Wednesday, August 13, 2025

Remains of the Day (08/13)















Pop Matters: Carlene Carter, Pointer Sisters, Fleetwood Mac, Shaun Cassidy make list of "20 of the Best New Wave Albums by Rock/Pop Artists" ... I picked Carlene's "C'est C Bon" -- rather than "Musical Shapes" -- when I made a similar list a few years ago HERE. P.S. Carlene Carter says her memoir -- "Cartwheels in High Heels" is complete and she hopes to have it out in 2026.

Hot Cat of the Day: A Facebook friend announced that he'd adopted this little cutie -- Spooky, "a sweet 10 month old Siamese rescue kitty who's a purr machine and snuggle puss who loves to play -- especially at 3 a.m." As if her face weren't enough, this additional comment made my night: "I thought it might be too soon after Penelope passed away to adopt another cat, but Spooky needed a home and I had one to give. It was the right thing to do." 


RIP: Heartbroken over the death of Danielle Spencer, who played TV's greatest kid sister on "What's Happening" before embarking on a successful career as a veterinarian. People talk a lot about representation, which is undoubtedly important. But I don't think it's as straightforward as academics think: I saw myself in Spencer's wisecracking Dee (before my self-consciousness over being gay fundamentally changed who I was) and Oprah saw herself in Mary Richards -- and my husband did just fine without a single Argentine American family on TV -- so let's give humans a little more credit, at least where this topic is concerned. 

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