A Kiss Before Dying (1955)

Robert Wagner, young and kinda sexy, plays a college student whose girlfriend is pregnant. This would upturn his plans, but not to worry, he finds an unorthodox solution. … [read more]

our 97th weekly open mike

Let’s see what happens when your host (me) has nothing to say. Step right up, speak your mind, tell a story, sing a song, whatever. … [read more]

GW Bush White House approved departure of Saudis after Sept. … [read more]

I’m an old man, and my mother is even older than me because that’s the way things work.

She’s 93, and was still sharp as a dagger until March, when she underwent heart surgery. … [read more]

President of the United States goes batshit on social media, again

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King-Size Canary (1947)

An animated cat tranquilizes a mean-looking dog in order to safely ransack a kitchen, then drugs a canary with “Garden Jumbo Grow” fertilizer, which instantly makes the bird big as a fridge, the better to taste its drumsticks. … [read more]

Trump threatens to end trade with some countries if Fed doesn’t cut interest rates

Trump demands all Canadian companies doing business with the US move to America ‘immediately’

Virginia mom gets 6-month suspended jail sentence for letting 5-year-old walk to the pond

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our 96th weekly open mike

Let’s see what happens when your host (me) has nothing to say. Step right up, speak your mind, tell a story, sing a song, whatever. … [read more]

Kingdom of the Spiders (1977)

William Shatner plays veterinarian to a remote ranchland corner of Arizona, where first cattle and then people are pestered by spiders of unusual number. … [read more]

Donald Trump says transgender people will “end” if Republicans keep Congress in midterms

Postal Service rule could bar millions from voting by mail

More mail ballots are arriving late this cycle, and they’re getting tossed

Whistle-blower says Trump officials are defying court orders on voting by mail

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