Michael-Patrick Harrington's Blog, page 31
April 20, 2021
Jim Steinman
Jim Steinman, Hitmaker for Meat Loaf, Bonnie Tyler, Dead at 73 Songwriter and composer also worked with Celine Dion, Air Supply, Barry Manilow, and more
April 19, 2021
Clarice & Hannibal’s 30th anniversary (on film)
It’s the 30th anniversary of The Silence of the Lambs (the film)…
30 Years of Silence | Esquire | MARCH 2021 The Silence of the Lambs changed HOW WE LOOK AT HORROR FILMS—but it almost wasn’t made. On its 30th anniversary, Chris Nashawaty tells the story of its near demise, and ultimate resurrection, on the way to becoming the greatest blockbuster of the ’90s.
Save the Republic
FOR THE REPUBLIC | Esquire | MARCH 2021 Donald Trump may be out of office, but he opened a door that cannot be closed without a monumental effort
April 13, 2021
“…this radical attempt to destroy the principles of the Declaration of Independence”
160 years ago, the Civil War began. In some ways, the principles our country defended against the southern traitors are principles we are still fighting for every day. In many obvious ways, Minneapolis has become ground zero for this battle.
April 12, 2021 Yesterday, at about 2:00 in the afternoon, a white police officer in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, shot and killed 20-year-old Daunte Wright, a Black man, after what seems to have been a routine traffic stop turned up an arrest warrant. Today, the Brooklyn Center police chief told reporters that the a…
April 8, 2021
Whoa!
This article is startling…
April 7, 2021 Last night, commentator Kevin Williamson published a piece in National Review justifying voter suppression by suggesting that “the republic would be better served by having fewer—but better—voters.” Representatives, he says, “are people who act in other people’s interests,” which is different from d…
April 7, 2021
Starbucks
Starbucks’ experimental new cup costs extra, but it’s worth it Starbucks is launching an experimental “borrow a cup” program at select locations in its hometown, Seattle.
April 6, 2021
Whedon & Johns
Wow, Joss Whedon & Geoff Johns are real asshats. I’ve heard rumblings about Whedon for a while (on Buffy, Firefly, Avengers), but not about Johns, who started out as a comic book writer. (He’s still one today.)
At least the 4-hour Zac Snyder version of Justice League erases the foul taste of Whedon’s sugar pops version.
Ray Fisher Opens Up About ‘Justice League,’ Joss Whedon and Warners: “I Don’t Believe Some of These People Are Fit for Leadership” Over the past year, the actor has assailed the filmmaker and studio in harsh-but-cryptic tweets for what he says was racist and inappropriate conduct: “I’m not so indebted to Hollywood that I haven’t been willing to put myself out there.”
Rolling Stone: The 40 Greatest One Album Wonders
40 Greatest One-Album Wonders The best one-and-dones, including Lauryn Hill, Jeff Buckley, Young Marble Giants, and more
April 1, 2021
Biden & History
Why Joe Biden Is Embracing His Age By highlighting his place in the long arc of history, he hopes that his ambitious agenda might ultimately rank among the most consequential of modern presidents.
March 29, 2021
How Covid-19 was handled during the first year
A sobering look at how Covid-19 was handled during the first year.
What the Covid-19 war was really like in Trump’s White House No longer working under the Trump administration, six leading US health officials now reveal to CNN the real challenges they faced during the nation’s fight against Covid-19 over the past year: death threats, mixed messages and in some cases, being kept from sharing information with national audienc…
