Today is the birthday of one of my favorite actresses of all time – Myrna Loy. My plan was to mark the occasion by re-watching The Thin Man, but, after a half hour or so of jumping around the web, reading about her life, I’ve decided to watch this 1973 interview with her instead. I […]
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Happy Birthday to Myrna Loy
Posted in Art and Culture, Other, Uncategorized Also tagged 1918 flu, 1973, Boris Karloff, Day at Night, James Day, Myrna Adele Williams, Myrna Loy, racism, The Mask of Fu Manchu, Thin Man, W. S. Van Dyke, yellowface 6 Comments
Swine flu outbreak finds nation unprepared
A few weeks ago, claiming that the good people of Texas had had enough of big government, Rick Perry, the Governor of Texas, said that his state was considering secession. Today, however, facing a swine flu pandemic from Mexico, the Governor who hates America is begging for federal help. Hopefully, the feds will be able […]
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged 1918, California, Charles E. Johnson, Congress, Health and Human Services, Kansas, let Texas secede, Mexico, national emergency, New York, Old Country Buffet, pandemic, Republicans, Rick Perry, secession, swine flu, Texas, the Governor who hates America 69 Comments