46. 5/12/17

A1 DEMAND FOR LOYALTY SEEN AS HARBINGER

" ... '[R]egardless of recommendation I was going to fire Comey.

In fact, when I decided to just do it, I said to myself, I said you know, this Russia thing with Trump and Russia is a made-up story,' Mr. Trump said."

I've run this through the most sophisticated alien-translation matrix available today, and get only this back:

WTF?

A9 LEADERS OF SOUTH KOREA AND CHINA TALK, AND U.S. MISSILE DEFENSE IS ON THE TABLE

"[Mr. Moon] also called for dialogue with the North, emphasizing that the goal of sanctions must be to bring the country back to the negotiating table. Mr. Xi agreed, according to Mr. Moon's office."

Which approach has a greater chance of success? One like this, or a bombastic, John Wayne-type statement: " ... if China isn't going to solve North Korea, we will."

A9 FRANCE'S FIRST LADY, A CONFIDANTE AND COACH, MAY RESHAPE AN EVOLVING ROLE

"He was 15 and she was his 39-year-old drama teacher, married with three children."

Vive La France.

A16 SOUNDS OF A YOUNG KENNEDY IN A HARVARD CLASSROOM

1937 audio

I recently discovered these films which I had never seen before.

B4 LENGTHY ASSOCIATED PRESS REVIEW REBUTS CHARGE IT AIDED NAZI GERMANY

"In 1938, the news organization complied with a Nazi edict by firing or reassigning six employees the Germans considered to be Jewish, the review said. It made the 'difficult decision' because it believed 'it was critical for A.P. to remain in Germany and gather news and photos during this crucial period,' the agency said in a statement."

There's collaboration and then there's collaboration. As long as the A.P. can state that they never actively collaborated in causing a murder, the decision to comply was justified by the importance of remaining in Germany to report on the war.

B13 FUTURE STARS ABOUND, BUT JETER IS STILL A DRAW

"The average asking [ticket] price is $208, down from $451 six weeks ago."

They must have found out that Jeter isn't actually playing in the game.

TIME MACHINE
May 12, 2010
7 years ago

FILM AT CANNES

Thirteen films from 2010. IMDb ratings from 5.6 to 7.5. I own two of them; Iñárritu's Biutiful (7.5) and Kitano's Outrage (6.8). Chatroom is 5.6, while Blue Valentine is 7.4.

SERVING UP MUSICAL COMFORT FOOD

"Mr. Chapin discreetly declined to describe changes he has rejected, but pointed to 'the quintessential' example of what not to do: For a commercial for a toilet-bowl cleaner, a song by Cole Porter became 'I've Got You Under My Rim.'"