There are fans who painstakingly document all the errors that inevitably creep in when creating such a complicated thing as a film. Via David Pescovitz I was alerted to this Twitter feed by someone named Sean who points out ‘goofs’ that are not. Some of my favorites:
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Not only are the three eldest Trump offspring utterly lacking in ethical principles, they do not seem very bright either, except for a narrow cunning in finding ways to exploit their position for financial gain. Samantha Bee discusses the actions of Donald Trump, Jr. who seems to be winning the race for the title of Donald Trump’s stupidest child, easily overtaking early front-runner Eric. Ivanka already holds the title for the most smug and unctuous child.
Former Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio who was pardoned by Donald Trump was the latest victim on Sacha Baron Cohen’s show.
Samantha Bee tries to correct an imbalance in the way that sexual abuse of men and women are treated in the media and in our culture generally. She is joined in this message by Terry Crews who has said that he was sexually assaulted too.
I must admit, I did not know what the phrase ‘drop the soap’ alluded to.
News organizations tend to be reticent about reporting on wrongdoings within their own walls. But yesterday Colbert discussed the explosive allegations against Leslie Moonves, CEO of CBS, the network that produces and broadcasts his show. In addition, he brings up the Kimberly Guilfoyle-Donald Trump Jr. genital photo issue.
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I have deleted my Facebook account that I never used and so was not aware that the company has been running ads apologizing for some of the things that have been revealed recently about its practices. John Oliver exposes the disingenuous nature of the ‘apologies’ and runs a more truthful ad.
In a segment on his latest show Who Is America?, Sacha Baron Cohen, in his adopted persona as an Israeli anti-terrorism expert, interviews failed Alabama senate candidate Roy Moore and demonstrates a new device supposedly invented by the Israeli army that can detect pedophiles, something that Moore has been accused of being. The interview does not go well.