Later May Links and News of Interest

June is drawing near, but before the conclusion of this month, I shall share some pieces of news and such that I found interesting. Let us proceed...

In one of countless examples of the Missouri legislature ignoring the will of the people, our congress has taken the face our state voted for safe and legal abortion in 2024 with Amendment 3 and want to trick everyone with a new, "Amendment 3," designed to steal reproductive rights away yet again. The fact they used the same number and everything is particularly sneaky/sleazy.

With a strong creative team (including Robert Kirkman, Joe Casey, Andy Kubert and more) behind the upcoming comic, "Terminal," it definetely has piqued my interest more than your usual, "New superhero universe,"-type story. Comics Beat did an interview about the series I enjoyed reading.

The new James Bond video-game focused on the character in his younger years, "007 First Light," is getting a lot of glowing reviews. I'd be interested in renting it and (hopefully) having a good time.

"Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu," made over 100 million dollars in its opening weekend, but that is also the smallest opening ever for a Star Wars flick. Hence, people who love Star Wars can say how it is still a huge success with all that cash and those who hate Star Wars can say it is somehow a flop. Honestly, sometimes Star Wars fans equally love and hate the whole franchise.

Uber spent a lot of money on AI tech for various purposes and even the CEO isn't sure there was much cost-effectiveness despite how some folk swear by ChatGPT/Claude/Gemini to a surreal degree. I find AI handy for doing some math or figuring out the name of song I vaguely recall the lyrics for, but I wouldn't trust it with the success of my megacorporation.

Finally, I was sad to see the end of, "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert." It was hilarious he popped-up a day later on Michigan Public Access and CBS is apparently already trying to ignore the fact he ever existed at their network. Honestly, with his show gone and the unending rumors of Gayle King being fired or demoted in the future, I could have basically zero reason to even watch CBS until the premiere of, "Big Brother," in July. I hope whatever gig Colbert lands in the future he find happiness!

Gayle King is Leaving, "CBS Mornings," Incredibly Soon...Unless She's Not?

I'm a fan of Gayle King. She's a fantastic journalist and skilled interviewer. Just watch a clip of when she interviewed R. Kelly shortly before he went to jail and was incredibly on edge for an example of her abilities--he's screaming and pacing around whilst she calmly asks him to sit down and talk. Hence, I was bummed to hear that with CBS having continuous shake-ups (I'm still mad about Colbert's cancellation) that King could be leaving, "CBS Mornings," imminently, unless she's not?

"Variety," reported she could be out from the morning show as soon as next week or maybe next year, but could stay around for other programming (evening news stuff and the like). However, King claimed she hadn't heard anything about her leaving, "CBS Mornings," and insisted everyone is pleased right now. Much of CBS is in flux, with layoffs aplenty, folks leaving (John Dickerson, for example), and a lot of this is due to Bari Weiss, the new and conservative-leaning head of CBS' News division. Her arrival has resulted in a, "Bloodbath," of sorts. From overhauls of shows to cutting people from the network, Weiss isn't exactly liked by many folks right now, especially the many people that she's fired. I hope Gayle King doesn't get axed from any programs due to Weiss' rampage, but depending on whom you ask, King could be gone within days, months, or everything is perfectly hunky-dory. I just know I have concerns.