Today is the 112th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Lochner v. New York. Never has the republic needed the type of judicial engagement that was on display in Lochner more than it does today. Professor Barnett explains.
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It’s Official: I Am Old
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On August 11 this year the Michelle Pfeiffer film Dangerous Minds, and its Grammy-winning flagship song “Gangsta’s Paradise” by rapper Coolio (feat. L.V.; Tommy Boy Records), below, will be 20 years old.
If that makes me old, it makes many of you much older.
Happy Friday!
How a Kansas Stripper Wound up in a Missile Silo with Chemists Manufacturing LSD
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Prompted by this story to research further, I present you one of the more bizarre drug war stories I’ve ever encountered, complete with a three-year run from the DEA:
More weird stories here, and more Krystle Cole here.
Stay in school, kids.
VIDEO: 1980s Computer Hacking (According to Hollywood) Super Cut
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Related fact: to this day, on occasion, I am known to utter “Oh my God, the quarterback is TOAST!” while playing video games.
VIDEO: Original “Revenge of the Jedi” Theatrical Trailer
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According to the caption, this was
YouTube/Official STAR WARS channel…the original teaser trailer for Revenge of the Jedi, which appeared in theaters before Star Wars creator George Lucas changed the name of the film to Return of the Jedi. This trailer features the completed Revenge of the Jedi logo, shows Luke wielding a blue lightsaber (in the final film, his Jedi weapon would have a green blade), and features a quick shot of Obi-Wan Kenobi before “spirit” effects were added.
Related: in addition to not being called “Revenge of the Jedi,” studios codenamed the movie that we know as “Return of the Jedi” as “Blue Harvest” to keep the storyline and production process under wraps from Hollywood snoops.
And that’s your STAR WARS history lesson for the day, kids.