Do you know what’s amazing me? Everything in the news is about fucking balloons, so the meme-makers are putting in overtime. WebDom did a roundup last week, and since then, there’s been more of the same. But weirdly, there’s one obvious one they all seem to be neglecting. Remember this dimwitted chunk of stupid performative “art”?

I weep for our future.

But I celebrate birthdays, including a guy with an AAA rating; a guy who pushed the edge of the envelope; the go-to guy for movie roles even heavier than Sydney Greenstreet; the spiritual father of this website; a guy whose breath always smelled like parsley; a guy who was a nutcase but a pretty fine artist; a guy who had a thing for teenagers; a guy who was the echt-Mr. Saturday Night and fell into a truly perfect grift; a chick who made an iconic name by putting her hands out; and my most perfect redhead.

Let’s Link.

 

Fascists study fascism and decide it’s A-OK.

 

Just in case you were one of those silly people who thinks there actually is a difference between Team Red and Team Blue.

 

White supremacist, no doubt.

 

Oh, those wacky Indonesians!

 

Diana Moon Glampers is a role-model.

 

Just here for the headline.

 

Old Guy Music is my near-brush with mainstream country music. But jesus, she is a fucking incredible performer, a latter-day Dolly, with a remarkably distinctive voice. You can skip 60 seconds past the intro.