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Why do they need a third talking head at this point? Gayle and Norah seem to be doing just fine.
SCOOP: John Dickerson, moderator of Face The Nation, is set to replace Charlie Rose on CBS This Morning three sources tell me. https://t.co/ZMsZsBrp85
— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) January 9, 20180 -
11 hours ago, YRfan23 said:
Wow....I didn't even know or not if he was still alive!....I doubt the show will pay a small tribute...
R.I.P!
Y&R has had chances to show true classic episodes over the years. That episode where Katherine pleads with him to stay would've been a powerful one. Instead we get "classics" from a year ago.
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Oh no, Donnelly Rhodes has passed away. May he R.I.P.
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If taxpayers are footing the bill for Kellyanne and Sarah's MUAs, I don't want to hear another Trump supporter claim that I have no right to critique their poorly-done makeup jobs.
The Trump team, including Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Kelly Conway, have a full-time makeup artist funded by taxpayer dollars on staff https://t.co/UjQ1KL2ITN
— The Cut (@TheCut) January 9, 20180 -
This is an interesting take, and one not enough people are discussing.
“Oprah’s speech—in my hearing—wasn’t about why she needs to run for office. It was about why the rest of us need to do so, immediately.” @Dahlialithwick nails it. https://t.co/aP3iuqmcX4
— Jamil Smith (@JamilSmith) January 8, 20180 -
This statement posted about Roseanne Barr, LOL.
shouts to roseanne barr for scrubbing her timeline of protrump tweets before tonights awards tho
— Desus Nice (@desusnice) January 8, 20180 -
Has Trump ever been the one fully making decisions? For almost a year, I've gotten the feeling that nobody is in charge. Just a staff tiptoeing around an explosive 'personality' hoping he won't blow and trying to cover his tracks when he has the inevitable tantrum or outburst.
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Yeah, congratulations to Nick for winning in Brisbane. TBH, he looked pretty darn happy to win a title in his home country.
As for Novak, there's this.
.@DjokerNole's presence at the @AustralianOpen is in question, he'll decide after testing the waters with @RafaelNadal at @KooyongClassic. pic.twitter.com/V4ZQYldM2N
— Tennis Channel (@TennisChannel) January 8, 20180 -
Really pleased for Gael and how he's starting his season. I hope builds on this success.
"I wouldn't say I was expecting to win the first tournament, but I'm more than happy that I did."@Gael_Monfils lifts his first Doha 🏆 to open 2018
— ATP World Tour (@ATPWorldTour) January 6, 2018
More ➡️ https://t.co/JCchPyWI7I pic.twitter.com/CwcDieDDNu0 -
Source with knowledge of Mueller investigation says 3 more individuals were indicted in late December. Indictments are under seal-they include 1 A list and 2 from the shadows.
— Claude Taylor (@TrueFactsStated) January 6, 20180 -
Also, talk about awful to hear--Ben Vereen is facing allegations of sexual assault during a 2015 production of Hair in Florida.
Apparently he has apologized for "inappropriate" behavior.
Ben Vereen Accused of Sexual Assault During 2015 Florida Production of Hair
It's become painstakingly clear that we really can no longer be surprised by the breadth of this sexual misconduct epidemic anymore.
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Aren't they supposed to be in Echo Park?
It may be a case of trying to tackle too many issues at once but I believe Echo Park has been undergoing some pretty radical changes with gentrification and some of that was mentioned in the previous season.
(Also, Schneider who manages the building is somewhat symbolic of the very hipster that is gentrifying the neighborhood, although they obviously love him and he's a part of their lives- he likely represents the positive side of gentrification
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Also, I think that showrunner lived in Echo Park and perhaps feels like setting the show there, she can draw on her personal knowledge of the area so that her characters feel more realistically grounded in a specific place, rather than writing generalities about somewhere abstract or somewhere she doesn't know that much about.
When I write, I like to be as specific as I can, the writing feels more genuine to me.
One complaint I had about a show like Friends was despite the fact that they were supposed to be set in NYC, it didn't truly feel like NYC. I still enjoyed the show but that aspect grated a little.
