The surprise hit at dancing with the stars is Guillermo (Rodriguez) who has teamed up with professional dancer Witney Carson. In the video Jimmy Kimmel celebrates this surprise development.
Marriage made in Japan
This is the most curious story I have read in a long time. What it goes to show is that every society finds ways to bring its members together, somehow. The NYTimes reports:
For Japan’s Young Singles, Romance Gets a Corporate Middleman
A generation exhausted by dating apps is embracing a corporate reinvention of traditional matchmaking, fueling 
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[Read More] Jelly Roll tells his truth on Jimmy Kimmel Live
I did not know well the singer Jelly Roll, who is spent real time in prison, before I watched him all week on Jimmy Kimmel. In his final appearance, he tells his truth. Powerful story. See it for yourself.
F1
I am not much of a fan of Formula 1. But I have been interested in the career of Brad Pitt since his breakthrough appearance in “Thelma and Louise,” which coincidentally ends with a dramatic car crash.
Pitt plays Sonny Hayes, a character who had a devastating car crash 30 years ago. One of his pals [Read More]
Bad Bunny’s Amazing Superbowl Halftime Show
I did not know this “Bad Bunny”until about a year ago, when I listened to a podcast describing the global appeal of Bad Bunny’s Spanish-language music. Trump and his MAGA crowd were upset when Bad Bunny was asked to be the main act of the Super Bowl halftime show because he sings only in Spanish. They [Read More]
91-year-old hiker inspires
Click on small picture to get to 3-min video about his 2190 mile hike on the Appalachian trail.
Paul McCartney releases new music at 83
Ever since I saw Paul McCartney live and experienced the best concert ever, I have followed him more closely. I saw him appear on late-night shows in the past two weeks. But only today did I find out that he has a new album out called “The Boys of Dungeon Lane.” Here is one of [Read More]
The Trumps are trying to kill Jimmy Kimmel
The front page of the NYT and WSJ are reporting the Jimmy Kimmel show is again on the hit list of the White House. Here is what my eyes just saw on WSJ.com.
President Trump on Monday called on Disney’s ABC to remove late-night host Jimmy Kimmel over a joke he made last week about Melania [Read More]
One Battle After Another
I watched the film after it had cleaned up at the Oscars.
Would I agree with how the members of the Academy had voted? I was so impressed by
Hamlet that I was unsure whether I could recast my vote for another film. Already halfway
through, I sensed that this is the very best film of the year. [Read More]
Hamnet
Shakespeare and Hamlet are two names that you know. Maggie O’Farrell and Hamnet are two names you should know. Maggie O’Farrell is daring Shakespeare. She simply imagined the marital life of William Shakespeare and drew a connection between Shakespeare’s son, called Hamnet, and Shakespeare’s famous play Hamlet.
For the first hour of this film, I grew [Read More]