4th Visitor & More
Mumbai street art, photo by Punit Paranjpe/AFP/Getty Images, posted at theguardian.com:
For the first time since WWII, U. S. debt is 100% of GDP. Will it finally begin to have dire ramifications throughout the broad economy?… Side bar, headline from nypost.com: “Nancy Pelosi’s husband sold more than $500K worth of Visa stock — just weeks before DOJ’s antitrust lawsuit.” Just a coincidence.
Among today’s many celebrations, it’s One-Hit Wonder Day. I remember doing a list of one from each decade last year, so I’ll pass today. There are hundreds. See them here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_one-hit_wonders_in_the_United_States
I had a companion during my morning walk — an idea for an addition to Three Visits, a short story in the By the Numbers collection set in the church of AI. The fourth confessor will be a politician. It will add about 250 words to the file, bringing it closer to an acceptable count for a print copy. My apologies to those who have already downloaded it.
From MSN.com: 10 Actors Whose Best Movie Was A Box Office Flop by Ben Protheroe, edited by yours truly:
1. Jeff Bridges, The Big Lebowski (1998). I watched it a second time and my opinion didn’t change. I’m not a big fan of the cult classic. And it’s not Bridges’ best movie.
2. Judy Garland, The Wizard of Oz (1939).
3. Morgan Freeman, The Shawshank Redemption (1994). It seems I’m the only person who doesn’t like it. I think it’s jailhouse bull. Maybe I should give it another shot.
4. Rachel Zegler, West Side Story (2021). Good remake but lacks the star power of the 1961 version.
5. Clive Owen, Children of Men (2006). Fine film, though bleak.
6. Gene Wilder, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971). Haven’t seen it. Doesn’t seem like something I’d like.
7. Tim Curry, The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975). I regret not having attended any of the midnight showings in the Village back in the day.
8. James Stewart, It’s a Wonderful Life (1946).
9. Ed Norton, Fight Club (1999). Inventive, different.
10. Orson Welles, Citizen Kane (1941). Not a fan. I believe it appeals more to film students than to the general public.
Except for #3 and #4, the flicks have at least one aspect in common — being offbeat.
Headline from foxnews.com: “President dubbed ‘Argentine Trump’ bashes UN as a sea serpent demon in fiery speech.” So far I’ve loved this guy. Since he’s now a politician rather than a businessman I fear he will become one of the pack.
What was that about foreign meddling in a U.S. election? From FN: “Johnson demands Zelenskyy fire Ukraine’s ambassador to US over battleground state visit.”
Down Under, New Caledonia, photograph by Sébastien Bozon/AFP/Getty Images, posted at theguardian.com:
It was a gloomy day weather-wise, but fine for doing business curbside. I thought I was going to escape without any new additions to the inventory, but local Super Roberto came along as I was packing up and asked if I wanted books. I should have refused but I couldn’t resist seeing what they were. I haven’t sorted through them yet, but there were a couple of classics showing, so it was the right move, although it was tough schlepping everything home. . My thanks, Sir, and to the woman who bought 3D art, and to Ira, who purchased glossy travel guides on Moscow, St. Petersburg and London; and to the man who chose The Spy by Paul Coelho, who ranks eighth on a list of the Top 50 Richest Authors, according to celebrityneyworth.com. I believe it entails more than books sales. The Brazilian is worth $500 million. No surprise, J.K. Rowling is #1, worth a cool billion. (Don’t ask how why the print of this paragraph is bigger. I have no idea.)
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