Showing posts with label Gurdeep. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Gurdeep. Show all posts

Tuesday, September 13, 2022

Notable from the Emmys

We sorta hate-watched the Emmys this year - we hadn't seen very many of the shows nominated, so the awards didn't mean very much to us really. 
I was disappointed that much of the time, the celebrities presenting the awards seemed to think the show was about them - while the poor nominees were sitting there on tenterhooks, with their pasted-on smiles, the presenters were preening and goofing around, forgetting their job was to read out the winner and get off the stage. 
And the clips from the nominees flew past so fast it was hard to keep track of who was being nominated for what. 
All in all, it was an odd way to direct an awards show, really -- the Hollywood Reporter review agreed. 
But we did love these two highlights: The Dropout was a pretty good series - remarkable acting job by Amanda Seyfried, too. I wish Better Call Saul had won a few awards;  though I'm glad that Squid Game did, because it was a game-changer. 
And finally -- hey, thanks, Obama! From Gurdeep: And some very happy Ukrainians: Chef Andres deserves a Nobel - where ever people need food, there he is:

Thursday, July 21, 2022

Some great stuff

 
I had never seen this before, its absolutely hilarious. 
Here's another great Twitter story:
Moving on, one of the bizarre things I noticed about the Trump administration is that things were ALWAYS worse than they first appeared to be. No matter how bad something looked when first reported or exposed - from the Muslim Ban to the Helsinki meeting to the child separation policy to Jan 6 insurrection etc etc - it always turned out to be even more senseless, cruel, abusive, greedy or criminal than it first looked. 
And Trump is still doing this, from beyond the grave, so to speak - it is now clear that misplaced loyalty and. I assume, the promotion of too many incompetents, has compromised the US Secret Service.
Here's the end of a long thread from Rick Wilson plus links that is worth reading - he also talks about Trump's ability to inspire the worst in everyone near him. 
It was Wilson who in 2016 coined the hashtag #ETTD - Everything Trump Touches Dies: And what a grievance-hoarder Trump is:

Friday, July 01, 2022

Canada Day, eh?

Finally ... yeah, come to think of it....