Debbie Harry, May 1977. Performing with Blondie at the Apollo Theatre in Glasgow to kick off their first UKtour. Photo by Jill Furmanovsky. They were the opening act for another New York band, Television. Did you ever see either of these bands?
A fully masked ICE agent pepper sprayed a woman in New York yesterday merely for videotaping.
This is what tyranny looks like in Trump’s America. Imagine if Biden had Trump supporters pepper sprayed for videotaping.
Il naît en 1914, dans la banlieue de Paris, fils de deux immigrés espagnols arrivés sans un sou. L'enfance n'annonce rien : élève médiocre, il enchaîne les petits métiers ratés, toujours congédié.
Pour survivre, il joue du piano la nuit dans les bars. De cette bohème sans avenir lui vient une idée : il sera acteur.
Il s'y met tard, vers trente ans. Mais le cinéma ne veut pas de ce petit homme nerveux au crâne dégarni : rien d'un jeune premier. On lui laisse des silhouettes, des rôles minuscules, un nom jamais inscrit au générique.
Cela dure vingt ans. Vingt années dans l'ombre, à voir filer sa jeunesse sans qu'aucune chance ne vienne.
Puis, à cinquante ans, l'âge où d'autres quittent l'écran, un film le déguise en gendarme ridicule sur la Côte d'Azur. La France éclate de rire. En quelques années, ce raté magnifique devient la plus grande vedette du pays, adoré pour ses grimaces et ses colères.
Ce comédien s'appelait Louis de Funès. Il est né un 31 juillet, comme aujourd'hui, il y a 112 ans.
Un de ses films, La Grande Vadrouille, restera le plus grand succès du cinéma français durant trente ans. Vingt ans d'échecs, puis le sommet : personne n'a autant fait rire la France.
My wife and I have made a list of five people we can sleep with if we ever get the chance.
She picked Brad Pitt, Sam Elliott, Tom Hardy, Kevin Costner, and Jon Hamm.
I’ve gone for her sister, her cousin, her best friend, the blonde UPS driver and the girl with big boobs at Dunkin’. Now I’m sleeping on the sofa because apparently she is not happy with my choices.
According to director Frank Henenlotter, when "Frankenhooker" (1990) was brought before the MPAA for certification, it ran into trouble.
One day, the head of the MPAA, Richard Heffner called the production company & said to the lady secretary,
"Congratulations, you’re the first film rated 'S."
She asked, "'S?' For s € x?".
He replied, "No, 'S' for 'Sh!t'".
After the incident, Producer James Glickenhaus fought back and brought the feud public. The MPAA ultimately gave the film an 'X' rating. They refused it and released the movie unrated.
(Frank Henenlotter's interview with Alan Bett, The Skinny, 2013 & IMDb)
According to director Frank Henenlotter, when "Frankenhooker" (1990) was brought before the MPAA for certification, it ran into trouble.
One day, the head of the MPAA, Richard Heffner called the production company & said to the lady secretary,
"Congratulations, you’re the first film rated 'S."
She asked, "'S?' For s € x?".
He replied, "No, 'S' for 'Sh!t'".
After the incident, Producer James Glickenhaus fought back and brought the feud public. The MPAA ultimately gave the film an 'X' rating. They refused it and released the movie unrated.
(Frank Henenlotter's interview with Alan Bett, The Skinny, 2013 & IMDb)
Anthropologist Margaret Mead was once asked by a student what she believed was the very first sign of known civilization. The student expected her to talk about a hatchet, perhaps fishhooks, the bow and arrow...
Possibly a building structure, clay pots or grinding stones and knives.
But no.
Mead said that the first sign of civilization in an ancient culture was a thighbone that had been broken and then healed.
Mead explained that in the animal kingdom, if you break your leg, your timely death is assured.
"You cannot run from danger, get to the river for a drink or hunt for food. You are meat for prowling beasts. No animal survives a broken leg long enough for the bone to heal."
A broken thighbone that has healed is evidence that someone has taken time to stay with the one who fell, has bound up the wound, has carried the person to safety and has tended the person through recovery.
"Helping someone else through difficulty is where civilization starts." Mead said.
We are at our very best when we truly help and serve others.
Be civilized. Be kind. Be helpful