Analysis: Jerry West and Kobe Bryant were a match from Day 1, and the Lakers reaped the benefits They were immediately joined at the hip, Bryant and West, perhaps an unlikely pairing at first. But when West talked with his longtime friend, Arn Tellem, who was Bryant’s agent, he agreed to have ... 06/13/2024 - 8:01 am | View Link
A legend’s greatest coup: How the late Jerry West made Kobe Bryant a Laker Jerry West, the legendary Los Angeles Lakers player, coach, and executive, died Wednesday at 86. Among his many career accomplishments, West was instrumental in masterminding and executing the Lakers’ ... 06/12/2024 - 6:17 am | View Link
Jayson Tatum Honors Kobe Bryant's Legacy Ahead of NBA Finals Game 1 Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum has been very open about his love for Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant in the past, and detailed numerous time the impact that he had on his life in basketball. 06/6/2024 - 2:35 pm | View Link
Why does our six-year-old have BO? Usually such early puberty can be delayed with treatment. If you are concerned about any of the above ask your GP to check your daughter, remembering to take a sample of her urine. 06/5/2024 - 1:00 pm | View Link
Mavericks’ Kyrie Irving reveals Kobe Bryant’s ‘superpowers’ inspiration before NBA Finals Dallas Mavericks superstar guard Kyrie Irving explained how Kobe Bryant impacted his journey in the NBA both on and off the floor. 06/3/2024 - 9:00 am | View Link
Moon Alert: Avoid shopping or making important decisions from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. EDT today (10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. PDT). After that, the Moon moves from Virgo into Libra.
Happy Birthday for Friday, June 14, 2024:
You are organized and have a strong desire to take charge of most situations around you.
Authorities are investigating after vandals targeted the homes of the Brooklyn Museum's Jewish director and some board members in a cowardly act, using red-smeared paint. This act of targeting Jewish people will not help the Palestinians. What a despicable thing to do, and I'm not sure how, in their minds, they felt this was productive.
Steve Bannon was ordered to report to prison on July 1st to begin a 4 month sentence for contempt of court after failing to comply with a lawful subpoena issued by the January 6th Committee.
Immediately after being ordered to report to court, he was defiant, saying "Merrick Garland, Lisa Monaco, the entire Justice Department, they're not going to shut up Trump, they're not going to shut up Navarro, they're not going to shut up Bannon, and they're certainly not going to shut up MAGA."
Well, just a week later, Bannon has changed his tune and is now begging the Appeals Court to intervene and pretty please keep him out of prison.
Read the filing here.
In the filing, he claims this is a "landmark case." It absolutely IS NOT.
Above, RAC performs, Why Even Try. Sometimes I wonder why we even try to make sense of the media.
MPC Commentary presents, Much Ado About Hunter.
The Psy of Life asks, "Does it even matter?"
Adventus says it's all inside MAGA Baseball.
Play Typer Guy talks "West Wing."
Bonus Track: Because we are all about the music and about the art Open Culture presents Andy Warhol creating a portrait of Debbie Harry.
Round-up by Tengrain who blogs at Mock, Paper, Scissors.
Two things died recently. First, Republican dignity when Ted Lieu was done listing all of Trump's associates who are convicted felons--criminals--just like he is. Lieu went on a rant that laid out perfectly why Trump is so unfit to clean floors much less be President.
And the best part, Lieu made sure to remind Trump whose choices it was that got him where he is, and he didn't do it nicely
Second, Lieu also pointed out how Democrats like Bob Menendez and Hunter Biden have been pursued, again showing what a joke Republican claims are of a "rigged" Department of Justice.