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Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on January 07, 2017 17 Comments
The horrific series of crimes against a mentally disabled teenager and streamed live on Facebook has shocked and horrified many (but not all, apparently).   The four attackers who tortured and abused the teen appeared in court and were denied bail. The Chicago Tribune reports:
One day after a chilling live Facebook video made headlines, four suspects appeared in a packed Cook County courtroom Friday to face hate crime charges alleging they beat and tortured a mentally disabled teen in an attack that once again put the city's ugly violence problem on display.

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on January 06, 2017 15 Comments
After a lengthy investigation, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau reports that two of the three major credit reporting agencies have deceived consumers. Both Equifax and Transunion were dinged for deceit and also for taking advantage of consumers. The agencies were fined over $23 million.

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 06, 2017 31 Comments
Obama's decision to designate a large area of land in Utah as a national monument generated a small number of headlines last week. What many people don't realize is that this has been going on throughout Obama's presidency and that the amount of land and water he has claimed for the federal government is massive. MRCTV reports:
Obama Seized Enough Land and Water in 8 Years to Cover Texas Three Times

Posted by Mary Chastain on January 05, 2017 21 Comments
NFL analyst and former Washington Redskins quarterback Joe Theismann tore into the San Francisco 49ers after the team gave quarterback Colin Kaepernick the Len Eshmont Award. The team chooses the player "49er who best exemplifies the inspirational and courageous play of Len Eshmont, an original member of the 1946 49ers team." This 49ers team did not perform well at all:
“This award doesn’t mean anything to me,” said Theismann, who led the Washington Redskins to two Super Bowl appearances, winning one, in the 1980s. “Inspired and courageous? You’re 2-14. What did he inspire? You’re [1-10] as a quarterback [this season]. What [did] you possibly inspire?”
But it goes deeper than that since Kaepernick started a trend of kneeling during the national anthem.

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on January 04, 2017 7 Comments
Fast food joint Wendy's has a new social marketing strategy that's both hilarious and effective. I mean, we're blogging about it, right? The strategy is simple -- roast the dissent. During my daily internetting yesterday, I saw this, which is seems to be tweet zero:

Posted by Leslie Eastman on January 04, 2017 19 Comments
As I noted in my review of Rogue One, perhaps the most interesting aspect of the film was the digital return of Peter Cushing in the role of Grand Moff Tarkin, despite his 1994 death. In the wake of Carrie Fisher's sudden death, speculation is that this technique could allow the character of Princess Leia to continue despite the loss of the talented actress.
It’s impossible to predict how big a role Leia might have in the final film of Star Wars’ triple trilogy, Episode IX, which is due for release in mid-2019. There could also be spin-off stories, a la “Rogue One,” that will continue even after Episode IX’s release. If filmmakers were contemplating a role for Fisher in any of those movies, they’re facing a huge hole in their scripts. And one option to fill it could be the strategy that was used in “Rogue One”: creating computer-generated, motion-capture characters.

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 29, 2016 9 Comments
There have been many deaths we have written about this year, from great musicians to actresses to astronauts to Nancy Reagan. But there may have been no other who so touched our lives. Fox News reports, Creator of the Red Solo Cup dies at 84:
The creator of the Red Solo Cup died on Wednesday, December 21, 2016 at the age of 84. Robert Leo Hulseman lived in Northfield, Illinois, but spent much of his time in Scottsdale, Arizona. He began working for his father’s business – the Solo Cup Company – at the age of 18. He then worked his way to the top to become president and CEO.

Posted by Leslie Eastman on December 29, 2016 8 Comments
Legal Insurrection fans probably despair of California, given the inanity of our politicians and the desire of some of our citizens to leave the Union. However, I would like to share a touching story of patriotism that may redeem our state, slightly. Videographer Tom Baldwin reports that Amador Varsity Football, from a small California town outside Sacramento called Sutter Creek, had a game against Lincoln High in San Francisco. However, the friends and family of the visiting team noticed something was amiss prior to kickoff.

Posted by Leslie Eastman on December 29, 2016 3 Comments
As Kemberlee Kaye so eloquently demonstrated in her post, This Christmas, few relationships are as defining as one between a mother a child. Apparently the loss of her child yesterday was more than legendary actress Debbie Reynolds could bear. She passed away of a stroke, less than 48 hours after her daughter Carrie Fisher died from a heart attack.
Debbie Reynolds -- who rose to stardom in "Singin' in the Rain" and quickly became a staple among Hollywood royalty -- died Wednesday as a result of a stroke, TMZ has learned ... just one day after her daughter Carrie Fisher passed away ... this according to her son Todd.
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