What I knew of the eccentric baseball owner Bill Veeck, I knew only from stray web searches at White Sox games. What was a shower stall doing on the concourse? What are those pinwheel things above the scoreboard? While the trainer came out to check on Yoan Moncada or the pitching coach asked Michael Kopech … Read more
Let’s face it: We have been living through a pop-cultural age—particularly in cinema—made in Quentin Tarantino’s image. Before Marvel, before George Lucas sold Star Wars to Disney, Tarantino made nerd culture mainstream, showing that a movie- and culture-obsessed kid could bring that obsession to life in their own art, to great success. Tarantino wasn’t the … Read more
Time for your weekly edition of the Defector Funbag. Got something on your mind? Email the Funbag. And buy Drew’s book, The Night The Lights Went Out, while you’re at it. Today, we’re talking about the national anthem, Kevin Costner, desert island actors, action film musicals, and more. Final reminder: Why Your Team Sucks returns … Read more
The MLB All-Star Game has unfortunately been handed over to Pat McAfee, who spent Monday kicking off the week’s festivities on ESPN. What better way to get baseball fans excited about the Home Run Derby than by subjecting them to a few hours of a poached ex-punter bellowing about a sport he barely follows while … Read more
The VHS/DVD championship season recap is a lost art in the era of Youtube, but I’m old enough to remember when it was the only game in town. I’d see ads for them in the immediate aftermath of a title win—a chance to relive a great run through a curated collection of clips and interviews. … Read more
California Governor Gavin New Roosom criticizes a newly passed law on his support for President Donald Trump, describing him as a “moral failure” that offered millions of Americans – especially working families, students and most vulnerable societies in the state. The legislation, which was called “The Beautiful Grand Law”, was approved by Republicans in the … Read more
Family planning in Orange and San Bernardino provinces may be forced to expand health services after the approval of the Federal Budget Budget, which prohibits the organization’s Medicaid compensation. Trump’s federal budget package was described by local subsidiary companies as an effective “launch” of family planning. Christa Holinger, head and director of the family planning … Read more
Malibu, California (Kabc) – Actor Michael Madsen, known as the roles in the “dog tank” and “Kill Bill” films, died on Thursday. It was 67. Madsen was found by the deputies who responded to his home in Malibu, California, according to the Los Angeles Province Department. He announced his death at 8:25 am The Ministry … Read more
(Crohn) – The United States has dropped a controversial ruling on artificial intelligence regulation in the huge tax bill for President Donald Trump. The ruling on what Trump has repeatedly called “his beautiful, beautiful bill” would prevent countries from organizing artificial intelligence over the next ten years. In a rare presentation of the two parties, … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) – A proposal to deter states from the organization of artificial intelligence was defended for a period of time in the US Senate on Tuesday, which led to the closure of attempts to include the procedure in the Bill of President Donald Trump’s Great Law and reduce spending. The Senate voted 99-1 to … Read more