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skippy the bush kangaroo —
senor mantalban ...within the entertainment industry, montalban was widely respected for his efforts to create opportunities for latinos, although he and others believed that his activism hurt his career. in 1970, he founded the nonprofit nosotros foundation to improve the image and increase employment of latinos in hollywood. "he paved the way for being outspoken about the images and roles that latinos were playing in movies," said luis reyes, author of "hispanics in hollywood" (2000). - latte times
Rich, Corinthian Leather
Booman Tribune —
Ricardo Montalban has passed away at 88 years of age. That brings back happy childhood memories. The first season was AWESOME!! And who can forget the Cordoba?
"You see, their young enter through the ears and wrap themselves around the cerebral cortex."
Althouse —
"This has the effect of rendering the victim extremely susceptible to suggestion. Later, as they grow, follows madness and death. These are pets, of course. Not quite domesticated." These pets were the Ceti eels, and I am tormented with regret that I came so close but missed a beautiful chime yesterday. I love when a theme, character, or image that appears in one post recurs in another post on the same day. Yesterday — a day when I should have been highly attuned to the distinctive pleasures of blogging, because it was the 5th anniversary of the blog — a notable animal appeared: the eel. I made an "eels" tag to ...
Memento Mori
Megan McArdle —
This Nick Gillespie post on the probably-doomed Chrysler-Fiat deal reminds me of the Chrysler Cordoba, which he uses to illustrate Chrysler's many problems: Reminds me, I say, because this is the car the McArdle family drove. Though not in 1975. The McArdle family does not buy new cars. Buying new cars causes hair to grow on your palms. No, my family drove this car when I was in high school in the late 1980s. Needless to say, I was, like, the only kid in America who never wanted to borrow the family car. On the other hand, I do credit the Chrysler ...
