Most followers of rock music enjoy arguing about what the best Beatles songs are. Your favorite Minister of Culture also enjoys arguing about the worst Beatles songs. Welcome to Vol. 92 of the Daily Dirt: 1. Granted, the Beatles were an incredible band — maybe the best ever, who can really say? — but that doesn’t […]
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Daily Dirt: Ethan Hunt, Jason Bourne or Jack Ryan … and don’t forget Billy Ray Cyrus
Vol. 91 of the Daily Dirt allows us to have some more fun — and conversation — about one of the day’s hottest topics: secret agents. Feel free to join in with today’s three thoughts: 1. So, with the release of the new James Bond film, “No Time to Die,” and all of the potential […]
Daily Dirt: It’s just time for Kelly, Kim and a host of others to simply go away
For starters, my opening list of the most annoying celebrities could have easily been expanded from 10 to 100, but let’s start with today’s names. I’m sure it is a subject we will revisit. In the emantime, welcome to Vol. 89 of the Daily Dirt and today’s three thoughts: 1. I’ve reached the point of […]
Daily Dirt: Will ‘No Time to Die’ surpass Bond death toll record of 196 in ‘You Only Live Twice’?
Daily Dirt for Oct. 6, 2021We’re getting closer to to Vol. 100 of the Daily Dirt. I hear Muddy River News Publisher J. Robert Gough is considering some sort of parade. We’ll just have to wait and see. In the meantime, welcome to Vol. 88 and three more thoughts: 1. We’re also moving closer to the […]
Illinois test scores lag nearby states as administrative bloat keeps money from classrooms
Education is a road to a better life. A quality education allows children to maximize their potential, and providing that for every child is one of the most important undertakings of state government. But research shows Illinois is failing to live up to the promise of high quality or efficient education, as Illinois schools consistently spend more […]
Daily Dirt: Let’s go to lunch … and what happened to the hamburger?
Daily Dirt for Oct. 6, 2021 It’s time for another edition in the “Let’s go to (virtual) lunch with Steve” series, featuring with some of our favorite people, both locally and nationally. If you’d ever like to be included in one of our virtual lunch dates, just drop me a line telling me why you would […]
Daily Dirt: Sports’ best postseason starts tonight
Daily Dirt for Oct. 4, 2021 The best part of waking up in the mornings between April and October is not a cup of Folgers Coffee, it’s knowing that it is baseball season. That will make more sense as you work your way through Vol. 86 of today’s three thoughts. 1. We’re in the first week […]
Daily Dirt: Oh, I wish were an Oscar Mayer wiener, that is what I’d truly like to be
Once we hear them, many times it is impossible to forget them. We can love them, and we can hate them. “They” are the commercial jingles that pound our brains — non-stop, it seems — both on television and on the radio.” Jingles are written to be as easy to remember as nursery rhymes — […]
Daily Dirt: Houston, we have a problem…Steve forgot something
Weekend Twin Spin: Daily Dirt for Oct. 2-3, 2021A Tom Hanks film festival would be downright awesome Selecting my five favorite Tom Hanks films for Vol. 84 of the Daily Dirt was much more difficult than I expected. That guy has had a quite a career. Here are today’s three thoughts: 1. Hanks was recently voted […]
Daily Dirt: Hockey is not a major sport … and what happened to my taste buds?
Daily Dirt for Oct. 1, 2021 There’s a couple of things I need to get off my chest in the first two of three thoughts in Vol. 84 of the Daily Dirt: 1. Hockey should never be referred to as a “major sport.” It’s not. It’s that simple. That’s why the TV ratings are so microscopic. It’s a […]
