DramatistDreamer

Further proof that the Trump administration (I use the term very loosely) and it's ill-conceived 'War On Drugs' is even worse than the last two Republican administrations' attempts at eradicating drug abuse. They have surpassed previous years in the amount of deaths though. Bleak New Estimates in Drug Epidemic: A Record 72,000 Overdose Deaths in 2017

Julianne Moore (Frannie/Sabrina ATWT) is starring opposite Ken Watanabe in Bel Canto.

Someone posted a clip of Aretha Franklin's interview with Wendy Williams where they discussed who she'd have liked to play her in a biopic. This picture is just so... postworthy.

Ms. LaBelle has spoken.

All the people (*coughs* GOP *coughs*) who gasped at Gov. Cuomo's statement, didn't gasp at all the atrocities committed on minors (many of whom were never even charged with a crime) at Riker's Island. Y'all can miss me with the fake outrage.

Thankfully, she left a treasure trove of classic soulful songs and performances. Life isn't easy and neither was Ms. Franklin. I heard that it was pancreatic cancer about two years ago, at least. It would appear that this was the undisclosed illness she was dealing with. Surely, that toughness (and yes, that saltiness!) helped sustain her and perform practically to the very end of her life. She was tough and I'm sure she fought to the bitter end. R.I.P. Queen.

The Trump administration's new "War On Drugs" seems just as ineffective as Reagan and Nixon's 'Wars on Drugs'. Dozens overdose on synthetic marijuana in New Haven, Connecticut, authorities say

Usually Haase plays well during the European indoor hard court season but it seems as if he has decided to make a surge during the North American summer hard court season, this time around.

Yeah, Kvitova had no chill last night, lol. I'd rather watch a match with some actual big swings and power hitting where players can produce actual 'kill shots' than a match with endlessly defensive hitting where the ball is in play for damn near 50 shots, where neither player seems capable of finishing a point (I'm looking at you, Simona). It was refreshing to see some "Big Babe Tennis" as Mary Carillo used to call it.

It makes a warped kind of sense when you realize that Connecticut is one of the most unequal states in the country and this inequality is steeped in many aspects, chief among them are racial lines. I have family ties to the Northeast and Connecticut is one of those states where I have familial connections. I have also worked in the state and have personally felt the sting of prejudice while there, if not overt racism. People like Jahana Hayes (and myself) are not supposed to be in positions of authority, or power or influence, so the thinking goes. Connecticut has had a number of white male politicians who were utterly corrupt (hence the nickname "Corrupticut" that was once the moniker of the state) who have each tried to exert and regain influence, some after stints in prison. The district that Hayes is running in leans left, as does much of the state. I don't remember Bernie's folks endorsing Stacey Abrams and despite all the hullabaloo, they didn't endorse Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez either. Hm, I'm noticing a pattern. Does anyone else?

Thanks, I'll see if I can find a copy!

Just bizarre and thoroughly discomfiting. What Happens to #MeToo When a Feminist Is the Accused?

From the episodes in 1982, I decided to look up the names of writing staff that were unfamiliar to me and came across a name-- Jean Rouverol. Doing a quick search I see that she died just last year at the age of 100. As an actress, she had just started her career as a screenwriter when she was blacklisted. She had quite an interesting biography. Has she been mentioned in any threads before? She wrote a book called Writing for the Soaps. I did a quick search on this site but her name didn't come up. Since she wrote a book on soaps, perhaps someone here has read it?

A few pages back we were talking about when Lisa and Barbara partnered for Fashions and when Barbara had Simply Barbara vs. Barbara Ryan Originals. I came across this episode from 1982 and Lisa answers the phone as 'Fashions Limited'. It looks like Dee and Ariel worked there. I'm not sure if Barbara was even involved in the boutique yet, she was too busy being involved in that convoluted story where she kept having visions of the man who would turn out to be Gunnar. She does look beautiful here though. Someone put a LOT of makeup on Ariel! EDT: Okay Barbara was involved, maybe she was partners with Lisa back then but she seems fairly removed from the day to day in this episode. You have to excuse me, I was only in the 2nd grade when this episode came out so, I only have vague memories of some of these characters.

What's going on today? First Stephen Miller's uncle publicly calls out his nephew for being an "immigration hypocrite" now this. I guess some relatives have finally had enough?

Is that deal still valid? Also, isn't AOL kind of a new company now since it acquired that Yahoo! (or the shards of what remains of Yahoo!)? AOL is now technically known as Oath, I think.

I can't believe he has to explain this, not once but twice to the media. No wonder players don't want to attend these press conferences.

I'm not into giving Halep any credit where the Romanians are concerned, as I don't believe she's earned it. She's stood on the sidelines while Nastase has insulted and denigrated other women on numerous occasions. The same goes for her relationship to Tiriac. In fact, when asked in press about issues of the values of equal pay for the women, she's demurred, signaling that she believes the men deserve more than the women. I'm surprised that anyone would think that Simona is vocal on anything. I've always seen her to be reluctant to do anything other than offer platitudes and only when pushed.

We might not see either one of them in Cincinnati. Simona complained a lot about having to play so many matches at night and the toll it was taking and as you mentioned @Faulkner Sloane looked emotionally spent and even during the match, her footwork and her legs seemed somewhat dodgy toward the end.

Unsurprising.

Yes!! It definitely was not a $$$ issue from what I've read. They sort of ran into a wall because I gather that the process was painstaking and they had such a small crew working on digitization. Also, it sure seemed as though PGP was never really going to do any heavy lifting where that process was concerned. Someday the technology may come along that could allow them to seamlessly scan and put some sort of replacement sound over the scenes containing popular music. I still think it's worth it to digitize as many episodes as possible until the technology catches up. Of course, they wouldn't be able to release/sell anything but when they have the means to do it, digitizing episodes would be one less step to have to deal with. SoapClassics had been streaming episodes on their own website, so we know it is possible.