This man showed every comedy writer and producer alive today
exactly how it's done. He inspired all of us to elevate the genre to something beyond just the laughs. He leaves behind a staggering entertainment legacy, with the crown jewel standing as perhaps the greatest sitcom ever, "All in the Family", a modern-day viewing of which is enough to humble any of us writing for TV. Even more impressively, he flew 52 combat missions with the Air Force in WWIl, and was decorated for his service. How many of us in the industry can say we fought the Nazis, AND made some of the best TV of all time? I once asked him to tell me about his experiences in the war, and what it was like to fly consecutive missions with such frequency. He said the worst days were when he didn't really know the rest of the guys in the crew. Only a born comedy writer could risk his life to help smash Hitler's regime and then say the toughest part was the social anxiety. And even though he lived to 101, he never became an old man. He could have stuck around a hundred years more, and never become creatively bored or apathetic, even for an instant. I will miss my friend Norman Lear, but if there was ever a life to be more celebrated than mourned, it's this guy. He did it right.
The Bible has been removed from all elementary and middle school libraries throughout the Davis School District in Utah after a parent utilized a new law that permits the removal of "pornographic" books from school libraries.
The removal of the Bible was requested due to it being "one of the most sex-ridden books around."
The Utah Legislature in 2022 approved a contentious bill HB374, which lawmakers have described as a way to weed out content found to be pornographic from K-12 libraries and classrooms.
Utah Parents United, a conservative parents rights lobbied strongly for the passing of HB374.
The parent argued that the Bible contained topics such as incest, bestiality, genital mutilation, and infanticide, making it pornographic under the new definition set forth in Utah Code Ann. § 76-10-1227.
A GOP lawmaker expressed sadness regarding the situation.
“Bob and Don: A Love Story,” a short film by Judd Apatow and Michael Bonfiglio, pays homage to the lifelong friendship between the comedians Bob Newhart and Don Rickles. Watch here. https://t.co/APEHsa9B00
Police checked out 911 reports about this man with a long gun, but because the open carry of loaded long guns without a permit, background check or training is legal in Tennessee, no arrest was made. Meanwhile, nearby schools in Memphis went into lockdown. https://t.co/6DMDCMP2ed
Yesterday, November 26, 2023, was the busiest day ever for air travel in the US.
Transportation Security Administration screened 2,894,304 individuals at airports nationwide, the busiest day ever for air travel.