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October 18th, 2020 - 3:12 pm § in America, Donald Trump, Politics

What Kirstie Alley doesn’t get about democracy

Basically, everything. “Alley, a longtime Trump supporter, took to the platform on Saturday night to tell her followers that she will vote for the president again in 2020 because ‘he’s NOT a politician,’ Newsweek says. “I voted for him 4 years ago for this reason and sh[...]

September 18th, 2020 - 10:15 am § in China

A Chinese movie is getting attention

I didn’t even know China had a film industry. It apparently has a big and growing one. There are problems, such as censorship, discussed at length here; but The Eight Hundred is a creditable war film depicting a real-life battle of the Japanese attack on Shanghai in 1937 reminiscent of the her[...]

September 18th, 2020 - 7:45 am § in Humor, Misc.

What a clever, well-crafted ad looks like

I’ve long been fascinated by ads. They’re created by some of the smartest and best-paid people in America. Well-done ads are FREE entertainment; unlike going to the movies (back when we went to movies), you don’t have to pay to watch them. Most of you’ve seen Superbowl ads, w[...]

August 29th, 2020 - 9:12 pm § in Misc.

The 2 most “liked” tweets of all time

No. 1 – 5.7 million “likes”                       No. 2 – 4.3 million “likes”   Barack Obama @BarackObama “No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin or his background or [...]

August 29th, 2020 - 12:38 am § in Humor

6-Minute Movie: Funny FAT Animals

https://youtu.be/TWhxDvVvGBs Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]

August 22nd, 2020 - 3:44 pm § in Humor, News Media

What kind of people read tabloids?

My wife, for one. She can’t get enough of British royalty’s serial dysfunctions. How they bleed taxpayers (that’s their problem), and their mawkish behavior (who cares). I’m interested in more serious stuff, like nuclear deterrence. But I guess some people are fascinated by r[...]

August 21st, 2020 - 12:19 am § in Humor

Wildebeest: An allegorical film

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August 20th, 2020 - 9:32 am § in Humor

“That” Pepsi commercial

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August 18th, 2020 - 2:01 am § in Donald Trump, Humor, Politics

You want your kid to be president??

Why would any mother want her child to grow up to be president? We hate our presidents. Fact is, most presidents are unpopular, and we often loathe them. In fact, many of us detest all of them. But we elect them anyway. What’s the weird psychology behind this? Why do we so often vote for [&hel[...]

August 17th, 2020 - 2:54 pm § in Racism

Dolly Parton sounds off on BLM

“Of course Black lives matter. Do we think our little White a**es are the only ones that matter?” Read about the mural here and what else she said here.[...]