Category: Recommended

  • Chapo Trap House

    Chapo Trap House

    Episode 10 – No FoPo, Fight the Blob feat. @dwdavison9318 (5/15/16) In episode 10, we’re joined by Derek Davison (@dwdavison9318)who voxsplains to us what the Iran nuclear deal is and breaks down a juicy New York Times Magazine profile of White House literary savage B via SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/chapo-trap-house/episode-10-no-fopo-fight-the-blob-feat-dwdavison9318-51516#t=53:10 I don’t think that in my lifetime…

  • November Scoreboard

    November Scoreboard

    Episode 10 – No FoPo, Fight the Blob feat. @dwdavison9318 (5/15/16) In episode 10, we’re joined by Derek Davison (@dwdavison9318)who voxsplains to us what the Iran nuclear deal is and breaks down a juicy New York Times Magazine profile of White House literary savage B via SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/chapo-trap-house/episode-10-no-fopo-fight-the-blob-feat-dwdavison9318-51516#t=53:10 I don’t think that in my lifetime…

  • December 6, 2016

    Link: http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/the_secret_cost_of_chinese_buffets_part_1_20161102 Sam stood out from the start. “Born on third base,” as he says, not because his family had money but because he considers intellect, not class, to be the new driver in society.

  • December 7, 1942

    Link: http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/the_secret_cost_of_chinese_buffets_part_1_20161102 Sam stood out from the start. “Born on third base,” as he says, not because his family had money but because he considers intellect, not class, to be the new driver in society.

  • NYT Exec. Editor On The New Terrain Of Covering Trump

    NYT Exec. Editor On The New Terrain Of Covering Trump

    ‘New York Times’ Executive Editor On The New Terrain Of Covering Trump Dean Baquet talks about covering tweets as news, his decision to use the word “lie” in a headline about Trump and why he’s not worried about libel suits from the new president. via NPR: https://www.npr.org/2016/12/08/504806512/new-york-times-executive-editor-on-the-new-terrain-of-covering-trump Sam stood out from the start. “Born on…

  • Ta-Nehisi Coates On The Legacy Of The Nation’s First Black President – The Diane Rehm Show

    Ta-Nehisi Coates On The Legacy Of The Nation’s First Black President – The Diane Rehm Show

    Ta-Nehisi Coates On The Legacy Of The Nation’s First Black President Writer Ta-Nehisi Coates won last year’s National Book Award for “Between the World and Me,” an exploration of being black in America. In the latest Atlantic Magazine cover story, he looks at the legacy of our first African-American president and the role via Diane…

  • Diane Rehm – What Trump’s Victory Might Mean For America’s Place In The World

    Diane Rehm – What Trump’s Victory Might Mean For America’s Place In The World

    What Trump’s Victory Might Mean For America’s Place In The World Promises to upend international engagement, U-S trade and immigration policy were central to Donald Trump’s campaign. What Trump’s win may mean for America’s role in the world. via Diane Rehm: http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2016-11-10/what-trumps-victory-might-mean-for-americas-place-in-the-world

  • Presidential Election 2016: An American Tragedy – The New Yorker

    Presidential Election 2016: An American Tragedy – The New Yorker

    An American Tragedy The electorate has, in its plurality, decided to live in Trump’s world of vanity, hate, arrogance, untruth, and recklessness. via The New Yorker: http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/an-american-tragedy-donald-trump It is impossible to react to this moment with anything less than revulsion and profound anxiety.

