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YouTube video by Randy Rainbow Big Phony Schmuck! - Randy Rainbow Song Parody

The queer pop anthem this administration did not ask for. 💕🐴🤥 #BigPhonySchmuck #NewVideo #parody

Wonderful analysis. LAT and its readers are so fortunate to have you writing and reporting for the paper.

Excellent, detailed interview.

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Their Play Was Cancelled By the University—These College Students Are Putting It On Anyway An Oklahoma state law that prohibits equity, diversity, and inclusion has forced the University of Central Oklahoma to start cancelling its productions.

"It feels like we're fighting fascism." I write about how an anti-DEI law in Oklahoma is causing one of its universities to cancel a theater production, how students are fighting back, and how arts censorship is growing in the U.S. Times like these, small acts of resistance becomes more important

Smart friend.

So glad freedom of speech still existed in Oklahoma when I directed and produced plays back in the day.

UCO Students Say Oklahoma Law Influenced University’s Decision Not to Support Play Students at the University of Central Oklahoma say a new state law impacted the school’s decision not to support their play. They are moving forward independently with community funding.

UCO Students Say Oklahoma Law Influenced University’s Decision Not to Support Play

I thought the Constitution was a thing… 🧐🤷🏻‍♀️🦁 #HeJustCantWaitToBeKing #parody

Some poor families do see going to Target as a trip to Disneyland. The grocery store costs nothing to walk through.

Photograph of Todd Blanche speaking into a microphone

Photograph of Angele Lansbury as Mrs. Lovett in Sweeney Todd

TODD BLANCHE INTERVIEWS MRS. LOVETT BLANCHE: It’s been alleged that Sweeney Todd slit the throats of men who came to his barbershop for a shave. LOVETT: Not true, sir. I never saw one customer leave his shop unhappy. BLANCHE: So the meat in your pies wasn’t people? LOVETT: Dear me, however do these rumors get started? Mr. T would fetch lovely sides of beef from the butcher and drop ‘em down a chute so’s I wouldn’t hurt me back carrying ‘em. Sometimes he’d dress the beef up, you know in frock coats and such, just to make me larf. BLANCHE: Was Sweeney Todd friends with Donald Trump?

LOVETT: Mr. Trump! Now there was a real gentleman. I wouldn’t say he was Mr. Todd’s friend so much as a social acquaintances. Or spiritual advisor. He’d pop round the shop most every day at lunch time. BLANCHE: Did he eat the pies? LOVETT: (pause) No. No, Mr. Trump never touched the merchandise. One of them vegetarians I s’pose. BLANCHE: How would you describe Mr. Trump? LOVETT: Handsome, polite, kind. Appropriate. BLANCHE: Brave? Smart? Honest? Generous? Tall, charismatic, athletic? LOVETT: Yes, and merciful too. Very merciful. Can I got to the other prison now? The one by the sea?

Todd Blanche Interviews Mrs. Lovett in Prison

A view along the Reflecting Pool, with practically no visitors.

Slideshow of today in Washington DC, and how it looks when a terrorizing government scares people away.

By me, no paywall: fallows.substack.com/p/a-summer-a...

Love to see one of my college towns stand up for what’s right!

“But they weren’t fascists,
were they? Those children
of Dresden. . . .”

𝑂𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 80𝑡ℎ 𝑎𝑛𝑛𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑎𝑟𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝐻𝑖𝑟𝑜𝑠ℎ𝑖𝑚𝑎

Read Rilla Askew’s poem “As If We Know” and listen to an audio of her reading it on the WLT Weekly today. @rilla-askew.bsky.social‬

worldliteraturetoday.org/blog/poetry-...

How fortunate for you because his writing and storytelling are fantastic.

Ariel view of thousands of protesters marching against Donald Trump in Downtown Los Angeles #NoKingsProtest

YouTube video by Bobbie Gentry - Topic Ode To Billie Joe

"It was the third of June
Another sleepy, dusty Delta day . . ."

One of the best examples of storytelling in song:

youtu.be/cJZ_ViDADOE?...

Certainly one of your most unusual responses to a play. It made me even more excited to see it next week.

This Copycat Starbucks Lemon Loaf Tastes 'Exactly the Same' but Costs a Fraction of the Price Love Starbucks' Iced Lemon Loaf but hate the price tag and trip to the coffee house? Make this copycat recipe at home and enjoy the savings (and extra time spent in your pajamas).

www.allrecipes.com/starbucks-co...

The end of the first act is like being in the midst of a fever dream. The intensity takes it to an incredible place. A real thrill ride for the audience.

YouTube video by Randy Rainbow Incompetent! - A Randy Rainbow Song Parody

Hand me my magic wand, I’m gonna try to turn these Trumpkins into a real administration. 🪄🤦🏻‍♂️🎶 #Incompetent #NewVideo #Parody

Judith Butler on Why Gender Is in Trump’s Crosshairs Podcast Episode · On with Kara Swisher · 04/24/2025 · 1h

I found this interview with Judith Butler to be a source of practical hope. Thanks to @karaswisher.bsky.social for providing this intelligent platform. Butler is at her clear, cogent, and compassionate best. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/j...

INCREDIBLE TURNOUT with hundreds of thousands of people attending #HandsOff rallies around the US to protest illegal cuts and government corruption ✊

#nyc #newyork #boston #ma #chicago #il #stpaul #minneapolis #mn #saltlakecity #ut #washington #dc

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What an incredible piece of writing about this production! It makes me want to get on a plane for NY.

70th Birthday breakfast.

It’s Coot season!
Our first trip to Balboa Lake in a decade. We courted here early in our relationship. Good memories.

Today in Puerto Vallarta

How to help those affected by fires raging across Los Angeles County Those looking to assist residents affected by the Los Angeles County firestorm have a number of options to donate money, materials or their time.

We have a list of ways to help for those looking to assist residents impacted by the Los Angeles County wildfires.

How to help people impacted by the California fires Here is a list of organizations vetted and approved by NBC News.

How to help people impacted by the California fires www.today.com/news/climate...