DramatistDreamer

Perhaps he became the man who knew too much?

When I saw that Garcia won the first set, I immediately thought to myself "Garcia had better win in straights, because if it goes to a third set, Garcia will get messy and I have a hard time imagining her winning". I was right. Why does she do this? This is bad form.

Even though I read the Der Spiegel article over the weekend, I admit that I really haven't much kept up to do with the world of international football, with the exception of The World Cup, so I only heard about this over the weekend and read the article immediately after. For me, when I hear the name Ronaldo, I still think of the now retired Brazilian football star, not the Portuguese one. On topic, it looks as if the rape allegations against the Portuguese footballer are being re-examined as a case is being reopened.

This is not so much a "Where Are They Now?" but 'Where They Were, Way Back When" but if you want to see a very young, pre-ATWT Brian Bloom (Dusty Donovan, ATWT), Netflix is streaming Once Upon A Time In America. The film was shot between 1982-1983 and Bloom started as Dusty in April 1983, so he likely went from the film set to set of ATWT in spring 1983.

The FBI only interviewed seven people.

Thanks for that tip, I put myself on the Waiting List (yes, there is one).

Warning: You can feel the anguish in this essay. It is visceral. The details are graphic.

I really loved the section where Rouverol talks about the importance of subtext in writing dramas for daytime. Subtext is essentially the difference between screenwriting and playwriting and back then daytime dramas and those classic TV dramas of the golden age hewed closer to playwriting standards than screenwriting standards. That has somewhat changed today but it's so interesting to hear her talk about why she initially struggled with the transition from screenwriting to writing daytime drama. For me, personally, it was the reverse where it took me longer to be able to write a TV sitcom script because I am far more at ease writing scripts for the stage. TV scripts, subtext can be deadly, simply because there's not enough time to reveal beyond words. A thirty minute situation comedy script, you have to be more blunt, unless you are carrying out a story over a series of episodes, you don't have time to deal with 'what is not being said'. On classic soap, what's not said was almost everything. I love to hear from writers on these specific aspects of writing for their respective genres.

Thanks @Limenade! I'll try to watch this at some point later in the day.

Trump's EPA now declares that some radiation is actually good for you.

The Swiss, the Germans and the U.S. look pretty formidable. Of course, the French are a wildcard, if ever I've seen one.

Deadspin has the rundown of the dustup between Sloane and Pavs, complete with the actual video that the WTA tried to delete. Sloane Stephens Feuds With Opponent: "[!@#$%^&*] Bitch Tried To Hit Me"

I'm so sick of hearing about the Grifter-in-Chief but apparently everyone is now talking about the NYT article about Fred Trump and his conning spawn and the specifics of their tax evading ways. @Juliajms Last year, I read a very long article (maybe in The Atlantic) that talked all about the Trumps' ties to Eastern Europe, including the former Czechoslovakia. Yes, and I did read that there were extensive files about the Trumps and the Zelnicek family (Ivana's family) that traveled all the way to Russia because of the connections between intelligence networks of the former Soviet Union. For this reason, many are proposing that the Russians already had a lot of intelligence and kompromat on Donald Trump before he even set foot in Russia for the first time in the late 1980s.

$50,000 in back taxes is a lot for most of us but Kemp is disputing a $500,000 loan. Also, Kemp could be in default of $5.2 million for his tanked agricultural business.

Much has been made about Georgia governor candidate Stacey Abrams' mortgage debt but it looks like Brian Kemp has an emerging suit regarding a delinquent loan. For Brian Kemp, suit over bad loan reveals political, financial perils Also

Someone said that Ostapenko's ball toss was going the way of Ivanovic, so it was fairly obvious that she was having physical issues. This is what happens when your sport lacks a player's union. The tournaments, even some coaches are most interested in getting these players to play tournaments, not to take time off to recuperate and heal. At this point, it seems like you have to over 30 with multiple Slams not to be penalized for taking time off during the season. It's not just Ostapenko, what about Madison Keys? Why was she out there playing when she clearly shouldn't be? This is the second tournament in a row where she either had to withdraw or retire from a match.