stand this effing corrupt administration. Interesting piece of trivia.

When I posted this NPR article nearly two weeks ago, I knew that it would more or less lead to something like where it is now, with a resignation.

A few years ago, I remember reading about Tim Berners-Lee being interviewed about the many problems with the Internet and turned over several remedies in his mind, one of which was creating a sort of alternate WWW that would fulfill the original purpose, which was to share information and foster communication. It was an interesting interview, if anyone can dig it up, it's worth a read/watch. I guess Berners-Lee was doing more than just brainstorming that day.

Obviously, this is great for Calderon-Kellet but I'm not sure how things will fare for the show without her input.

While I was trying to skip the post-debate commentary on MSNBC the other day, I did catch a snippet of a former Obama campaign manager who said that he won't be paying attention to any polls until January, at the earliest. He used an example, illustrating how far down in the polls Obama initially was in his presidential campaign until the first set of primaries actually began in earnest.

The Agassi-Graf family.

Roberto Bautista-Agut's father just passed away. Man, the sadness!

What next?

And both teams have been eliminated! How is this better than the previous format? How?

I wonder what the atmosphere is in here. The crowd looks sparse but at 2:25 am on a Thursday morning, Spanish time. Most people are either at the club or in bed.

Seems like that defeats the purpose of narrowing the income inequality gap. I'm not sure what he's thinking, I guess he figures if he taxes the rich to the hilt, somehow it will all work out? Sanders hasn't been very forthcoming in providing details so I can't really say what his plan truly is. I've stopped taking him seriously quite a number of years ago.

What a mess.

For some students, even tuition at a community college is a struggle. I don't like to oversimplify issues. Whether you like it or not, the American taxpayers already paid for the bank bailouts and the farmers bailouts as well as the bailout of the auto industry. The weight load of the student loan debt is in the trillions. All that debt is not going to be paid off in full, that's reality. As someone who attended and graduated from two schools that are considered "prestigious" and paid a high friggin' price for it (even with large scholarships), I can say that something has to be done about the cost of tuition. It is embarrassingly high. Everyone should be embarrassed by how high tuition is here. Even the U.K. with its attempts to charge tuition (they never charged in the past) at their universities don't come anywhere close to the tuition rates in the U.S. I've discussed this with friends and colleagues who went to uni in the U.K. and they think, like our healthcare system, that the U.S. has an immoral standard in terms of cost. Is this Mike Pompeo news brand new?? I feel like it's been said before that he was resigning but I think his Senate run prospects are tanked after Sondland's testimony today.

I'm all about looking at candidate's policies and Buttigeig, honestly, has some bad ones. Are millionaires and billionaires really clamoring for free education for their children?? And guess what? Non-degree programs still charge tuition. Many of the people who go to trade schools still have to pay tuition. It's not a question of "pathways", it's a question of being able to afford these programs and having your certification not be for a diploma mill but accepted as genuine proof of your training and professionalism.

Good Lord, did these folks never give the website more than a second thought? Hire a professional, for goodness sake, Google Translate ain't it!