  • About That Election – 2016

    About That Election – 2016 This morning when I awoke I had a number of messages that asked, “What do we do now?  It was impossible for me to reply because my first th… Link: http://werejustsayin.blogspot.com/2016/11/about-that-election-2016.html I don’t think that in my lifetime there will be a Woman in the White House. We learned that…

  • I, Tonya

    I, Tonya

    I, Tonya (2017) – IMDb I, Tonya: Directed by Craig Gillespie. With Margot Robbie, Sebastian Stan, Allison Janney, Julianne Nicholson. Competitive ice skater Tonya Harding rises amongst the ranks at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, but her future in the activity is thrown via IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5580036/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

  • The Post

    The Post

    The Post (2017) – IMDb The Post: Directed by Steven Spielberg. With Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks, Sarah Paulson, Bob Odenkirk. A cover-up spanning four U.S. Presidents pushes the country’s first female newspaper publisher and her editor to join an unprecedented battle between press via IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt6294822/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

  • Crashing, Season 1

    Crashing, Season 1

    Crashing (TV Series 2017–2019) – IMDb Crashing: Created by Pete Holmes. With Pete Holmes, George Basil, Jamie Lee, Artie Lange. A New York comic is forced to make a new start for himself after his wife leaves him. via IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5037914/?ref_=nv_sr_1

  • Faces Places

    Faces Places

    Faces Places (2017) – IMDb Faces Places: Directed by JR, Agnès Varda. With Agnès Varda, JR, Jeannine Carpentier, Clemens Van Dungern. Director Agnes Varda and photographer/muralist J.R. journey through rural France and form an unlikely friendship. via IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5598102/?ref_=nv_sr_1

  • How a midlevel school became The University of Adidas at Louisville

    How a midlevel school became The University of Adidas at Louisville

    OTL: The making of The University of Adidas at Louisville Former Louisville athletic director Tom Jurich leveraged big deals and big-time basketball to build the university into a sports powerhouse, only to watch it burn amid charges of excess, exploitation and corruption. via ESPN.com: http://www.espn.com/espn/otl/story/_/id/21710106/louisville-athletic-director-tom-jurich-leveraged-big-deals-build-university-sports-powerhouse-only-watch-burn-amid-charges-excess

  • Brad’s Status

    Brad’s Status

    Brad’s Status (2017) – IMDb Brad’s Status: Directed by Mike White. With Ben Stiller, Austin Abrams, Jenna Fischer, Michael Sheen. A father takes his son to tour colleges on the East Coast and meets up with an old friend who makes him feel inferior about his life’s choices. via IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5884230/?ref_=nv_sr_1

  • James Risen On His Battles With Bush, Obama, And The New York Times

    James Risen On His Battles With Bush, Obama, And The New York Times

    All The News Unfit to Print: James Risen on His Battles with Bush, Obama, and the New York Times An Intercepted podcast bonus: James Risen’s full interview with Jeremy Scahill. via The Intercept: https://theintercept.com/2018/01/03/all-the-news-unfit-to-print-james-risen-on-his-battles-with-bush-obama-and-the-new-york-times/

  • Darkest Hour

    Darkest Hour

    Darkest Hour (2017) – IMDb Darkest Hour: Directed by Joe Wright. With Gary Oldman, Kristin Scott Thomas, Ben Mendelsohn, Lily James. In May 1940, the fate of World War II hangs on Winston Churchill, who must decide whether to negotiate with Adolf Hitler, or fight on knowing that it via IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4555426/?ref_=nv_sr_1

  • The Best American Essays 2017

    The Best American Essays 2017

    The Best American Essays 2017 “Jamison has done an exceptional job curating this volume, selecting essayists who are diverse in ideas and experiences, and essays that … Link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33413904-the-best-american-essays-2017?from_search=true

  • How One Woman’s Digital Life Was Weaponized Against Her

    How One Woman’s Digital Life Was Weaponized Against Her

    How One Woman’s Digital Life Was Weaponized Against Her A rare court case exposes the all-too-common horror of online harassment. via WIRED: https://www.wired.com/story/how-one-womans-digital-life-was-weaponized-against-her/

  • Nathan For You – season 4 finale

    Nathan For You | Comedy Central No idea is too daring for Nathan Fielder as he thinks outside the box to help small business owners make it in a competitive world. via Comedy Central: http://www.cc.com/shows/nathan-for-you