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1 week ago | 
commondreams.org | Matt Watkins
The draft notice came on May 28, 1968—just a few days after high school graduation. He’d been working nights at the mill since February, saving up for a car. It was the first big thing he’d ever bought: a 1969 Pontiac Firebird, deep blue, four-barrel V8. He didn’t even have plates on it yet. His plan was to spend the summer driving—county roads, lakeside highways, maybe as far as Colorado if the money stretched. That was the future, as far as he could see it: a car, a road, freedom.
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1 week ago | 
movieweb.com | Matt Watkins
NCIS (which stands for Naval Criminal Investigative Service) is an episodic American crime procedural drama that first aired on CBS in 2003. It focuses on a team of special agents as they investigate crimes relating to the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. Using cutting-edge technology, they take on criminal cases using their unique set of skills to tackle a variety of crimes that range from murder and espionage to cybercrime and terrorism.
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2 weeks ago | 
commondreams.org | Matt Watkins
Imagine a woman in her late 20s, raising a young kid and working two jobs. On weekday mornings, she waits tables at a chain diner just off the highway. On weekends, she picks up banquet shifts at a hotel near the airport. Some weeks she hits 40 hours. Most weeks she doesn’t. Her schedule is built around whoever else calls off, whichever babysitter shows up, and how many tips she can pull in when customers don’t walk out on the check. She’s not lazy. She’s tired. She’s not failing.
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2 weeks ago | 
commondreams.org | Matt Watkins
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2 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Matt Watkins
Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Earlier this month, the Department of Justice quietly released a revised set of guidelines for Office on Violence Against Women grants. There was no press conference. No sweeping policy announcement. Just an update on the federal grants portal and a ripple of confusion through nonprofit inboxes across the country.
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2 weeks ago | 
slate.com | Matt Watkins
Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Earlier this month, the Department of Justice quietly released a revised set of guidelines for Office on Violence Against Women grants. There was no press conference. No sweeping policy announcement. Just an update on the federal grants portal and a ripple of confusion through nonprofit inboxes across the country.
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2 weeks ago | 
movieweb.com | Matt Watkins
Born out of the monster movie boom of the '50s and hitting new highs in the '70s with the likes of Jaws and Alien, the creature feature genre hit a weird and wonderful stride in the 1980s—supercharged by the body horror craze that accompanied it. Before CGI was really a thing, the ’80s saw filmmakers utilizing the practical effects and animatronic technology they had at their disposal, creating some of the wildest and most memorable creatures ever committed to film.
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2 weeks ago | 
movieweb.com | Matt Watkins
When we think of certain legendary actors, specific iconic roles instantly spring to mind – career-defining performances that captivated audiences worldwide – performances like Johnny Depp’s Captain Jack Sparrow, Robin Williams' Mrs. Doubtfire, or Matt LeBlanc’s Joey from Friends. Other actors have been acting for such a long time that they have accumulated such an impressive, vast, and varied body of work, it makes it easy for certain roles to slip under the radar.
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3 weeks ago | 
southbendtribune.com | Matt Watkins
Indiana Senate Bill 1 limits South Bend's ability to manage revenue and invest in public services. The author recommends that South Bend model the bill's impact, prepare for procedural changes, document risks, and collaborate with other cities. Indiana’s Senate Bill 1 has been framed as a win for property taxpayers. But for cities like South Bend, the consequences go well beyond household tax relief.
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3 weeks ago | 
movieweb.com | Matt Watkins
Based on the age-old "odd couple" trope, the buddy cop genre takes the concept and applies it to a law enforcement setting. Rising to prominence in the 1980s with movies like 48 Hrs. and Lethal Weapon, it generally sees two contrasting personalities – one reckless and hot-headed, the other calm and collected – forced to put their differences aside to tackle a bigger criminal threat.
