In Sunday night's Oscar show, George Clooney used his speech to congratulate Hollywood for taking on controversial progressive issues. He also mentioned with pride that the Academy gave an award to a black woman, Hattie McDaniel, in 1939. That's admirable, and the Academy deserves credit for its colorblind recognition of outstanding acting. However, before Clooney wears out … [Read more...] about Colorblind Hollywood
When You Spend the King’s Gold…
...this happens: The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday that military recruiters must have the same kind of access as other employers coming onto campus to give out information and conduct job interviews, if the campus receives federal money. Most campuses rely on some share of the $35 billion the government channels each year to higher education. The law that blocks this … [Read more...] about When You Spend the King’s Gold…
Carnival of the Cats #102
The 102nd Carnival of the Cats is up at Catcall! … [Read more...] about Carnival of the Cats #102
Blame It on the Flash
You'll reach me everywhere, I'm sometimes here or there, I'm always in the air... By the way, if you didn't follow the Fabrice Morvan link in the post below, you really should follow the one in this sentence. Somehow it seems appropriate that the surviving frontman for Milli Vanilli would have a Flash welcome page without any other substance behind it... … [Read more...] about Blame It on the Flash
Welcome Back Marine
LCPL Thomas Amos Tommy is the son of a couple of good friends of ours. He returned to the United States this week, and his mother and father are driving to Camp Lejeune this weekend to see him. He's got a new baby daughter that he hasn't seen yet, but she's too young to make the trip. … [Read more...] about Welcome Back Marine