I bet ten bucks and a perogie that at least 50% of the men who saw this photo today thought the woman was attractive.. and 10% were disgusted when they learned it was Bruce Jenner. The rest of them said, ‘oh wow, that’s cool.’
Progress.
Month: June 2015
FREQUENCY MODULATION GREETS MIDNIGHT
The revenge of terrestrial radio is not complete with only AM! Frequency modulation is now placing its bets on MIDNIGHT IN THE DESERT..
KPAK FM in Oklahoma 50KW has just picked up the upcoming Art Bell program set for July, along with other stations previously announced..
Bell’s hope for a stream only seems to have been dashed—with the listeners of amazing radio being the winners..
Iphones and Androids may be the new version of the radio boom box, but it’s clear that the dying field of radio communications sees hope with Bell.
Is Dave listening?
KEITH ROWLAND posted the full list of affiliates (so far) … A few strong. And growing.
BORED AT JUSTICE? LYNCH TACKLES THE CRIME OF MOVIE THEATERS
Regal Entertainment Group and AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc., the nation’s two largest movie theater chains, have received formal inquiries from the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division, signaling growing government scrutiny of a tactic large theater operators commonly use to keep movies out of competing locations. »
Is this really what Lynch’s Justice Department now has time for?
Here is the basic:
That conduct includes the use of “clearances,” which are agreements that theater chains sometimes strike with studios in order to gain the exclusive right to play a given title in a particular market. The Justice Department is also looking into AMC’s participation into certain joint ventures, the notice said.
Regal, AMC and Cinemark have said it is up to the studios to grant the requests, which are part of a long-established industry practice that affects a small percentage of locations.
MORE..
“We do not believe the Company has violated federal or state antitrust laws and are cooperating with the relevant governmental authorities,” AMC said in the notice. An AMC spokesman declined to comment further. AMC shares closed down 3.2%, or 91 cents, at $28 on Monday. Regal shares closed at $20.90, off six cents; it announced the notice after the market close. ..
SCOTUS rules in favor of man convicted of posting threatening messages on Facebook
SCOTUS rules in favor of man convicted of posting threatening messages on Facebook
FROM CNN:
“The Supreme Court ruled Monday in favor of a Pennsylvania man who posted several violent messages on Facebook and was convicted under a federal threat statute – the first time the Court raised the implications of free speech on social media.
The Court said that it wasn’t enough to convict the man based solely on the idea that a reasonable person would regard his communications as a threat.
"Our holding makes clear that negligence is not sufficient to support a conviction,” wrote Chief Justice John Roberts.“
Government Wipes Recent Vaccine Injury Data from Website
Newspapers struggle to find path in digital age
Newspapers struggle to find path in digital age
It’s a changing time. The fishwrapper is dead.
BETSY PALMER, “JASON’S MOM,” DEAD AT 88..
She became the famous player in horror only because she wanted enough money to buy a car…
MCCAIN FLASHES ANGER AT RAND PAUL
MIDNIGHT IN AMERICA
SECTION 215 OF THE PATRIOT ACT SET TO EXPIRE..
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WHITE HOUSE WANTS A ‘SHORT-LIVED’ LAPSE
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SENATOR RAND PAUL BECOMES THE ROADBLOCK
This is how the AP summed up the result of the Sunday Randstand on the Senate chambers:
Although the lapse in the programs may be brief, intelligence officials warned that it could jeopardize Americans’ safety and amount to a win for terrorists. But civil liberties groups applauded as Paul, who is running for president, forced the expiration of the once-secret program made public by NSA contractor Edward Snowden, which critics say is an unconstitutional intrusion into Americans’ privacy.
RAND PAUL not going to take it anymore.. Unloads on Patriot Act on the floor of the Senate, as the gallery is filled Sunday night with people wearing “Stand with Rand” shirts
It’s the end of the world as we know it
he world must love watching AMERICA be destroyed.. SAN ANDREAS, the epic action disaster pic–essential for summer box offices–is number 1 in 55 countries.. Even more, it made $60 mill in the overseas box office and for some reason performed exceptionally well in MEXICO..
The domestic take for the movie is $53 mil–even more than the original projections for the earthquake epic..