Music | Music

Ringo Starr on His 80th Birthday: “We’re sort of saying I’m still 79, because we’re hopefully celebrating properly next year”

Ringo Starr was hoping to have a big party for his 80th birthday on July 7th, but the pandemic is keeping him away from his friends and loved one

One of The Beatles is 80. How old do you feel?

Music | Music

The Beatles: John Lennon estate celebrates Paul McCartney’s 78th Birthday in the BEST way

THE BEATLES star Sir Paul McCartney turned 78-years-old today as the John Lennon estate celebrated his birthday in the best way possible.

This is great! But I still can't believe Paul is 78!

Music | Music

The moment Chuck Berry punched Keith Richards in the face

We dip into our Far Out Magazine vault to bring one of the most brilliant stories we've ever come across as Chuck Berry punches Keith Richards

I’ve always loved this story.

Music | Music

Revisit the moment Keith Richards was nearly electrocuted on stage with The Rolling Stones

We take a look back at the moment Keith Richards was nearly electrocuted to death when performing with The Rolling Stones in 1965

Music | Music

Mick Jagger Pays Tribute to 'Biggest Inspiration' Little Richard

“His music still has the same raw electric energy when you play it now as it did when it first shot through the music scene in the mid 50’s,” Rolling Stones singer writes of late icon

Entertainment | Television/Film/Books

Carl Reiner’s pals, co-stars and admirers share memories of ‘Dick Van Dyke Show’ creator: ‘A real mensch’

Carl Reiner’s life and legacy are being remembered by those who knew him over the years.

I was fortunate enough to meet him once. He was a VERY nice man and VERY funny. He truly was, a mensch.

Entertainment | Television/Film/Books

With Traditional Movie Theaters Closed, Drive-Ins Are Thriving

With the closing of traditional movie theaters due to the novel coronavirus outbreak, people are practicing social distancing at drive-ins.

I love Drive-Ins. When they started closing them in large numbers it seemed short sighted and foolish. There is something so American, and so mid-century, about them. But like most things, greed one the day, especially in places like Los Angeles. Not a single drive-in survives here. When I was a kid there were dozens. When I lived in San Diego, there were two, and now (I think) there is one. I hope that somehow this means that more of the theaters that made it into the 21st century will last longer and maybe even thrive.

Entertainment | Television/Film/Books

If These 10 Easy Clues Don’t Convince You to Take Jeopardy!’s Online Test, Then, Well, Your Loss

Jeopardy is currently conducting online tests to be a contestant on the show. If you want to follow in the footsteps of Ken Jennings, Brad Rutter, or James Holzhauer, here’s what you should know about the test.

I've taken it and am going to take it tomorrow. Don't let them fool you: the test is HARD. But it is still fun! And - I want to be on Jeopardy baby!

Entertainment | Television/Film/Books

Quentin Tarantino: ‘Star Wars’ And Marvel Are At War With Original Cinema

Add another titan director to the list of titan directors dismissive of the trend of assembly-line movies created by the “Star Wars” and Marvel franchises: Quentin Tarantino. Speaking with Deadline, the Academy Award-nominated “Once Upon

He’s correct. I despise the trend toward almost nothing but formulaic super hero films. Star Wars was great, in 1977 when it was made. Everything that followed was cartoonish garbage.

Entertainment | Television/Film/Books

'The Right Stuff' blasts off for a Veterans Day screening in Hollywood

Classic Hollywood: Philip Kaufman talks about his epic 'The Right Stuff' before a Veterans Day screening in Hollywood

I'm going! I forgot that this was a box office flop when it came out. That is a travesty!

Business & Finance | Startups

Y Combinator’s Startup School relaunches to be ready when you are | TechCrunch

About three years and more than 100,000 participants later, Y Combinator is relaunching its free online bootcamp Startup School as a continuous year-round program. “Over the last 15 years, startups have exploded and it’s no longer just students working on

Business & Finance | Startups

The 3-Step Strategy to Help You Determine Your Business Mission, Values and Goals

Doing so quickly is essential to getting your business on track.

Business & Finance | Startups

The Rise of Alternative Venture Capital

A new age of startup investing has arisen amid the demands of entrepreneurs, and it is altering the traditional venture capital model as we know it.

Business & Finance | Startups

The alternative to VC investing everyone has been waiting for? | Sifted

It is no secret most VCs aren't profitable. So is this members-only blockchain token-based intestment club a better alternative?

Business & Finance | Startups

4 Fast Ways to Fund Your Business (Without Venture Capital) | Inc.

Avoid raising money from venture capital firms with these four fast and effective alternatives to fundraising.

