Evening Roundup, May 22
A Memorial Day message, Ask E. Jean, America250 is a front?, Pets, the Movement, vanilla rum panna cotta, and The Pod with Gov. Newsom & Aaron Parnas
Spotlight Story
The Media’s Memorial Day Lip Service Hurts Us All
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Every year on Memorial Day, the news is filled with reports honoring those who lost their lives while serving in the armed forces. But far too little attention is given to a pillar of what they fought for: democracy.
Culture Corner
'Ask E. Jean' Is a Funny, Moving Portrait of a Fearless Woman
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Ask E. Jean, the entertaining yet documentary about E. Jean Carroll — the brilliantly eccentric author and advice columnist who beat Donald Trump in court, twice — is finally in theaters.
America250 & Friends
Split Screen: America 250’s Vision
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Don’t be fooled. America 250 is a Christian nationalist plan for this country.
Media Center
Gov. Gavin Newsom and Journalist Aaron Parnas
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On the Tea with April Ryan, April sat down with Gov. Gavin Newsom from California and journalist Aaron Parnas.
As a Vietnam vet, may I ask everyone to avoid wishing us--anyone else, for that matter--a "happy Memorial Day." There is nothing happy about remembering one's fallen comrades.
The fact that so many offer such wishes is a reminder of how much we are separating ourselves from the realities which we presumably honor.