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31 minutes ago, BetterForgotten said:
To this day, Calhoun never gets the credit for his work at ATWT or GL. His ATWT is overshadowed by praise for Marland (and Marland's work was not as strong with Laurence Caso as EP, IMO), and he's overlooked for his GL contributions because JFP ended taking a lot of credit for things he help set in motion.
Calhoun gets credit from me. I consider them to be a team.
Yes, Marland was out in front but perhaps Calhoun also preferred it that way. In most forms of media entertainment the EP wasn't really out in front, that's a relatively contemporary phenomenon (and it hasn't been for the better IMHO).
Perhaps Calhoun was old-school in that particular way.
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Trump's favorite network admits something he won't: 2017 saw the lowest number of jobs created since 2010. #JobsReport https://t.co/z1Y41EDESQ
— Chris Lu (@ChrisLu44) January 5, 20180 -
A "silent ban" at that.
In other slightly tangential Aussie news
Tennis coach Nick Philippoussis has stroke in US jail and may never face sexual assault trial https://t.co/ITWLPvTfjN
— Guardian US (@GuardianUS) January 5, 20180 -
I never thought Serena was playing but I think she might have held off announcing for as long as she did out of courtesy to the tournament's promotion/marketing department.
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I forgot where I read it (admittedly I only read the headline and skipped the entire article) but I read that Omorosa is having difficulty finding takers (i.e. publishers) for her proposed book.
Not surprised. It's what she deserves.
I will never forget that she once claimed that everyone would be bowing to "a president Trump" during the 2016 election, then promptly cried and whined that her family disowned her after the elections. That told me all I needed to know about her and I had no interest learning any more.
Like @Khan, I am not here for any words that come out of her mouth, or on paper.
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It's official.
Andy Murray has withdrawn from the #AusOpen.
— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 4, 20180 -
Clearly they couldn't keep up the sham that was the voter fraud commission.
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There is a move to add a question about citizenship status on the next Census questionnaire in 2020, which seems like a poor decision.
Many experts think this could render the results inaccurate and could also skew results that will affect redistricting and funding.
Critics Say Questions About Citizenship Could Wreck Chances for an Accurate Census
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Just when you start to think the accounts behind the sexual assaults and harassment couldn't get any worse. I've read of some bizarre incidents that took place during the 1970s but this is one of the worst.
I mean, this guy was going around forcibly spanking women in the newsroom? He blames it on the indiscretion of youth? He was 40, old enough to damn well know what he did was wrong!
And the newspaper's response was to hire a woman just to warn other female employees to steer clear of this man but apparently no one thought the man who spanked women was enough of a problem??!
Star’s former publisher accused of assaulting reporters in 1970s
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Springsteen just seems like the type of guy who wouldn't deny a sincere request from a fan. It was uplifting to see that Eddie got his request met.
On a different note,
This might have been mentioned earlier but Billy Magnussen is in Season 4 of Black Mirror, which I haven't seen yet but plan to see this weekend.
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When they say deregulation, this is where it often leads to.
Coal mining deaths nearly double from 2016 to 2017 https://t.co/ZatOGPAVUV pic.twitter.com/JBDS7nTJTr
— The Hill (@thehill) January 2, 20180 -
Andy Murray posted a statement on FB regarding his withdrawal from Brisbane as well as his current health status.
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Bill Bell Sr. sure wrote his characters to be highly memorable! Today's soap writers seem to struggle with this, which is why we often get legacy characters and popular characters from the past being revived and the stories often still flop!
One thing I noticed about the DR tweets on social media-- most of the plaudits and condolences are from fans of BSG, Soap, even the Golden Girls and Empty Nest, with a lot from fans of various Canadian shows over the decades like Da Vinci's Inquest but very few regarding his Y&R work.
Yes, he was only on two years but his character's influence lasted decades, as @yrfan1983 said.
I suspect many, from today's showrunners to the majority of today's soap bloggers really don't know all that much about his work.