June 24, 2023: News of Note!

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June 24, 2023: News of Note!

Well, that was fast. I went to bed last night considering the prospect of a coup that would topple Putin in Russia. 15 hours later, the conspirators decided to call it, packed up, and went back home. Somewhat…anti-climatic. But as events were still evolving, I was reminded of someone of someone I worked for back in the day. Simply put, an asshole. And dealing with him was exhausting. I expressed my hope that he would be fired one day and replaced to which one of my co-workers offered: “Better the devil you know”. My response was: “Better? Really?” In the end, he DID end up getting fired and his replacement turned out to be terrific – collaborative, supportive, and approachable. And I was thinking of the “Better the Devil you know” argument as events were unfolding in Russia because, in this particular case, I believe the mantra was sound. Prigozhin’s words and actions strike me as decidedly unstable – not the type of individual you want controlling roughly 6000 nuclear weapons. In any case, it’s all over. Presumably. For now. But honestly have to wonder how long Prigozhin sticks around.

A pitch for my Marvel Comics Supervillain movie…

In the spirit of Kraven, Morbius, and Venom comes a supervillain unlike any other…
Raised by marsupials
Trained in the deadly arts of boxing and jumping
Jeff Daniels is…The Kangaroo!
Leaping onto your screens Summer of 2025! pic.twitter.com/bOdv6KOUBa

— Joseph Mallozzi (@BaronDestructo) June 24, 2023

Looking for mystery/suspense/thriller recommendations. Story must involve sleuthing, either by a professional or amateur investigator. No genre (sci-fi, fantasy, horror). Give me your best!

This is an interesting video about the sad reality of the business…

Super interesting info from a VFX artist who worked on #TheFlash pic.twitter.com/gIaea3F9H7

— Aaron S Bailey (@AaronBaileyArt) June 20, 2023

With all this news about studios hiring the services of A.I.’s to help them green light movies via complicated algorithms, you’d think the computers would do a better job…

Came across an article the other day about what death row convicts had for their last meals and it got me thinking…what would I have? After considerable thought, I came up with the following…

Smash cheeseburger, fried chicken, Sweet Hornet pizza, wagyu A5 steak, schnitzel, sissig, uni, ikura, caviar, spaghetti a l’assassina, crispy bonjiri, crispy chicken skin on rice, Mom’s pistachio cake, Akemi’s chocolate truffles, Haagen-Dazs vanilla, and 3 shots Yamazaki 18.

You?

Today’s Yes/No…