Politics | Politics

Trump targets social media companies with executive order after Twitter fact-checks his tweets

The order came two days after Twitter, for the first time, added warning links to two of Trump's tweets, inviting readers to "get the facts."

Politics | Politics

President Trump expected to sign executive order about social media on Thursday

The move comes after Twitter fact checked Trump's tweets for containing "potentially misleading information."

Moptu does not censor anyone because of their politics views. We welcome both conservatives and liberals on our platform. If censorship is an issue for you - please support sites like this one. That is the real solution, not governmental intervention.

Politics | Politics

Coronavirus State Restrictions -- Most States Can Safely Relax Some

One of the main questions on the minds of Americans is when government restrictions aimed at controlling the coronavirus epidemic can be safely lifted.

When we relax the restrictions should be about the science only. Not the politics. But, neither side fully embraces the science of Covid-19. Partially because the science is not conclusive. However, the human cost of the lockdowns is already at a point that can’t continue to be ignored if your claim is that your only priority is to “save lives.”

Politics | Politics

Doctor: After Doing 5,000 Coronavirus Tests, It's Similar To The Flu And Quarantine Should End

Bakersfield, California ABC affiliate 23ABC reports -- Drs. Dan Erickson and Artin Massihi, co-owners of a chain of Accelerated Urgent Care facilities, say that after conducting more than 5,000 coronavirus tests they have come to the conclusion that COVID

Politics | Politics

Biden makes a mockery of Sanders' main argument for his campaign - POLITICO

The scale of his rout has no comparison.

My political science background says that this is an interesting take. The only disagreement I have is the assertion that Buttigieg was a “moderate.” If Klobuchar is a moderate, he can’t be a moderate. His policies skew much further left than hers. The media liked to characterize him as moderate, but that was mostly driven by ideology. His politics are much more in line with Warren and Sanders.

Miscellaneous | Other Stuff

How To Capture Horrible Quality Video on Audio Cassettes

Compared to the audio quality of digital files and CDs, analog cassette tape was kind of awful. And as YouTube’s Kris Slyka discovered, it’s an even worse medium for recording and playing back video, but quality issues don’t make Slyka’s clever hack of an

Miscellaneous | Other Stuff

In This Time of Panic, We Look to Generation X for Inspiration

Keep calm and put on some flannel.

This explains why I was mystified as to why there was so much freaking out about social isolation. Not only was it normal for us, we did it without smart phones, social media, or streaming media. We are GENERATION X (the second greatest generation) and we’re sick of being ignored by narcissistic boomers and millennials. To use the parlance of my times: we totally rule.

Miscellaneous | Other Stuff

Are Eye Exams A Great American Scam?

Why is it so difficult to get a new pair of glasses or contacts in this country? It’s easier pretty much everywhere else.

It is especially a scam in California where it is illegal to issue new contacts if the purchaser hasn’t had an exam in the past 12 months. Add that to the fact that one manufacturer owns virtually the entire market and it’s all designed to take money out of hard working people’s pockets to line the pockets of the vision industry and the politicians who get millions in lobbying money from that industry.

Miscellaneous | Other Stuff

Forget Self-Driving Cars. Bring Back the Stick Shift.

Technology meant to save us from distraction is making us less attentive.

Reps men drive a stick. Or at least know how. Same with cool women.

Miscellaneous | Other Stuff

Remember When You Could Call the Time?

You still can, and thousands of people do it every day.

I used to love calling the Time Lady! It was a big deal when I was a kid. It seemed so adult. So this is very cool AND there is a YouTube video embedded with the Time Lady’s voice which in hasn’t heard in decades. Someone needs to bring her back-but the other old timey number here is also extremely cool. Now you will always know what the old school time is!

Architecture & Interior Design | Mid Century

Vintage photos of 1950s diners show the quintessentially American restaurants in their heyday

By the 1950s, diners were a staple for the average American restaurant-goer, mainly due to their low prices, large menus, and extended hours.

Architecture & Interior Design | Mid Century

Is this the world's most glamorous airport hotel? Inside JFK's Sixties-inspired TWA Hotel

Jane Mulkerrins felt like an extra on 'Mad Men' when she stayed at the new TWA at JFK

I went last week, although I didn't stay there. It was absolutely mind blowing. I would absolutely stay there if I get the chance!

Architecture & Interior Design | Mid Century

The Case Study houses that made Los Angeles a modernist mecca

These homes helped to define modern architecture.

Architecture & Interior Design | Mid Century

The grooviest bachelor pad in Chicago modeled its kitchen after The Brady Bunch

The only thing missing is Alice!

When I was younger I used to want to be rich so that I could build a replica of the Brady Bunch house. This guy, partially, did it. It's not exact, but it evokes the era and it's still very cool in that mid-century way.

