LB: “…How to smoke weed socially — and safely — in the COVID-19 era”

by Larry Brody

Speaking of newspaper headlines, LATimes.Com this morning demonstrates the difference between the Big Orange and the Big Apple with a timely article about smoking weed during the pandemic.

The article is long and descriptive, but the first four words of the headline, which I have cleverly hidden until now, tell us everything we need to know: read article

LB: “Why Is Every Young Person in America Watching ‘The Sopranos’?”

by Larry Brody

Did you read that headline, gang? It’s the question of the day over at NYTimes.Com, and the good news is that they also have an answer:

The show’s new audience is also seeing something different in it: a parable about a country in terminal decline.

Take a good look at that second to last word. “Terminal.” read article

LB: Attention Vincent D’Onofrio Fans

by Larry Brody

The secret that former Law & Order: Criminal Intent star Vincent D’Onofrio has been keeping for years was revealed last weekend and is just crying out to be shared.

And that secret is: read article

Last Week’s Most Important Cord Cutting Developments

This pic’s for TVWriter™ frequent visitor Bettina, who says she’s missed seeing the big Cord Cutter “Hello!” right here at TVWriter™. You’re welcome, Betts.

Cord Cutters News gives us the latest on the cord cutting front, including Roku’s big fall 2021 updates, new content deals for Pluto TV and Netflix, a birthday event for Disney+, and more!

Cord Cutters Video Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6tUZA7GiIZPaUu4FQXnFYA

Cord Cutters Web Site:
http://cordcuttersnews.com read article

LB: Today’s Cool Port Townsend Area News

by Larry Brody

This is cool because the “prolific screenwriter” below is the writing partner of Karen McCullah, who was one of the first writing students I had back in Santa Fe in the early ’90s, and all the films cited in the article were co-written by the two of them.  Small world, yeah?

Prolific screenwriter returns to Chimacum
‘Kiwi’ Smith tells of influence of mother, teacher
by Diane Urbani de la Paz

When prolific Hollywood screenwriter Kirsten “Kiwi” Smith tells her own story, she does it with a cast of characters straight from real life.

Two women have starring roles: Sue Phillips, her English and creative writing teacher at Chimacum High School, and her mother, Katie Smith of Port Ludlow. read article