Causeway (2022)

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Causeway (2022): That faraway look in Jennifer Lawrence's eyes is what this movie is all about. She plays a vet recovering from PTSD. Her plight is touching, but dead. The life in this movie comes from Brian Tyree Henry, who plays a man dealing with his own tragedy. Opposites in every other way, they bond. B+

The Company They Keep

"You shall know the person by the company he keeps." — Proverb

The City of Richardson has two candidates for mayor. If that proverb has any truth to it, it's sending a clear message to us today in those two candidates and the company they keep. It may not be everything, but it's not nothing either.

POTD: Flowers on the River Inn

From 2022 07 14 Passau and Scharding

Today's photo-of-the-day is from Passau, Germany. It shows the banks of the river Inn. In the background is a cruise company's longship, similar to the Viking Gefjon that we were on. Passau is built on the pie wedge of land formed by the confluence of the river Inn with the river Danube.

POTD: Sunset over Passau and the Danube

From 2022 07 14 Passau and Scharding

Today's photo-of-the-day is from Passau, Germany. It's sited where the river Danube is joined by the river Inn from the south and the river Ilz from the north. The skyline and river make for dramatic sunsets, good enough for two photos today.

Bonus photos after the jump.

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.