TIL: Le Wokisme

Source: Ben Hickey.

What can America learn from the French about identity politics? Google defines identity politics as "a tendency for people of a particular religion, ethnic group, social background, etc., to form exclusive political alliances, moving away from traditional broad-based party politics." The Republican Party claims that describes the Left. The Democratic Party denies it, arguing that their party is not divided by identity but organized by an ideology of diversity, equity, and inclusion of persons of all religions, ethnic groups and social backgrounds. And Americans endlessly argue about it.

Poker Face (TV 2023)

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Poker Face (TV 2023): Natasha Lyonne, with her superpower of being to detect when someone is lying, solves a crime a week that the audience sees committed up front. You know, just like Columbo. Throwback fun. Weakness is that superpower allows for lazy writing. B-

POTD: Regensburg

From 2022 07 13 Regensburg

Today's photo-of-the-day is from Regensburg, Germany. Regensburg dates to Roman times. It was the site of a Roman fort at the northernmost point of the river Danube. Long story short, it's seen a lot of history.

Bonus photos after the jump.

POTD: Regensburg's Stadtamhof

From 2022 07 13 Regensburg

Today's photo-of-the-day is from Regensburg, Germany. It was taken on the island of Stadtamhof, which was once a separate village, but now serves as a entry point to the old walled city of Regensburg.

The Wheel Award for Excellence in Motion Pictures

The Academy Awards will be given out Sunday, March 12, 2023. I've seen all the nominees for Best Picture. That means my opinion means something. Right?

I've ranked the movies in order of my preference for "Best Picture." The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science uses proportional ranked choice voting (RCV) to ensure that the winner has broad support throughout the Academy members. I wish US political elections used a similar system (or perhaps some form of proportional voting system). But that's for another post.

My personal ranked choice of the Oscar nominees is based on the grades I gave the movies immediately after seeing them. In case of ties, I ordered them by my judgment today. Note this is not my prediction of which movie will win, but how I would vote, had I a vote.

The envelope please. The winner of "The Wheel Award for Excellence in Motion Pictures" goes to...