Everything old is old again — like Putin playing with Stalin's handbook
Contrary to popular belief, I have thoughts.
Putin. Playing us in the Ukraine like Stalin played us in Korea. The USA negotiated that Korean armistice for years — but fighting continued. The armistice? Not signed until Stalin died. Putin is playing with Stalin's handbook.
Now, we speak of the Great White Way. Broadway is shrinking to narrow way.
Current productions shrivel and there's yesteryear's reruns like 'Cabaret,' 'Chicago,' 'The Music Man' and 'Othello.'
OK, so maybe a $2 bill isn't returning, but white powdery round doughnuts have been making their moves. And young people are moving back in with their parents.
Cinema? Besides an upjuiced Tom Cruise still smashing, bashing and trashing, there's maybe a 600th 'Star Wars' and soon maybe Shirley Temple outfitted in some shmatta from a consignment shop.
Next up? Garter belts, stockings and boobs INSIDE bras.
Coming next? Sitting in a rumble seat it'll be Tom Hanks playing a teen and De Niro chasing one. Forget Christmas. We'll re-see 'Miracle on 33rd Street,' a silent 'It's a Wonderful Life' and campaign buttons that say 'Vote for Thomas E. Dewey for President.'
Want more? How's corduroy, plaids, chunky sweaters, vinyl records, recorders, vintage cameras, hairpieces. Watch. Before you know it we'll get a cloned Richard Nixon back again.
Don't forget convertible cars or retro office buildings getting reborn into cozy apartments.
Year by year, bit by bit, day by day, what's NOT going back is the way you used to look good in that magnifying mirror. Contrary to popular belief, I have thoughts.
Giving back to alma mater
WHAT's going forward is the top women's college — Barnard. Graduates include Greta Gerwig, Helen Gahagan Douglas, Eileen Ford, Twyla Tharp, Sheila Nevins, Erica Jong, Cynthia Nixon, Jeane Kirkpatrick — and philanthropist Francine LeFrak who last week opened the Francine A. LeFrak Center for Well-Being. It provides holistic support across key dimensions of health and wellness — physical, mental, financial.
She previously opened the Samuel J. and Ethel LeFrak Theater which seats 2,300. At the opening, Brian Stokes Mitchell sang 'The Impossible Dream' to honor the late Ethel who had a big crush on Brian Stokes Mitchell long back — when he had just two names.
ALSO changed? The medical fraternity. Tell your doctor: 'Oh, I'm suddenly so grateful to you. I'm just beginning to suddenly feel a bit better. How can I ever repay you for taking care of me?'
Doctor: 'By check, cash or money order.'
FOR sure mostly in New York, kids, mostly in New York.
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Yahoo
2 hours ago
- Yahoo
A Forgotten Dwayne Johnson Sci-Fi Movie Is Swallowing The Competition On Netflix
Dwayne Johnson's 2018 blockbuster Rampage is running amok on Netflix, hitting the streamer's top ten this past week, as viewers can't seem to resist the combination of The Rock and giant creatures destroying Chicago. According to FlixPatrol, which measures viewer habits on streaming services, the film has seen a spike after being added to Netflix's library. Rampage isn't usually top of mind when people think about The Rock, so it's not entirely clear why it's such a focus for viewers. The film features Dwayne Johnson as primatologist Davis Okoye, a man who works with gorillas at a San Diego wildlife sanctuary. He's particularly close to George, a highly intelligent albino silverback gorilla who can speak via sign language. George is a gentle giant, but after a scientific experiment on a space station goes awry, the remnants come crashing to earth, where, wouldn't you know, it crashes into George's habitat, and a canister within exposes him to a strange gas. It isn't long before George grows to an enormous size, with fits of uncontrollable rage, and escapes the facility. To make things worse, canisters of the gas also land in Wyoming, creating other large, angry creatures out of the local wildlife. They're on a collision course with George. Of course, that means Dwayne Johnson is going to do Dwayne Johnson things to stop them, and the action and mayhem quickly get out of control. The film also stars Naomie Harris (No Time to Die's Moneypenny) as Dr. Kate Caldwell, a scientist who worked on the genetic experiments now affecting the animals, and she teams up with Dwayne Johnson to stop the threat. Malin Akerman (Watchmen) and Jake Lacy (The Office) star as Claire and Brett Wyden, billionaire siblings who own Energyne, the corporation behind the experiments, and don't want their secrets out. They send out some ex-military types to retrieve them, and the government soon gets involved as the creatures are drawn to Chicago (thanks to a convenient plot device) for a showdown. Justice League's Deathstroke himself, Joe Manganiello, stars as Burke, an independent operator hunting down the creatures for the Wydens, and a very entertaining Jeffrey Dean Morgan (The Walking Dead) stars as a government agent trying to capture the creatures. Besides the outstanding digital effects (providing lots of angry monkey action), the movie also has a nice sense of humor, especially when Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Dwayne Johnson go head-to-head and start trading barbs. Released in April of 2018, the film was a box office hit, despite critics who ripped the movie and gave it a 51% rating