This is the grave of Bud Fisher. Born in 1885 in Chicago, Harry Fisher was a rich kid, son of a prosperous merchant. He got to go to the University of Chicago but Bud, as he was known, was a kind of wild kid. He...
Author: Erik Loomis
Oregon plays Penn State for the Big 10 Championship tomorrow, which is a good time to use the Film Club to show the footage from 2011 when Penn State students.
Michael Tomasky thinks so. I am a lot more skeptical. First, Tomasky: But the total net worth of Trump’s Cabinet? It’s at least $13.3 billion, and that’s not because there are.
The tipped minimum wage is one of those weird parts of the American economy that almost any progressive policy person hates. It exploits workers, it is deeply unfair within restaurants, it is an anachronism that gets in the way of other, better policy choices. There...
While we try to figure out what the hell happened last month, it's important to eliminate factors. One thing that did not drive urban voters of color to the Republicans.
The Fall Guy did not do so well at the box office and that's too bad, because it is really is pretty damn entertaining. It's amazing what happens when Hollywood.
Take the wins when we can get them these days: Several Montana Republicans joined Democrats on Tuesday to block a measure that would have barred transgender lawmakers from using the state Capitol bathrooms that aligned with their gender identities. The proposed measure would have banned...
I visited Paris in 2018 and then Notre Dame burned in 2019. It seemed like a huge loss to global cultural patrimony, but France has evidently done one hell of.
Biden has been so quiet since the election, other than pardoning Hunter. Well, whatever about that, I say. But he still has an opportunity to make a difference. In some.
This is the grave of Charles Fairbanks. Born in 1852 in Centerville, Ohio, Fairbanks grew up in a reform family. His father was a wagonmaker, but more importantly, the house was a stop on the Underground Railroad. His mother especially was a big temperance person...
There's no way to describe this 1907 film as anything less than horrifyingly awesome. I can't believe I haven't used it before. I used to show this students just to.
My post below about the Democratic Party is polluted with off-topic comments. It is once again getting out of control. This stops now. Anyone who posts an OT comment in.