Last night, HBO's John Oliver did an excellent and funny piece on Donald Trump. He exposes him for the fraud that he is. So you Republicans that are in full panic mode over the specter of Trump winning the Republican nomination, enjoy this hilarious video courtesy of HBO and Youtube.
Monday, February 29, 2016
Sunday, February 28, 2016
Celebrate Black History Month with Charlie Parker
In honor of black history month, I present the greatest musician of the twentieth century. CHARLIE PARKER. Here is his great song "Confirmation."
Shut up Chris Rock
So I'm watching the Oscars and am waiting what host Chris Rock would say about the lack of people of color in the acting categories. And his monologue was funny but went on too long about the lack of blacks in cinema. I mean the whole thing was about that. Then he insulted the first presenters Emily Blunt and Charlize Theron by making a joke about Emily and saying she's accompanied by somebody even whiter. These actresses didn't need to be insulted like that. They can't help it if they are white.
Then there was the first filmed skit. It featured scenes from this year's movies with black actors interrupting the scenes with jokes about not being in these films. Not funny. Why? The type of racism that they portray is not present. For example, NASA would not abandon an astronaut on Mars because he was black. Maybe that's funny in Blazing Saddles when that type of racism existed but not now.
Then Chris Rock decided to say something about one actor who was not nominated. Michael Jordan. When Rock introduced Jordan, he said he should have been nominated. Really? Does that mean the other actors in the Best Actor category were not deserving? Maybe you want a quota system? It insults the performances of the actors who were nominated in this category. Then there was the unfunny Black Moment in Film sketch. And then there was the video piece where Rock interviews black people about the controversy. That skit come at almost two hours later! Sigh.
Enough Chris Rock. Shut up. It was just two years ago that Lupinta Nyong'o won an Oscar for 12 Years a Slave. Hollywood is the most liberal segments of our society. They have pushed diversity for years. Sure, there are problems getting more people of color in film. I do want more people of color to be considered for roles that don't require a particular race.
Then there was the first filmed skit. It featured scenes from this year's movies with black actors interrupting the scenes with jokes about not being in these films. Not funny. Why? The type of racism that they portray is not present. For example, NASA would not abandon an astronaut on Mars because he was black. Maybe that's funny in Blazing Saddles when that type of racism existed but not now.
Then Chris Rock decided to say something about one actor who was not nominated. Michael Jordan. When Rock introduced Jordan, he said he should have been nominated. Really? Does that mean the other actors in the Best Actor category were not deserving? Maybe you want a quota system? It insults the performances of the actors who were nominated in this category. Then there was the unfunny Black Moment in Film sketch. And then there was the video piece where Rock interviews black people about the controversy. That skit come at almost two hours later! Sigh.
Enough Chris Rock. Shut up. It was just two years ago that Lupinta Nyong'o won an Oscar for 12 Years a Slave. Hollywood is the most liberal segments of our society. They have pushed diversity for years. Sure, there are problems getting more people of color in film. I do want more people of color to be considered for roles that don't require a particular race.
Saturday, February 20, 2016
Classic Saturday Night Live Republican debate skit
As I watched clips of last week's Republican Presidential debate, I couldn't help but think about the hilarious Saturday Night Live Republican debate skit from last fall. I meant there was a bunch of insults thrown in that skit by Donald Trump. And as I watched the real thing, it's almost as if life was imitating art. Back then it was art imitating life but now you can't separate them. So here it is. The SNL riotous Republican Presidential debate from September 2015, just in time for today's South Carolina primary. Enjoy.
Apollo 10 astronauts hear space "music"
Cue the X-Files theme. The Huffington Post is reporting as Apollo 10 was orbiting on the far side of the moon that the astronauts heard space "music." This music really sounds like a whistling noise that was heard through the radio. Now note as the ship is orbiting that part of the moon there is no radio contact. The report is highlighted in the Science Channel's series, "NASA's Unexplained Files." Check out the clip from the show below.
So, what was it? Easily explained ship noise? Then why is it over the radio? Or is it from aliens? The truth is out there.
So, what was it? Easily explained ship noise? Then why is it over the radio? Or is it from aliens? The truth is out there.
Monday, February 15, 2016
Classic SNL Democratic debate skit from 2015
Okay, let's take a breather from Republicans slinging mud at each other and watch this classic debate parody from Saturday Night Live. Yes, I know this covers this year's Democrats and you may think it's too early to call it classic. Just watch it. It's very funny and they got Bernie Sanders just right. Kudos to Larry David for playing him. It's Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld as Bernie Sanders. Gotta love Hillary trying to tell voters to be well more practical versus Sanders' idealism. Enjoy.
Sunday, February 14, 2016
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