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👓 William Goldman Dies; Oscar Winning Writer Of ‘Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid’ Was 87 | Deadline
I have been informed by friends of the family that William Goldman died last night. He was 87. Goldman, who twice won screenwriting Oscars for All The President’s Men and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, passed away last night in his Manhattan home, surrounded by family and friends. His health had been failing for some time, and over the summer his condition deteriorated.
👓 Kim Kardashian’s Private Firefighters Expose America’s Fault Lines | The Atlantic
“Rich people don’t get their own ‘better’ firefighters, or at least they aren’t supposed to.”
👓 Katie Porter, Elizabeth Warren's Protégé, Wins Southern California House Race | Huffington Post
The Democrat ousted GOP Rep. Mimi Walters in historically Republican Orange County.
👓 Words We’re Watching: ‘Ratioed’ | Merriam-Webster
A quantitative measure of how little they like your take.
👓 My newwwyear 2019 goals| Eddie Hinkle.com
Last year, I posted my newwwyear goal and I decided to follow along with the rest of the IndieWeb commitments and make #newwwyear 2019 goals! I took a look at my IndieWeb goals and made a list of the things I want to have live on my website by January 1, 2019. Webmentions I used to display webmentio...
👓 Photography student sends message about missing and murdered Indigenous women using Canadian flag | CBC
A photography student from Beausoleil First Nation in Ontario is hoping to bring awareness to missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls in Canada through her art.
👓 A Judge Just Ruled Thousands Of Florida Voters Get Another Chance For Their Ballots To Be Counted | BuzzFeed News
The ruling sides with Democrats, who said a policy of tossing out valid ballots with signature issues was unconstitutional.
👓 The Vaporware Presidency | The Weekly Standard
Step 1: Propose something ridiculous. Step 2: Cause chaos but don't deliver it. Lather, rinse, repeat.
What a great turn of phrase for this administration. Good job Mr. Last!
👓 Kaley Cuoco Reveals She’s Totally Going To Take A Big Bang Theory Prop From The Set | CINEMABLEND
The Big Bang Theory is currently pushing through a few more months of production before the cast and crew on set will say their final goodbyes.
I think I’d like an autographed copy of the Aldrich catalog that’s been shifting around the set for a few years.
👓 Melania Trump leads new round of White House firing and fury | CNN
In this White House, no one knows when the ax will fall or who will be swinging it.
👓 Even in the Senate, 2018 looks like other wave years for Democrats | CNN
Some Republicans will argue that 2018 wasn't a wave for Democrats because they expanded their Senate majority.
👓 For the love of the blog | Ben Holliday
Ending my experiment with blogging more on Medium.
👓 How Google and Amazon Got So Big Without Being Regulated | WIRED
Internet companies used to grow big and die—fast. But now a few of them are huge and entrenched, because regulators didn't foresee their dominance.
👓 CNN sues Trump to get Jim Acosta’s press pass restored | POLITICO
The lawsuit marks a stark escalation in the president's feud with the media.