Tim Forkes

In my email alerts from the New York Times and the Los Angeles Time s were the notices that one of our great actors, Donald Sutherland, had died. Like many other film goers, I became aware of Sutherland in the 1970 Robert Altman anti-war classic, M*A*S*H. He was Captain Benjamin Franklin “Hawkeye” Pierce, one of three insubordinate doctors who upend the military structure of discipline to have a better experience during their one year tour of duty at a M*A*S*H unit during the Korean War. It was also a commentary on the Vietnam War, which was going on at the time.

“Mr. President Biden! For the sake of Donald J. Trump and the MAGA Republican Party! Step aside! Resign! Let someone else run for president on the Democratic ticket!”

What are we celebrating on this Independence Day? We can say the flag, Mom and apple pie, the usual shorthand for an America that stood by unexamined ideals, blind to the abuses of the white, Anglo-Saxon European invaders and the resulting institutional racism and imperialism that has defined this nation since the first illegal aliens — intruders — set foot on Plymouth Rock. The introduction of white privilege.

What are we celebrating on this Independence Day? We can say the flag, Mom and apple pie, the usual shorthand for an America that stood by unexamined ideals, blind to the abuses of the white, Anglo-Saxon European invaders and the resulting institutional racism and imperialism that has defined this nation since the first illegal aliens — intruders — set foot on Plymouth Rock. The introduction of white privilege.

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Because I am self-quarantining due to someone close to me having COVID-19, I have been binging on a variety of movies and TV programs. For example — and this sounds crazy — I binged through all three of the Lord of the Rings movies; The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers and The Return of the King. All three being extended versions, meaning that is more than 10 hours of viewing. Thankfully I was able to take naps in all three, so that time wasn’t completely wasted. After 20-plus years they are still entertaining films.

Because I am self-quarantining due to someone close to me having COVID-19, I have been binging on a variety of movies and TV programs. For example — and this sounds crazy — I binged through all three of the Lord of the Rings movies; The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers and The Return of the King. All three being extended versions, meaning that is more than 10 hours of viewing. Thankfully I was able to take naps in all three, so that time wasn’t completely wasted. After 20-plus years they are still entertaining films.

Kamala Harris, the daughter of immigrants from India and Jamaica, is officially the Democratic presidential nominee for 2024 following her acceptance at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.

His name is Bug and I picked him up at the same shelter where earlier this year I brought Laverne and Shirley to be placed for adoption. His scruffy hair, unique shade of color, and loving nature made him a slam dunk to adopt.

He wasn’t the only big name at The Lost Holliday Los Angeles premiere, though, with Vivica A. Fox by his side and a roster of others (Mona Scott-Young, Jabari Redd, Brittany S. Hall, Miriam A. Hyman, Marquise Vilson, Londyn Carter, Memphis Cole, Leslie David Baker and Gina Belafonte) walking the red carpet.