September 4, 2026

HOLLYWOOD, INTERRUPTED: Trans Actor Complains No Job Offers Are Coming Despite Recent Appearance in Blockbuster The Odyssey (Video).

Trans actor Elliott Page (born Ellen Page) is complaining that the phone is not ringing with job offers despite the fact that Page had a significant role in this summer’s ‘The Odyssey’ which was a massive financial success.

One of Page’s problems is a trap that many actors fall into. When it comes to acting, the less the audience knows about you, the better. Once people associate you with a specific thing, that is all they will see. Filmmakers, directors, producers, and casting agents know this, but for some reason, many actors don’t.

Page’s fixation on identity is going to be an issue because she made it one.

Bad career move in 2020-era Hollywood:

Posted at 8:22 am by Ed Driscoll

AMERICA’S NEWSPAPER OF RECORD:

Posted at 8:22 am by Stephen Green

MARIA BARTIROMO OUT AT FOX NEWS AFTER MORE THAN A DECADE AT CABLE GIANT:

Maria Bartiromo is out at Fox News after more than 12 years at the cable giant, the company said Thursday.

“Effective today, Maria Bartiromo is no longer with Fox News Media,” the company announced.

“We thank Maria for her work over the last 12-and-a-half years and wish her all the best on her next chapter,” Fox News Media said in a statement.

The final episode of “Mornings with Maria,” Bartiromo’s weekday Fox Business Network show, aired Thursday morning. It will be replaced Friday by “Mornings with FOX Business,” featuring rotating anchors.

According to Dylan Byers of Puck, “Bartiromo wanted to pursue a story related to China and 2020 election voting conspiracies… a major sensitivity for the network given its Dominion and Smartmatic lawsuits. A Fox Business executive sent a text to Fox Business producers informing them that that story could not go to air. Bartiromo took a screen shot of the guidance and sent it to senior White House officials. Fox News leadership learned about that after receiving a call from the White House, which they viewed as a fireable offense.”

Yashar Ali adds, “No one in Murdoch’s world is indispensable. No one. Everyone, from his children and wives to loyal executives and talent, is fungible. Yet people around him keep convincing themselves that they are indispensable, that somehow they will be the exception. But when the end finally comes, it often comes with such speed and finality that it takes their breath away.”

 

 

Posted at 7:45 am by Ed Driscoll

ALMOST? 15 colleges now cost $100K+ per year — and almost none of them are worth it.

Fifteen higher ed institutions cracked the six-figure pricetag this year, up from a just two the previous year, according to an analysis from the the Washington Post.

The most expensive schools in the US are:

Harvey Mudd College, Calif. — $104,512
Duke University, NC — $103,975
University of Chicago, Ill. — $103,821
University of Southern California, Calif. — $103,162
Barnard College, NY — $103,000
Washington University, Mo. — $102,260
Smith College, Mass. — $102,226
Fordham University, NY — $102,188
Claremont McKenna College, Calif. — $101,990
Vassar College, NY — $101,051
Wesleyan University, Conn. — $101,030
New York University, NY — $100,998
Georgetown University, DC — $100,864
Colgate University, NY — $100,224
Haverford College, Penn. — $100,026

Ivy League schools Brown, Columbia and Cornell were close behind, each charging just under $100,000 per year.

Despite those huge prices, separate statistics raised questions about what the money is buying — none of the 15 most expensive schools appeared equally high in college rankings of the best returns on investment.

Insane.

Posted at 7:36 am by Stephen Green

ICYMI: HIRE SECURITY FOR YOUR SECURITY, ELON:

Related thoughts from Spencer Pratt: “Commies call you ‘dangerous’ so they can kill you. Every DSA candidate has a 2:1 fundraising advantage over their anti-communist opponent, because we have to spend half our funds on 24/7 campaign security & they don’t cuz communists are violent murderous animals and we aren’t.”

(Originally posted by Stephen Green.)

Posted at 7:30 am by Glenn Reynolds

UMM…:

Posted at 7:20 am by Stephen Green

LOL, JEMELE HILL.

Posted at 7:17 am by Glenn Reynolds

NOTHING IS MORE RADICALIZING THAN PICTURES OF THE OLD AMERICA:

Posted at 7:00 am by Glenn Reynolds

September 3, 2026

THIS IS THE 21ST CENTURY, YOU KNOW:

Posted at 10:19 pm by Glenn Reynolds

OPEN THREAD: Keep rockin’.

Posted at 9:30 pm by Glenn Reynolds

LONGEVITY: Humans Are Surprisingly Good at Predicting When They Will Die – With One Big Bias. “A study that tracked older adults in Japan for up to 28 years suggests people have a surprisingly accurate sense of their own longevity. Those who expected to live longer generally did. But their predictions showed one striking bias: many underestimated how much time they had left. Among participants whose outcomes could be determined, the researchers report that approximately 59 percent outlived their expected lifespan.”

Posted at 8:00 pm by Glenn Reynolds

HMM:

I missed this Politico item from Wednesday: White House pushes companies to ditch Macron’s space summit. “The Office of Science and Technology Policy official on the call told industry representatives that France did not coordinate with the U.S. on the summit, accused the country of “anti-competitive practices,” and suggested the event’s panels were not designed to include the American perspective and may diminish U.S. industry efforts, according to the people.”

Posted at 6:15 pm by Stephen Green

HIRE SECURITY FOR YOUR SECURITY, ELON:

Related thoughts from Spencer Pratt: “Commies call you ‘dangerous’ so they can kill you. Every DSA candidate has a 2:1 fundraising advantage over their anti-communist opponent, because we have to spend half our funds on 24/7 campaign security & they don’t cuz communists are violent murderous animals and we aren’t.”

Posted at 5:41 pm by Stephen Green