Archive for 2018

VETERAN ACTRESS SEEKS NEW SCRIPTWRITERS:

● Shot: Jane Fonda Talks Threats to Democracy, Compares Trump to Hitler.

The Hollywood Reporter, yesterday.

● Chaser: “I want to publicly accuse Nixon here of being a new-type Hitler whose crimes are being unveiled.”

—From Fonda’s lengthy profile at Discover the Networks.

● Hangover: “A new biography of Jane Fonda by Patricia Bosworth reveals a lifelong lament by the famous actress: ‘My biggest regret’ Fonda is quoted during a ‘feminist consciousness-raising session,’ according to the book’s account, ‘is I never got to f*** Che Guevara.’”

—“Jane Fonda’s Crush on Che Guevara,” Humberto Fontova, Townhall, September 7, 2011.

UPDATE: “The Grace and Frankie star added that ‘civility’ is also under attack. ‘And we don’t have to take it anymore. Voting is the way to stop it. Everybody has to vote.’ That’s right. The woman who just compared President Trump to Hitler says civility is under attack. You can’t make this stuff up. Nothing says civility like inserting Hitler into a conversation about a person of a different political philosophy, right? Ugh. Irony is dead in 2018.”

FASTER, PLEASE: At the Brigham, wound patch offers promise.

It mimics skin properties, removes bacteria, helps new cells grow and reduces inflammation. The patch is applied onto the wound like a bandage and stays on for two to eight weeks, depending on the severity of the wound. The patch can be easily applied by patients, and it becomes part of the skin.

“I would say that my only dream in medical science is to reduce the pain of patients,” Mahmoudi said.

The cost of the patch could be as low as $20, and it would reduce doctor visits, hospitalizations and amputations, he said.

Dr. Marie McDonnell, the director of the Brigham Diabetes program, treats patients with chronic diabetic sores every day and said the patch could be a “breakthrough.” McDonnell said that in diabetes patients, skin tissue is unable to keep up with the challenge of healing because of high blood sugar, damaged blood vessels and damaged nerves.

Hope it makes it out of the lab.

UNEXPECTEDLY: The woke go broke.

If I’m right and liberal America – having worked through shock, denial, anger and bargaining – really is now at the fifth stage of grief, then the good news is the remaining two stages aren’t so bad: depression and then acceptance.

For celebrities and companies, the trick will be to avoid the ‘get woke, go broke’ trap and to arrive at acceptance with life savings and brand intact. The market doesn’t lie: political correctness is a dead ideology. It’s time to get over it.

Read the whole thing.

OBAMA CAMPAIGNS: ‘DO WE WANT A POLITICS WHERE PEOPLE ARE YELLING AND MAKING LEWD GESTURES?’

I agree. If only via subtext, it’s great to see former President Obama finally come clean about those unfortunate moments when he shouted “argue with neighbors, get in their face,” not to mention that time when his vice president shouted Republicans are “going to put you back in chains,” and his staffer telling Obama’s supporters to “punch back twice as hard.” Such introspection is refreshing and long overdue from the former president.

WELL, ARE YOU? Are You a ‘Shy Trumper’? “These silent Trump supporters may upend predictions by experts for the mid terms.”