Rene, Joey, Lucio & More

The False Mirror by René Magritte in France’s Pompidou-Metz museum. Photo by Jean-Christophe Verhaegen/AFP/Getty Images, posted at theguardian.com:

This may be the silliest headline of the year, from nypost.com: “Android users less attractive than iPhone owners, women say: ‘Like, no’.”

Equal time: does this newsmax.com headline prove Bidenomics is working? “S&P Rises 24%, Nasdaq Soars 43% in Blockbuster Year.” It seems many have beaten inflation.

I’m not a fan of Nikki Haley. She is swamp, as are many Republicans. That said, her omission of slavery as a cause of the Civil War and the condemnation it evoked is absurd. Does anyone believe she doesn’t know about slavery or pooh-poohs it?

Anyone surprised that Michael Cohen is again in legal trouble?

RIP basketball lifer Joey Meyer, 74. Born in Chicago, he was an outstanding high school player, leading his team to both the Catholic League and City Championship in 1967. He played point guard for his father Ray at DePaul, scoring 1233 points, averaging 16.4 per game. He spent eleven seasons as an assistant to his dad before taking the reins. He guided the Blue Demons to the NCAA tournament seven times, the NIT three times. Despite success in the regular season, DePaul always struggled in the post season, even under Ray, who coached from 1942-’84. Joey’s overall record was 231–158 in 13 seasons. He had greater success in the NBA Developmental League, winning back-to-back championships. He is a member of the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame. He also did some broadcasting. He is survived by his wife and son. Well done, Sir. Facts from several sources, photo from Google Images:

Last night the Retro channel, 43–3 on OTA in NYC, ran The House by the Cemetery (1981) on its Drive-In Movie series. Shot in black and white, it’s notable only because it was directed by Lucio Fulci, who identified as a Marxist. I’d never heard of him, despite an impressive career banging out 68 scripts and helming 61 flicks. Born in Rome, he was dubbed The Godfather Of Gore and The Spaghetti Splatter King. According to his profile at IMDb, “His films are excessively gory and bloody. Supposedly the goriest filmmaker ever.” Among his titles: The New York Ripper (1982), which was banned in England. Except for the interior scenes, it was shot in the Big Apple. Fulci passed away at 68 in 1996. He was a father of three daughters.
He must have had a following, given the length of his canon. Photo from GI:

Headline from foxnews.com: “More than 100 Christians in Nigeria massacred by jihadists on Christmas.” For those who are on the fence about who the enemy is.

From FN, good news on the medical front: “Burn treatment made from pineapples reduces need for skin grafting surgery: ‘New avenue of wound care’.” Kudos.

The brisk wind and the absence of sunshine kept me confined to the car at today’s session of the floating book shop. My thanks to those who donated and to the woman who purchased a hardcover in Russian, the only sale of the day.

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