Before last week’s slaughter in Afghanistan, President Joe Biden was certain to lose Democratic control of Congress. That appears to be the case now. However, the impending loss of power encourages politicians to act more quickly. That also happens to be Biden’s and his party’s greatest chance of not losing the election. How the Obama […]
Monthly Archives: August 2021
As rain fell four laps before the finish, causing havoc in what had been a dry race, KTM’s Brad Binder sensed an opportunity to take it all—if he could walk on water with slicks. When the rain affected parts of the circuit, Marc Márquez (Honda), who has been steadily returning to his pre-injury form, had […]
The popular MotoAmerica King of the Baggers competition continued its distinctive brand of big-bore entertainment this past weekend for round 2 of its three-race series, and when the smoke cleared, it was Harley-Davidson factory rider Kyle Wyman who lifted the first-place trophy. Round 2 of the 2021 King of the Baggers Series is won by […]
Chaney was backed up by one of the best supporting casts ever assembled for a Universal monster movie. Evelyn Ankers (Gwen Conliffe) was Universal’s leading female horror star in the 1940s, and she frequently starred alongside Lon Chaney. The Wolf Man has received the distinction of Mark of the Beast at the age of 80 […]
In Bride of Frankenstein, Ernest Thesiger’s Dr. Pretorius lifts his glass and toasts Colin Clive’s Henry Frankenstein, saying, “to a new world of Gods and Monsters.” I encourage you to join me in exploring this universe, focusing on horror films from the beginning of the Universal Monster movies in 1931 to the studio system’s collapse […]
Whatever your feelings about the sequels, reboots, and spin-offs, there’s no doubting that the original Ghostbusters captured lightning in a bottle in a way that not even the original Ghostbusters could match. When the right people appear at the right moment and in the right place, the cosmos blesses us with a timeless classic. Celebrating […]
Given that the New York Yankees have won the most games in the majors throughout those 36 seasons, it’s hard to believe they haven’t won 11 in a row since 1985, when Rickey Henderson, Dave Winfield, and Ken Griffey Sr. patrolled the outfield. In the intervening years, they had won 10 games in a row […]
This was meant to be the start of a thrilling new era for the New York Mets. Steve Cohen, a lifetime Mets fan and billionaire hedge fund manager, bought the organization from the Wilpons, who were completely unfit to run a major-league operation, over the winter, and expressed his ambition to turn the franchise into […]
The Blue Jays have been dealt a big blow, especially given the uncertainty of a schedule for Springer’s comeback. The 31-year-old slugger signed a six-year, $150 million contract with the Jays over the offseason, but has spent much of the season on the disabled list due to a prior quadriceps ailment. George Springer has been […]
Fans watching Saturday’s game between the Mets and the Los Angeles Dodgers experienced the worst kind of déjà vu. Another game, another slew of squandered chances with runners on, and another another narrow defeat. The Mets’ 4-3 loss on Saturday was their eighth in their past nine games. Mets’ offensive struggles continue in another tight […]