If you were in Las Vegas and could win $1 million by placing a simple prop bet on whether Trump enjoyed some pee play with Russian hookers in Moscow in 2013, would you bet yes or no? You know where you’d put your money. Even Mitch McConnell would take that bet.
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Playlist of posts listened to, or scrobbled
Playlist of watched movies, television shows, online videos, and other visual-based events
👓 Certification schemes are holding back true sustainability, says report | Food Navigator
Many certification schemes are blocking true sustainability by watering down standards in order to get stakeholders on board and even providing 'green cover' for firms that are destroying the environment, according to a report.
I’ve always suspected things in this area weren’t great, but I didn’t know it was likely this horrific.
👓 24,000 Liters of Wine in the Hold: 40 Years of Globalization | Rachel Laudan
Remember that song “99 bottles of beer on the wall?” Singing down the numbers helped children endure long car journeys before tablets, even if it drove their parents to distraction. We…
👓 The Sex Life of Samuel Pepys | Royal Museums Greenwich
This Valentine's Day our curator, Kristian Martin, looks at the notorious sex life of the famous diarist Samuel Pepys.
Odd that he didn’t try to hide this better. It’s also more interesting to read this in the year of #MeToo.
👓 Diet of the Ancient Mariner | Hakai Magazine
An unprecedented archaeology experiment is putting historical shipboard food and drink to the test.
👓 The ship’s biscuit | Royal Museums Greenwich
The ship’s biscuit was an important part of the sailor's sea diet before the introduction of canned foods.
📺 “Modern Family” Ten Years Later | ABC
Directed by Fred Savage. With Ed O'Neill, Sofía Vergara, Julie Bowen, Ty Burrell. Claire and Mitchell try to make up for less than enthusiastic support of Jay marrying Gloria 10 years ago by organizing an anniversary party for them. Phil discovers that he failed to become a magician decades earlier due to a betrayal.
📺 “Modern Family” Sex, Lies & Kickball | ABC
Directed by John Riggi. With Ed O'Neill, Sofía Vergara, Julie Bowen, Ty Burrell. Jay's best friend visits from Costa Rica but spends more time with Gloria. Alex wants to prove to Claire that her relationship with Ben is sexual.
🎧 This Week in Google 455 CanuckCanoeCast | TWiT.TV
Facebook soothes our privacy fears by launching a dating service. Cambridge Analytica shuts down. GDPR is going to be a mess. What will Google show at I/O? Signs point to Assistant updates, Maps, and social gaming. Google launches secure .app domains. NBC and Google team up to create VR shows. Sprint / T-Mobile merger is good for business, bad for consumers.
- Jeff's Number: Nacho Cheese Fries and IMHO controversy
- Mathew's Stuff: Snap's stock slumps
- Stacey's Husband's Thing: New Top Level Domain Name Stats
- Jason's Tool: You can review Google Assistant actions
📺 “Madam Secretary” The Things We Get to Say | CBS
Directed by Sunu Gonera. With Téa Leoni, Tim Daly, Keith Carradine, Patina Miller. Elizabeth must be careful of what she says and does while dealing with a refugee situation and being shadowed by a reporter.
📺 “Black-ish” Collateral Damage | ABC
Directed by Gail Lerner. With Anthony Anderson, Tracee Ellis Ross, Marcus Scribner, Miles Brown.
Another dark episode?! There was the potential for redemption at the end, but then it got even darker. If it doesn’t rebound soon, I’m giving up on the series.
📺 “Black-ish” Blue Valentime | ABC
Directed by Jonathan Groff. With Anthony Anderson, Tracee Ellis Ross, Marcus Scribner, Miles Brown. Tensions are high between Dre and Bow as their contractor arrives to remodel the kitchen, realizing they have grown apart. Dre reflects on the good times in his relationship with Bow.
Wow this went really dark and stayed there. Some interesting filmmaking technique here, but I come for the laughs with characters I know, so I’m not a big fan of where this is going.
📺 “Black-ish” Fifty-Three Percent | ABC
Directed by Tracee Ellis Ross. With Anthony Anderson, Tracee Ellis Ross, Marcus Scribner, Miles Brown. Dre and Bow have been fighting more than usual, and they decide to go back to their therapist who suggests they make time for a date night.
An odd dark ending on this episode.
📺 “Blue Bloods” The Devil You Know | CBS
Directed by John Behring. With Donnie Wahlberg, Bridget Moynahan, Will Estes, Len Cariou. Frank locks horns with a data-tracking company when it refuses to unlock terrorist's phone that may hold information regarding upcoming targets; Erin obtains information about an impending murder from a shady source; a woman kidnaps a baby.
A ripped-from-the-headlines story about terrorism and cracking the security of a fictional Apple iPhone.
👓 Why Mueller Has to Expose Trump’s Crooked Business Empire | Daily Intelligencer | New York Magazine
If Trump is laundering money, and he probably is, the Russians know about it. So do Michael Cohen’s gangster friends.
I read the story about Trump’s empire the other day and remarked about how screwwy the situation seemed and wondered where the investigation into his businesses and taxes was and why we hadn’t heard much about it. Well it seems to be coming out in more force.
In this article, Chait indicates what is only incredibly obliquely implied in that Washington Post article: Trump is likely laundering money for Russian concerns for he can’t honestly have the native cash flow from honest dealings to be spending the way he has. This is a much more stark take on this recent financial reporting.