"The danger to democracy comes not from the masses but from the concentration of wealth in the hands of a few." - Harry S Truman

Anyone old enough to recall America's Bicentennial in 1976 remmebers what a unifying, celebratory time that was. The entire country participated in it, all year long. It's remarkable to contrast that with our 250th birthday, which has already begun, yet hardly anyone wants to be a part of it.

Dilbert was an important cultural signifier, the first time most white-collar workers had seen their work lives accurately and sympathetically portrayed in the media. You couldn't walk through an office in the 1990s without seeing a Dilbert strip posted in several cubicles. 1/3

Marshall Manning: This is hard for me to say, Dad, but I just don't want to do this with my life. Peyton Manning: But this is our family's tradition and legacy! It's what everyone knows us for! And you're great at it. Marshall Manning: I know, but I just don't like making TV commercials.

Star of Roger Corman's original "Little Shop of Horrors."

This is now a Top Ten all-time game, isn't it?

Free baseball!

I will be very happy to never see that Verizon body horror commercial again.

Watching Javier Baez apply a tag remains one of the greatest pleasures in baseball.

The Rockies finished the season 37 games out of fourth place. No other team finished as many as 37 games out of first place.

Kirby Smart looks like he lives in a gated community outside Birmingham and doesn't understand his daughter at all, but still bought her a Mustang for her 16th birthday.

For some reason I have been thinking today about senator Paul Wellstone's memorial service, which right-wingers derided as a political show rather than a proper, solemn remembrance.

Coffee has gotten so expensive that I can no longer afford to stay awake.

Lorne Michaels' original idea for "Weekend Update" was that he would deliver the fake news himself. And really, he couldn't have been any worse than Kevin Nealon.

What makes Juneteenth such a great holiday is that there's no higher American calling than furthering the pursuit of liberty for your fellow citizens.

Remember when Brian Wilson, in the throes of insanity, was not just the musical guest on Saturday Night Live but even appeared in a sketch? www.instagram.com/snlreelz/ree...

My top three American cities: 1. New Orleans 2. Santa Fe 3. Key West

This time tomorrow, there will be a thousand kids in Mali wearing "Luis Tagle for Pope" t-shirts.

At this point, I'm hoping Shedeur goes somewhere totally random. The Chiefs could use a backup quarterback, and it would be fun to see Coach Prime try to tell Andy Reid what to do.

Since Easter and 4/20 fall on the same day this year, tomorrow both chocolate bunnies and weed will be half price!

Along with everything else we've learned over the past week, it's probably a bad idea to invest the power to destroy the global economy in the hands of a single person.

I love when you hear a song on the radio that you've heard before, but somehow this time it becomes apparent that this is clearly the greatest single ever recorded. I heard this a couple of days ago, and can't stop listening to it: www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTqi...

Which would you guess is higher: the number of women Musk and Trump have impregnated, or the number of times they've been to church?

Seems like a good day to re-up my review of "Euro Trip": letterboxd.com/tom_n/film/e...

I can't believe Homicide brought on the great Giancarlo Esposito for its final season - and completely negated it by also adding Michael Michele, one of the worst actresses to ever have a career.

The worst DEI story I have ever heard was when Twitter was forced to put an African immigrant in charge of the business, and the company promptly lost 75% of its value.

If you were Tim Chalamet and got to perform any three songs from the Dylan catalog, with an emphasis on deep cuts, what would you choose? I'm thinking The Mighty Quinn, Million Dollar Bash, and Most of the Time.

Troy Tulowitzki had a better, more valuable career than Billy Wagner.

I hope somebody asks Riley Leonard why Jesus is so pissed off at him.

Taylor Swift and Caitlin Clark must be bonding over their shared height.

Kirby Smart looks like he lives in a McMansion in a gated community outside Birmingham, and he has no idea what his teenage daughter wants or cares about but he's going to buy her a new Mustang for her birthday anyway.

It feels like Aaron Rodgers is at the same stage of his career that Bill Belichick was in his coaching career this time last season. Maybe some college team will let Rodgers play quarterback for them next year.

I'd hate to be staying at Nick Saban's AirBNB today.

Travis Hunter has both an interception and a touchdown catch, and the first quarter isn't over yet.

You may think we've hit bottom. but wait till Scott Baio is the head of the SEC.

I'm seeing a lot of articles like this, but this one is a real beaut. It calls Trump the most pro-stock market president in history, without once mentioning how the market did in his first term. www.cnbc.com/2024/11/11/t...

I know exit polls are sometimes unreliable, but from what I've seen, it's shaping up to be an exciting night for Cornel West.

Yankee baserunners are as smart as their fans.

I hope those Yankee fan idiots paid five figures for the seats they're about to vacate.

I believe we have our World Series MVP.

Following on the heels of Trump's Nazi rally last night, I got an email from Strava this morning with the subject line "Master Race Week." Whoops!

The imperative to turn every recurring commercial spokesperson into a beloved character drives me nuts. Not one actual human has ever had the slightest affection for or interest in the Capital One guy.

For a song that was mostly ignored when it first came out, "Holiday Road" has to be one of the most lucrative compositions of all time.

Does anyone know if the Biden/Harris administration is making any plans for the lame duck period if Trump should happen to win? Seems like there ought to be things they could do to rein him in, but I don't know what those would be.

"Jaxson Dart" sounds like a quarterback in a John Grisham novel.

Farewell to a great pitcher, and a pioneer of the cigar in the shower.

My position is that at this point, Pete Rose is underrated as a player, and also underrated as a scumbag.

Michigan must think this is a bowl game.

Pour one out for the great Sergio Mendes, who managed the unlikely feat of having a string of hits that reworked other people's hits. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFGB...

If the Russians are willing to pay $400,000 a month to some random MAGA blogger, imagine how much they're paying Trump.