The Godfather would definitely be a big hit today. It was a massive bestseller and movies based on huge books still do well at the box office, like The Da Vinci Code and Gone Girl. Honestly, it would help the cause of movies if there were more blockbuster books - feels like there hasn’t been a huge fiction phenom for…

Szabo, though he seems to have been nice enough in his regular life, seems to have been drunk as hell.  He also punched another person before Jones hit him.

The changes they made to Ordeal by Innocence are massive, including the identity of the killer(s) and the motive. It makes the mystery and it’s resolution a lot less interesting. I wonder why they even bothered making this - I can’t inagine Christie fans would go for this version.

A little detail that has come out is that the dead guy punched someone who spoke to him just before Jones then hit him: https://nypost.com/2018/08/09/wake-forest-basketball-coach-charged-in-deadly-queens-attack-on-tourist/?utm_medium=SocialFlow&utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_source=NYPMetroTwitter.

There’s a fair amount of Islamophobia too because Sikhs are often mistake for Muslims, although it is a different faith (albeit one influenced by Hinduism and Islam).

I would split the awards into five nominations for Drama films and five nominations for Genre films, which could be comedies, musicals, action, horror, fantasy, or sci-fi films. Granted, Oscar voters could still find ways to find the most indie and depressing genre films possible to fill that category but it would be…

A lot of Puerto Ricans are white. The 2010 census estimated a white population of 75.8%.

Unfortunately, Sikhs in the US have a long history of facing harrassment. I wonder if they would have such issues if people knew Sikh men traditionally carry swords and learn how to fight as part of their faith?  I teach World Religions and I love teaching about Sikhism; it is a really distinctive faith.

It is an okay name for a rapper because rap names are supposed to be kind of dumb. But she needs to use her real name as an actress as some rappers turned actors have.  Nothing wrong with Nora Lum as an acting name. 

Auntie Anne’s food is delicious but the one that I have visited were plagued by slow and surly workers. Every fast food joint should learn from Chik-Fil-A. Their employees are poetry in motion in terms of how they manage crowds.

With the climate being open to accusers to come forward for awhile now, I am honestly starting to believe that Schneider is innocent or just a weirdo but not illegally so.  

I hate Trump but the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce is right to ignore this. The star thing just means you were deemed sufficiently famous and ponied up $30,000. It doesn’t mean you’re a role model.  There are plenty of moral monsters who got stars and if you establish this precedence, there would be plenty more…

Kyrgios has the personality of a superstar (obviously not the victories of one) so I get the articles on him.  I do wish he could up his game - better him in a final than, say, Kevin Anderson.

Kyrgios has a lot of power but his control of the ball isn’t necessarily great. And he is quite prone to injury - power comes at a cost. And Wawrinka just won this match after losing the first set 6-1!

The trolling antics of the Satanists (along with the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster) are always good for a laugh in my World Religions class. My favorite was their making the Satanic Children’s Coloring Book.

Good article! If the author writes another related piece, I would likely be to know more about the Sufi experience in America.  It is such an interesting expression of Islam, though one with its own stereotypes.

Plenty of people marching for good causes write their own signs.  They can look amateurish but not everyone has the means or skill to print a sign.

Fab Hollywood starlet Jean Harlow popularized the pencil eyebrow look back in the 30s. She died horribly at the age of 26. Was it because of her eyebrows? Probably not but best not to risk it.  

One of the things that I love most about gymnasts and ice skaters is that they don’t give a damn about what internet trendsetters consider to be cool or not.  That lady loves the music of Andrew Lloyd Webber and dressing up like a cat.  More power to her.

Moretz should hesitate to cast judgment on that other film. After all, she isn’t gay (at least her dating history only has guys) and there is increasing criticism of straight actors playing gay roles and that so many onscreen lesbians are shown as very feminine looking. Honestly, Hedges looks more like the gay kids…