Architecture & Interior Design | Mid Century

The Vanishing World of Neon Motel Signs - Atlas Obscura

A photographer has spent decades capturing these symbols of Americana and the open road.

I love these old signs. Many years ago, before everyone had a camera on their phone, I wanted to put together a coffee table book about old neon signs. That was in the '90s. It is very sad to watch the rapidity with which these signs are disappearing. It was/is an endemic part of Americana. Worse, their replacements are the boring, generic, sameness of the typical 21st century roadside experience, which has replaced style with monotony. Not just hotel signs either, but all signage. Have you seen Las Vegas lately? It looks a lot more like any other new urban environment than Las Vegas. It's just another symbol of the current American desire to replace individualism with conformity.

News | Israel & The Jewish Community

Demonstrators Scream ‘Slaughter the Jews’ at Brussels Rally

"Yes of course, we only hear that: religion of peace. But everything that has been happening for years in the world proves the opposite."

News | Israel & The Jewish Community

Swastika sign found on Ohio couple’s pizza, employees fired

What was meant to be a simple stop for pizza at an Ohio Little Ceasar’s turned out to be anything but when the couple found an offensive message inside the box.

But of course there will be no national outrage. This won’t be the main story in the national news that dominates the news cycle 24 hours a day. Because the level of outrage at various types of bigotry is determined (by most Americans) by their political value.

News | Israel & The Jewish Community

Winona Ryder opens up about her experience with anti-Semitism in Hollywood. Mel Gibson once asked her if she was an “oven dodger.”

(JTA) — Actress Winona Ryder said she was passed over for a movie role because the studio head thought she looked “too Jewish” and Mel Gibson once asked her if she was an “oven dodger.”

Mel Gibson is slime. How does he still work in Hollywood. Antisemites are somehow never “cancelled.”

News | Israel & The Jewish Community

Fountain dedicated to Holocaust survivors vandalized at Santa Rosa cemetery

Antisemitism, antisemitc incidents and Anti-Zionism anti-semitism anti-semitc

The fountain, also served as a place for ritual washing and cleansing,and is near the Santa Rosa cemetery. It was dedicated to the late Lillian Judd and her husband, Emil, who survived concentration camps. Lillian spoke to local children about the Holocaust for decades until her death in 2016 at age 92.

News | Israel & The Jewish Community

Anti-racism protesters in Paris yell 'dirty Jews' at counter-protesters

Anti-racism protesters amassing in Paris's Place de la République carried banners accusing Israel of massacring Palestinians, and shouted 'dirty Jews' at their opponents.

So to make sure everyone understands this: the ANTI-racism people, those protesting against racism, were the same people who yelled “dirty Jews” and ranted and whines about Israel. Why am I not surprised?

Science & Technology | Science & Space

How to watch NASA astronauts give a live news conference from the ISS

Catch up on all the excitement with the crew of the SpaceX Dragon.

Science & Technology | Science & Space

9 of the Best Space Documentaries You Can Stream Right Now

Explore black holes, hang out with the Curiosity rover, and get to know the team behind the Apollo missions with these space documentaries on Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, and Disney+.

Science & Technology | Science & Space

Reaction Engines’ Mach 5 engine is just the tip of the new aerospace boom | TechCrunch

Imagine a hypersonic passenger aircraft that would cut the journey time between London and New York to around two hours. At Mach 5, or five times the speed of sound, the aircraft would complete a trip across the Atlantic in around 120 minutes. Mach 5 is m

Science & Technology | Science & Space

Chris Kraft, legendary flight director for NASA, dead at 95

Chris Kraft, the creator and longtime leader of NASA's Mission Control, died Monday in Houston, just two days after the 50th anniversary of what was his and NASA's crowning achievement: Apollo 11's moon landing.

Sad news.

Science & Technology | Science & Space

How going to the Moon changed the universe—back on Earth

What we get wrong about Apollo.

News | News

Former USC Admissions Official Pleads Guilty To Federal Fraud Charge; Admitted to Falsifying Admission Packets For Chinese Students

Hiu Kit David Chong admitted in his April plea agreement that he falsified applicants’ admission packets with doctored college transcripts, phony letters of recommendation and fraudulent personal statements.

My alma-mater is a joke. They tolerate and defend antisemitic professors and commit fraud on behalf of the Chinese.

News | News

Target security guard breaks arm during fight with men who allegedly refused to wear face masks - CBS News

As the men were being escorted out, one of the suspects is seen on video punching the employee "without provocation," police said.

We will see a lot more of this. These guys should have worn masks inside. But requiring masks at all times will be the breaking point for a lot of people.

News | News

LA doctor seeing success with hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19