by Kevin Burton I say “Jane you ignorant slut,” and you of a certain age know exactly what I am talking about. It’s an old Saturday Night Live bit from the 70s, Point/Counterpoint, a sendup of the political opinion shows and a similar segment on 60 Minutes. Jane Curtin spoke in favor of …
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Can’t Forget The Breakfast Club, Simple Minds
by Kevin Burton It’s been 40 years and I haven’t forgotten. But it would appear that my limited affection for Simple Minds begins and ends with Ally Sheedy and The Breakfast Club. Both the band and the Brat Pack were white hot in 1985, 40 years ago this week, when “Don’t You …
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Jeopardy, Wheel Face Civil Rights Complaints
by Jessica Guynn and Felecia Wellington Radel, USA TODAY Executives at Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune discriminated against people of color, then fired them for raising concerns about a toxic work environment, two former employees claim in civil rights complaints obtained by USA TODAY. The two former Sony Pictures Entertainment workers said they were …
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What Does Blind Barbie Mean Really?
by Kevin Burton I was on the road playing beep baseball when the e-mail notifications about the first blind Barbie doll came pouring in. And I mean they poured in, from every quarter. I thought, that’s a story. But then I realized, I had no idea what to think or say about it. …
Bonnie Raitt Supports A Free Press, Journalism
by Kevin Burton I love Bonnie Raitt more this week than I did before, and that’s saying something. Raitt announced Monday that proceeds from her Sept. 23 concert in Carmel By The Sea, California, will go to support investigative journalism and protect a free press. “Special guest Roy Rogers will support the …
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Boom, Boom: Fireworks Store Erupts In Flames
by Kevin Burton You hear this phrase a lot: “don’t judge.” Well in this case, go ahead. Be my guest. Judge, and jump in with both feet, or both wagging index fingers, if you want to. I don’t care. On our first regional beep baseball trip, to Indianapolis in late May, I …
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Facts You Might Not Know About M*A*S*H
by Interestingfacts.com From its premiere on CBS in Sept. 1972 through its historic series finale watched by more than 106 million Americans in Feb. 1983, M*A*S*H changed television forever. The series followed the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital during the Korean War of the early 1950s and seamlessly blended comedy and drama like never before. …
Studies Say Music Is The Way To Brainpower
by Kevin Burton My father wanted me to study computer programming in college. He had that charming way of pushing his desires for himself onto other people. I wanted to be a journalist – an unblinking champion of the truth and a painter with words. I had that charming way of evaluating ideas …
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Blind Nebraska Woman Denied Postal Delivery
by Kevin Burton Dialogue magazine for the blind used to have a column called Abapita. Abapita is an acronym standing for “ain’t blindness a pain in the anatomy.” Sadly that magazine stopped publishing in 2019. Also sadly, for the blind, the pain in the anatomy continues. I get all manner of news …
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Thanks For Reading, A Thousand Times Over
by Kevin Burton If I’ve told you once, I’ve told you 1,000 times, thank you for reading Page 7. Actually I haven’t told you that 1,000 times, or nearly enough. But the WordPress counter says this is my 1,000th blog. WordPress is very good at counting things, so I believe them. This …
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