The Weekly Review: February 26 – March 4

grouchyeditor.com Oscars

 

ABC was embarrassed when Oscars host Jimmy Kimmel introduced a tour-bus full of sex offenders and Trump supporters to Hollywood’s liberal elite (above).

 

No word on whether the sex offenders and Trump supporters accepted ABC’s apology.

 

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Can we please ban this phrase from headlines?

 

“[Fill in the blank] Sparks Twitter Outrage”

 

That’s too easy for lazy journalists.

These days, a chipped toenail can “spark Twitter outrage.”

 

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I’m noticing an odd trend with movie titles, in which instructions are barked at the audience, as in Don’t Breathe and Get Out.

 

.                          grouchyeditor.com Don't Breathe    grouchyeditor.com Get Out

 

I expect that soon we’ll see something like this:

 

grouchyeditor.com Cage

 

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What can happen when you are bored

 

  • I watched The Tonight Show on Friday and Jimmy Fallon mentioned musician Herb Alpert.
  • Alpert brought to mind Sergio Mendes and Brasil ‘66. 
  • I found Brasil ‘66 videos on YouTube.
  • I read about Brasil ‘66 on Wikipedia.
  • I learned that one of the singers, Karen Philipp, lives near me in Minnesota.
  • I Googled her name and found this Playboy layout:

 

.                          grouchyeditor.com Karen Philipp    grouchyeditor.com Karen Philipp

 

Aren’t you glad I was bored?

 

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