This is the most remarkable story Ray Bradbury ever shared with me. He told it late at nigh, sitting in his den of antiquities and mementos. Take five minutes to read this. It’s pure magic.
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AOC: And for anyone who says that’s unrealistic… this is literally what baby boomers gave themselves. Public colleges in America were tuition-free. You know when they started to get defunded? They got defunded when they started to get integrated.
“It says here in the history book that the good guys have won every single time.”
- Norm MacDonald
Norm Macdonald’s clever punchline plays with the familiar idea that history is often shaped by those who emerge victorious.
By pretending to be amazed that the “good guys” always seem to win, he points to the irony of how victors can influence the stories told afterward, often portraying their own side as justified or heroic.
The humor comes from turning a complicated observation about history, power, and propaganda into a deceptively simple joke—a perfect example of Macdonald’s signature deadpan, seemingly innocent style.
The stains on these benches are blood, and they have been there since June 1944.
The benches stand in the village church of Angoville-au-Plain, Normandy. On 6 June, two medics of the 2nd Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, Robert Wright and Kenneth Moore, turned the church into an aid station while the fighting swung back and forth outside. Over roughly three days they treated about 80 men, American and German, and a local child. When a German officer asked them to take his wounded as well, they agreed. Both were awarded the Silver Star.
The church is dedicated to Saints Cosmas and Damian, patron saints of physicians. Wright died in 2013 and is buried in its churchyard.
DoorDash spent $1.4M trying to stop Zohran Mamdani from becoming mayor.
This week's historic $131.5M enforcement action against DoorDash for underpaying NYC delivery workers shows why.
Yet another reminder that the only thing that can beat organized money is organized people. https://t.co/hed5bdvdp4
One of the very best sets ever in film - the giant typewriter from 1937s "Ready, Willing, and Able".. Lee Dixon and Ruby Keeler - and a bevy of beautiful legs, type out a fantasy letter.. The routine was choreographed by Bobby Connolly (who later choreographed The Wizard of Oz). However, it heavily borrowed from the " Busby Berkeley Style" that dominated Warner Bros. musicals at the time.
It remains one of the most delightful sequences in film, and is a personal favorite of mine!
Bill got back to me and said he's still creating. We exchanged some ideas, discussed fees and he animated the video for 'Therapy' ... I'm very proud of this artistically, but also on a deeply personal level as it represents a full circle moment for me. Hope y'all enjoy it.