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I donated thanks for the reminder.

Wow I didn't even know she was still alive??? I loved her books too! RIP! 

What?! No!! Beverly Clearly is the main reason why I grew to become an avid reader and writer. Beezus, Ramona, Henry Huggins, Ralph the Mouse, etc... May she truly rest in power. 

Damn.

I saw that ... "look"... earlier today and I really couldn't even process it.

I remember this show premiering back in 2004, was this when CBS was still trying to throw something on Saturday nights? I vaguely recall TVGuide praising the show but slamming its poor timeslot.  

It aired on Tuesdays at 9PM after NCIS, subbing in for The Guardian in the winter.

At that point NCIS was still finding its footing though; still it wasn't a disasterous timeslot. I think it might've been too out there for the average CBS viewer though.

I'll have to give it a look. It's not like I haven't watched worse on YouTube; I spent a few days in the pandemic bingeing episodes of the final strange season of Chicago Hope, a show I never watched but always followed the BTS drama of.

His pockets must really be getting thin to do this. 

He was forced to by his management, I suspect. Also, it's not his fault, y'all! It's the industry's. It's flawed. It sets white men like him up! For success. 

Thanks for sharing that. At least he seemed to be much more respectful and not exploitive, although I can see where people would still see this as exploitation. I am glad to hear she has something of a support system. 

It is a lovely piece.

LOL - "Polaris" was just trending!

Glad she has some fans still around...

Update! 

Have you ttied the Get My Payment option on the website? I tried it last night (after giving up on it earlier in the day) and actually found out that my check is being mailed tomorrow. Now that I have a new bank (which I had just closed an account before the pandemic, which was why I had to give an address, in the first place) wanted to add my information for direct deposit but they had no option for that.

There were long wait times if you visited the website during the day yesterday but I went on last night and got through quickly. Off peak hours, I guess.

I did. It said my payment was deposited in my account yesterday. It wasn't. The bank has no record of it. I feared I was one of the people who used TurboTax and got theirs sent to them, but I don't know for certain. Now I'm just trying to get answers.

Oh dear.

My mom almost experienced something similar but when I checked for her, I noticed that there was a lag in processing. Her money was supposed to be deposited yesterday but the transaction didn't appear on the digital statement until this morning. At least, last night, there was an indication that it was 'in transit', or whatever it's called.

I hope you get your money soon. I understand how frustrating it can be.

The first I ever knew of Hugh Grant was when I saw him in Maurice.

What a poignant way to bring in 2021.  Thanks for sharing.  And, of course, may your 2021 be safe and blessed and sane.

And on another note: 

That second number is absolutely beautiful. Reinking was such a strong presence physically that Hollywood likely never would have known what to do with her (wasn't she in some bigamy movie with Dudley Moore and similarly poorly used Amy Ivring...), but this is beautiful. 

Here's an old camp piece she did in Movie Movie, with Harry Hamlin at his best.

She did a fair amount of TV and film, but I agree she remained made for the stage. I remember her doing awards show performance stuff in the 80s, I think. I wonder how Margaret Qualley did playing her in Fosse/Verdon - she's a lovely young actress and I know she was determined to get Reinking right.

People talk about the Beyhive but Depp defenders really do swarm people at the slightest mention. I've seen it happen on social media- two people on my social media TL were assessing Depp's career over decades and someone who none of us follow (or vice versa) dropped into their mentions. I saw them post about how bizarre it was.

How was it? I'm thinking of watching.

Pretty good. A very real RL soap opera. I've had a few of those people in my family (though not as extreme) and I'm sure some other posters have to.

I loved that she asked Chance the Rapper why he needs to tell people he's a rapper. Just the most brilliant of friendly shade.

Clowning The Weeknd and people's Spotify playlists are it for me.

Did they really talk over Patti Labelle and then cut away from her?

I am hearing from my social media TL that people were actually appreciative of the fact that, instead of having people fly from across the country, they get to see local performers that they wouldn't normally see. Until today, some people had no idea what a Mermaid Parade existed or what it's about, lol.

I saw someone saying Bebe Roxha looked like Manos of Manos Hands of Fate.

Never really watched the show, or cared for Sorkin, but the seething, obsessive hatred many fauxgressives have it makes me happy it went well.

The above most recent video at the link has a lot more of the convo with Smith and Hubert. A lot of what he says about his compulsive need to perform and make people laugh in spite of when it was appropriate or necessary is what always has rubbed me wrong about him even when I liked some of his earlier work. I liked him owning that and explaining where it comes from.

Daphne Maxwell-Reid was never at her best on FP bc the Vivian role was neutered with the recast, but she is a very solid actress. Watching her greet Hubert with "welcome home" was all class.

It's up on YouTube:

Watch it fast, folks!