Thanks for the recommendation. I will get on that when I finish Patriot (bizarre spy antics on Amazon Prime).

In this version from 2014, sung by Idina Menzel and Michael Buble, the lyric “Say, what’s in this drink?” is changed to “Say, was that a wink?”, and it ends with them dancing in the lobby. (BTW, two years later the actress in the video played a younger Diana in Wonder Woman.)

Olivia Colman as Thénardier? Cannot wait. Must watch. NOW.

The one piece of advice I give to new parents:

Exhibit A: Here is my new Congressional representative voting with her daughter. (This picture came from her election day FB feed.) This badass woman + veteran + small business owner defeated the republican incumbent in our district. She hasn’t had the adoring media coverage of AOC or Spanberger but she won by a tiny…

I’ve got to try curling sometime....

If they wait too long, the actress who played the older sister will be...what? 40 years old?

(Not meant to be ageist, but critical of the casting. Mrs. Bitch and I both thought she was the mother until the dialogue and plot corrected us.)

Windsor trivia: This suspiciously barren field on Day Hill Rd. used to have a nuclear reactor thereon. It was for training U.S. Navy personnel. The reactor was inside a pressure hull similar to a submarine. The pressure hull was surrounded by maintenance and classroom buildings. All gone now, lost in time, like tears…

I assumed she was joking. A writer for Jezebel who hasn’t seen any of: Downton Abbey, Cinderella, or Mamma Mia 2? Doubtful.

This video is them winning the Academy Award for best original song. It is about three minutes long. The end may bring a tear to your eye...of happiness. It’s wonderful to watch and listen to.

Eisenhower was president when I was born and I would recognize Daniel Kaluuya in a split-second. Your friends need to get a clue.

I was in Houston the day before the Super Bowl walking through a crowded park. I heard some music I recognized and headed in that direction. A very sparse crowd (300 people max) were standing in front of a stage where Gary Clark Jr. was playing. He finished a song and I yelled out, “How about ‘Things Get Better’?” I…

Wife and I just finished it also. She isn’t a fan of the genre but it really held her attention. I thought it was excellent. Did you know that “David Budd” was the Prince in Cinderella two years ago?

“...here in LA.”

The Thunder drafted Devon Hall from UVA in the 2nd round of the draft. He didn’t make their roster and is now playing in Australia.

What did you sing?
“Maps” by Yeah Yeah Yeahs.

“We lost because the field is in bad shape.”

There is a disturbing lack of Tatiana Maslany in that trailer.

(This story is from the 1970s)