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Did somebody threaten Scott Pruitt? The president tweeted that his EPA secretary was spending more on security because of threats, but a FOIA request seeking evidence has, so far, come up empty.
The end of the Playboy Club era. I am too young to have lived through the Playboy Club era, but an old one in Saint Louis was converted to a (failed) nightclub when I was in college. It was surreal, in a way, because it was largely left untouched from the late 1960s and early 1970s. Even the bathrooms still had Playboy logos and cartoon tiles. The New York Times has an interesting look at the end of an old Playboy club in Vernon, New Jersey.
Jason Clarke’s Chappaquiddick Moment. You should definitely read Alice Lloyd’s item on the blog today about what former “EMK” staffers think of the new movie about their late boss, but definitely check out this Los Angeles Times item about how actor Jason Clarke got the lead role:
Curious! Which bigger names dropped out? Why?
New York time. The Times has an interesting look at how the failures of the region’s subway system have impacted the daily lives of the city’s denizens.
Lisa Simpson breaks the fourth wall. The venerable televisions series chose the show’s most liberal character to break the wall and speak to viewers regarding the show’s depiction of Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, of Kwik-e-Mart fame, the subject of a documentary titled The Problem With Apu.
Those who want the show to atone for such sins as having a white actor voice the Indian-American character and subjecting him to stereotypes are not happy.
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