DramatistDreamer

Oh my! I'm not mad at this spicy pic.

It was in a previous Times story that Donald repeatedly lost enormous amounts of money and his father Fred would bail him out each time. Trump hasn't paid taxes since I was a child and judging by his frequent trips to the golf course, still finding ways to make others foot the bill for his excursions.

This is what I've been saying for years now! Sheffer gets credit for simply pulling the show out of its slumber. It was in the doldrums, tbh but his version of ATWT was vastly different from anything resembling the show's classic years. It really did and because Sheffer had added a consistently absurdist element to so many aspects of the storytelling, everyone that came after him seemed to double down on that element. Maybe because Lindsay hasn't really been an actress in awhile that the information, nobody bothered to update the information but it is still up there--her IMDB page and Wikipedia page still lists Rick Giolito as her husband.

Someone should tell Rick's social media that. He still has Lindsay as his wife on his Twitter page, lol. They're probably on good terms since he retweets her.

...and Rick Giolito, who played Nick Castello (1986-1988).

Probably because the people in charge of ATWT during that period knew 'F*ck All' about the show's history.

Given Dimitrov's results as of late, this development was likely to be expected.

Yeah, a lot of people didn't even bother trying to hew to the theme from the pictures that I've seen. I was just reading about all the people who skipped it this year too, seems like a good decision, tbh.

I still listen to the radio too (albeit mostly online). Writing a radio play is on my "To Do" list (which keeps getting pushed further down). Myanmar might be pushing for an infusion of foreign aid or... something. They've been seen as a pariah over the past few years, mainly over the treatment of Rohingya and jailing journalists made the leaders (including Daw Aung San Suu Kyi) look even worse. This might be a gesture to try to put themselves in higher standing but nevertheless, I'm glad these journalists were finally freed.

How's this for painting a picture? Joan Collins, Julianne Moore and Naomi Campbell all at the Met Gala.

Surprised this hasn't been posted yet.

Some folks need to go to jail because this is totally ridiculous.

Serena at the Met Gala. The theme this year is Camp. Depending on your screen, you might not be able to tell that she's wearing sneakers.

The ATP needs to let Gimelstob GO. From what I've seen, Gimelstob was a better advocate for the guys at the top but severely lacking as an advocate for the guys outside the Top 100. Meanwhile folks are holding onto Justin, there were likely others who would've been far better advocates for players but the ATP were bypassing. Let JG go his own way! You don't see NBA players with this type of foolishness. Compare and contrast how much of the pie NBA players get, compared to ATP players. Yes, tennis is a niche sport but I'm talking percentages of the profits. NBA players are almost on full parity with the organizations, while ATP players as a whole are barely out of the single digits in how much of the profits they share in. The reason why JG managed to make inroads was not because he was so great at his job, it was because he was willing to deal with all the details that the players do not want to deal with, although I can't blame the players for this-- they're busy and it's the job of lawyers, agents and unions to deal with the finer points. Perhaps if the ATP had a union, there would be no need for the likes of a Gimelstob.

Speaking of clicks from the better known players-- I hope this is a misquote because this is not a good response.

That which he accused Obama of, he (Trump) is likely to do.

I don't think I'm willing to give anyone much credit in this situation. After all, Gimelstob was there for over a decade accumulating clout with everyone standing around and watching. The Big 3, to a certain extent, care how they look and don't wish to risk putting a foot wrong by making public statements (Rafa also dodged a question a few days ago). Stan, who dated a WTA player while she was still technically underaged and he, not yet divorced-- of course, he doesn't give two sh*ts what others think!

By most standards, this is a puff piece. What's interesting to me is that, according to the tournament organizers in Madrid, the announcement of Federer playing in the tournament made ticket sales jump. Perhaps because some believe that it could be the last chance for them to glimpse him in Madrid?

Is anyone surprised by this? Or the lack of backlash? Trump basically commits acts with impunity the way most people breathe. And the lying and rapaciousness that goes on in his cabinet and inner circle is breathtaking.

I thought that was a distinct possibility too. CBS was one of the most conservative networks (although that dynamic wouldn't truly manifest itself in the programming until the mid-late 90s). Even when CBS had standards that could be considered more permissive, this was still daytime television and the standards would always be more constrained than primetime television.

Both Nadal and Djokovic's Madrid press conferences have been postponed until tomorrow. Hm.

Piggybacking on this ongoing discussion of streamers, I read this blog post and now I understand why there are some holdouts in the public library system in regards to Kanopy. The cost may be prohibitive to quite a number of library systems.

Well, I know there were people complaining the there were too many Montgomerys, maybe it was his directive to rid the show of a few (* kanye shrug*). Has Lisa Loring spoken of her time on ATWT? She's lived quite an eventful life since she left the show, including being married to an adult film actor, as well as the fallout from that, and other divorces. Also, her recovery from a drug addiction. Is it possible that the show wanted her to make an appearance but she had too much going on in her life?

Keep in mind Monfils hadn't played since Indian Wells. Honestly, he should've taken Davidovich Fokina out in straight-sets but he kept giving gifts. Can't say Monfils isn't generous.