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Naturally we will focus on the Alien v. Predator blockbuster today. Cartoons below, but first, Colbert:
They are already selling t-shirts….
Then there’s this today:
A White House official who spoke on condition of anonymity because the person wasn’t authorized to speak publicly said Friday that the president planned to sell the red Tesla he said he bought in March.
From Heather Cox Richardson:
Economist Robert Reich had perhaps the best summary of the fight today when he noted, “That any of us have to care about the messy breakup of these two massive narcissists—and that they both individually wield such massive power—is an indictment of our political system and further proves the poisonous influence of Big Money on our democracy.”
A little music: Talking Heads have released a new video for “Psycho Killer” 50 years after they first performed it live in a club, starring Saoirse Ronan:
You know Rachael Price from the excellent Lake Street Dive but in August she has a jazzy second album coming with guitarist/singer Vilray, again produced by Dan Knobler, son of my friend and longtime Crawdaddy colleague Peter Knobler. Here’s a cut, “Love Comes Around”:
From Tunes to Toons
Barry Blitt, this past January:
You make me laugh, which is a great thing these days! Love the lawnmower kid! Not to mention most all the cartoons… Keep on keeping on
This would be the 3rd Rachael & Villray album.