on Rotten Tomatoes (viewers are more forgiving, giving it a 72% rating). It grossed over $100 million in the United States and over $428 million worldwide, according to Box Office Mojo. Rampage is based on the 1980s video game of the same name, and as you might expect, it has very little resemblance to the final film. The only common denominator is the creatures, who punch buildings in the video game until they fall. Players control the creatures in the game, but the movie version needed a human face for the lead, and the larger-than-life Dwayne Johnson is one of the few actors on the planet who could share the screen with giant CGI creatures and not look out of place. Viewers will likely catch a familiar face in the film's opening moments: Marley Shelton (Scream, Sin City) as the astronaut on the doomed space station where the pathogen is first created. Sadly, another familiar face didn't make the film's final cut: a scene featuring Alexandra Daddario, Dwayne Johnson's co-star in San Andreas, was shot but later discarded. She played a scuba instructor who encounters a mutated squid. Solve the daily Crossword
Yahoo
3 hours ago
- Yahoo
Ice Cube Doesn't Hold Back On Difference Between Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese
Ice Cube Doesn't Hold Back On Difference Between Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese originally appeared on The Spun. When Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese were coming out of school, hip-hop legend and BIG3 founder Ice Cube extended a $5 million contract offer to the former Iowa star to be the first female athlete in his upstart 3-on-3 league — but the same wasn't offered to Reese. Catching up with TMZ Sports over the weekend, Cube revealed his reasoning for only offering Caitlin the seven-figure deal over Angel. Saying how the BIG3's corporate sponsors assured him it would be worth the investment and they "didn't tell us the same thing about Angel Reese." "I don't think we can make that same offer because it won't have the same impact to the league," the West Coast MC said. Clark ended up turning down the league's advances and was drafted first overall by the Indiana Fever that spring, while Reese slid to the seven spot and the Chicago Sky. Both ladies had a tremendous impact in their first seasons though, with Angel nearly setting the WNBA's single-season rebounding record and Caitlin setting all-time marks of her own while skyrocketing the league's attendance and viewership. The former LSU All-American has talked about how her WNBA earnings are just a small part of what she makes compared to her off-court endorsements where she's been able to monetize her popularity (and divisiveness) among fans. Angel has landed everything from Vogue spreads to her very own cover of NBA 2K — and she's also set to debut her first signature shoe with Reebok. And while Caitlin Clark still may be one of sports' biggest draws, there are plenty of opportunities to be had for the W's other players on this wave that she helped Cube Doesn't Hold Back On Difference Between Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese first appeared on The Spun on Jul 27, 2025 This story was originally reported by The Spun on Jul 27, 2025, where it first appeared.
Yahoo
5 hours ago
- Yahoo
Ice Cube Doesn't Hold Back On Difference Between Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese
Ice Cube Doesn't Hold Back On Difference Between Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese originally appeared on The Spun. When Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese were coming out of school, hip-hop legend and BIG3 founder Ice Cube extended a $5 million contract offer to the former Iowa star to be the first female athlete in his upstart 3-on-3 league — but the same wasn't offered to Reese. Catching up with TMZ Sports over the weekend, Cube revealed his reasoning for only offering Caitlin the seven-figure deal over Angel. Saying how the BIG3's corporate sponsors assured him it would be worth the investment and they "didn't tell us the same thing about Angel Reese." "I don't think we can make that same offer because it won't have the same impact to the league," the West Coast MC said. Clark ended up turning down the league's advances and was drafted first overall by the Indiana Fever that spring, while Reese slid to the seven spot and the Chicago Sky. Both ladies had a tremendous impact in their first seasons though, with Angel nearly setting the WNBA's single-season rebounding record and Caitlin setting all-time marks of her own while skyrocketing the league's attendance and viewership. The former LSU All-American has talked about how her WNBA earnings are just a small part of what she makes compared to her off-court endorsements where she's been able to monetize her popularity (and divisiveness) among fans. Angel has landed everything from Vogue spreads to her very own cover of NBA 2K — and she's also set to debut her first signature shoe with Reebok. And while Caitlin Clark still may be one of sports' biggest draws, there are plenty of opportunities to be had for the W's other players on this wave that she helped Cube Doesn't Hold Back On Difference Between Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese first appeared on The Spun on Jul 27, 2025 This story was originally reported by The Spun on Jul 27, 2025, where it first appeared.
