* Regardless of his well-documented flaws and faux pas, I’ll take Brian Williams for convention–or breaking news–anchoring. He that’s professional, that smooth. One suggestion to MSNBC: Don’t let Rachel Maddow, who’s really perceptive, smart and often annoying in delivery, in the same frame with Williams. She simply stares at him, as if awaiting a resume update.
* When it comes to movie sequels that aren’t “The Godfather Part II,” we pretty much know what we’re going to get: exploitative, action-packed, up-dated variations being marketed to pop-culture audiences. I just saw pre-“Infiltrator” trailers that featured “The Magnificent Seven” and “Ben Hur.” No thanks. But, yes, “The Infiltrator” is worth checking out, especially if you’ve lived around here for a while.
Now I see where there’s a “Blair Witch Project” sequel hitting the big screen in September. Honest. More hand-held-camera and amateur-looking-“found footage” gimmicks for those who missed the low-budget, highly-successful original in 1999.
* Call it Smartphones and dumb people. We’ve been seeing Pokemon Go players become a nuisance or worse in a number of public venues. Last week somebody was Tasered and cuffed by a TPD officer for after-hours trespassing and resisting arrest. Cops, unfortunately, already have a world increasingly fraught with “new normal” societal threats. Goofball gamers need to get a life.