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Beautiful Boy: Oh, boy
Cut it out; not funny. But the links were pretty good.— October 18, 2018 10:06 p.m.
Beautiful Boy: Oh, boy
You are so nice to say that I make you laugh, Scott -- a cause to be happy, something in short supply this particular evening. I remember when (the sainted-by-some) Duncan Shepard gave a shockingly undeserved black spot to "Madame Rosa," a beautiful if maudlin French film with an aging Simone Signoret who turned him off. I never forgot the power of the black spot and I never forgave Duncan for that review.— October 18, 2018 9 p.m.
L.A.Times gets Big Willie and Room 20
Have you mentioned that Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez recently has dropped "Fletcher" from her name? This means her husband, whom I now will have to quit calling Nathan Fletcher Gonzalez, must be polling well for his County Supervisor race. It's either that or the bloom is off the rose.Time will tell.— October 18, 2018 5:18 p.m.
A conscious tone with an unusual tact
Who is writing your headlines? A different "tact?" You should say "tack," as in a different (nautical) direction.— October 18, 2018 5:10 p.m.
Beautiful Boy: Oh, boy
In real life, the hip and cool and pretty-rich dad wrote a book about his addict son and he went on NPR for hip and cool interviews. Then the addict son also wrote a book about being an addict, but I don't think it was called "Beautiful Old Man" or got much attention on its own.Then the cool and hip dad got "their" story made into this movie bearing the same title as the dad's book -- evidence of good marketing. I never read either book nor will I ever see this film. None of it seems remotely like the excruciating endless misery of families I have known who have serious addicts among their kin. From your review, Scott, it sounds like the exploitive crap it was before it ever made it to Steve Carell and Timothee Chalumet's agents. Bring back the black spot.— October 18, 2018 4:56 p.m.
Susan Davis debates GOP challenger almost 1/3 her age
The only acceptable change in the U.S. House of Representatives in 2018 is an increase in the number of Democrats so that it becomes a majority-Democratic Party institution. This will not be young Republican Morgan Murtaugh's year. Re-elect Susan Davis. She knows what she's doing.— October 14, 2018 3:53 p.m.
Susan Davis debates GOP challenger almost 1/3 her age
Dwbat, I assume you are addressing ebartl with this comment, not me, about whom you know absolutely nothing. Ebartl, I am most definitely NOT talking about the affectionate movie, "RBG." I am referring to numerous mainstream media opinion pieces over the last several years, calling for CA Senator Diann Feinstein to step aside and for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg to step down. Ageist, sexist, shocking and wrong.— October 14, 2018 3:37 p.m.
Susan Davis debates GOP challenger almost 1/3 her age
Actually, I think Davis' decision to continue in office some years back sent her former staffer Todd Gloria off to seek his fortune in the State Legislature where he has made a real contribution.— October 13, 2018 8:42 p.m.
Susan Davis debates GOP challenger almost 1/3 her age
Readerwriter Matt Potter is responsible for the many stories documenting Congresswoman Susan Davis' fabulous travels, usually paid for by private interest lobbies or think-tanks, not taxpayers. But Potter, to his credit, has never negatively showcased the Democratic Congresswoman's age.— October 13, 2018 8:39 p.m.
Susan Davis debates GOP challenger almost 1/3 her age
Obviously, the headline is ageist and negative towards Congresswoman Davis. Similar to a few ageist op-eds run in the last years of Obama's presidency calling on Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg to resign so someone younger could be appointed. Similar to more recent suggestions that California's senior Senator Diann Feinstein not run for re-election this year. It also seems to be a demand made only of older women officeholders. Fortunately, all three women are seasoned strong warriors and they don't fold when confronting sexism or ageism: they just carry on. Propping up your bias with references to "Times and Huffington" doesn't help. The Reader should have higher standards.— October 13, 2018 8:22 p.m.