#9/11-themed bar in Texas gets dragged on Twitter

#9/11-themed bar in Texas gets dragged on Twitter

“#9/11-themed bar in Texas gets dragged on Twitter” Well, “Cheers” was taken. Bar 9Eleven, a bar in Texas named after the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks, has shocked and outraged Twitter after a traveler snapped a photo of the Forth Worth pub’s exterior featuring cheery bubble letters. “Drove by this bar and thought ‘Huh I…

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#How thriller author Harlan Coben is taking over Netflix

#How thriller author Harlan Coben is taking over Netflix

“#How thriller author Harlan Coben is taking over Netflix” First, Harlan Coben took over the thriller genre in fiction. Now, he’s conquering programming on Netflix.  Fourteen of Coben’s best-sellers will soon be on the streamer, including several adaptations of his books already on Netflix, such as “Safe,” starring Michael C. Hall, “The Stranger,” starring Richard…

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#Byron Allen sues McDonald’s for discrimination

#Byron Allen sues McDonald’s for discrimination

“#Byron Allen sues McDonald’s for discrimination” Comedian-turned-media mogul Byron Allen has sued McDonald’s for $10 billion in damages, alleging racial discrimination tied to its advertising practices.   The head of Allen Media Group claims racial stereotyping is at play in the fast-food giant’s refusal to contract with his AMG’s Entertainment Studios and Weather Group in…

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#The GOP still has the upper hand

#The GOP still has the upper hand

“#The GOP still has the upper hand” Republicans have had a brutal news cycle over the past month, between the ouster of Liz Cheney from leadership and the intraparty jousting over a Jan. 6 commission. The overwhelming sense of the coverage is that the party is descending into madness and civil war and is a husk of…

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#Letters to the Editor — May 21, 2021

#Letters to the Editor — May 21, 2021

“#Letters to the Editor — May 21, 2021” The Issue: New CDC guidelines that say it’s safe for the fully vaccinated to go maskless nearly everywhere. Now that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has unshackled the fully vaccinated from wearing masks and social distancing, it’s not going to be easy to get the…

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