“It is NOT a beauty pageant! It is a scholarship program!” is the famous line about a fictional competition in the movie Miss Congeniality. But major changes announced to the annual crowning of Miss America are real, right down to not calling it a pageant, with the aim being more competition and less beauty emphasis.
One of the best films of the first half of the year, a sci-fi/horror mashup, is now available on streaming and disc.
Devcat is spending time with extended family right now. After some intermittent hiccups, our web host moved us to a new server. With any luck, performance will improve.
on Open Mic for the week of 10/14/2024It's very easy to make a lot of money if all you want to do is make a lot of money.
on Open Mic for the week of 10/14/2024Moving from one "safe" house to another? Supervising troops? Out for a smoke?
on Open Mic for the week of 10/14/2024The NYT on how the IDF came upon Sinwar: For over a year, Israel’s security establishment, backed by… on Open Mic for the week of 10/14/2024Jealous? Wanting another way to make some pocket change? ;)
on Open Mic for the week of 10/14/2024I don't think it's at all clear in 2024 what specific issue or issues we're dealing with. I thought…
on Lone Star Rising“I detest him as a person,” said Natalie Wriker, 37, who works at the Lutheran church in town, “but…
on Group Activity: VP Kamala Harris Fox News InterviewHaving reviewed it I think she did herself no significant harm and potentially some good. We also ca…
on Group Activity: VP Kamala Harris Fox News InterviewLOL: Fox News interviewed Bret Baier to ask him what HE thought of the interview. Guess what his opi… on Open Mic for the week of 10/14/2024I do think it has a lot of commonality with Christian Grift on the right, though I fear that nonprof… on Open Mic for the week of 10/14/2024DEI was basically grift for liberals or close to it. Lots of opportunities for people to make some e…
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