Bruce Lee, what are the martial arts? Are they combat for war, a lack of peace, or something more?
Poet philosopher Bruce Lee was born Lee Jun-fan on Nov. 27, 1940, passing away at 32 on July 20, 1973. He was an American and Hong Kong mixed martial artist, teacher, actor, Hollywood superstar, and filmmaker.
He was the founder of Jeet Kune Do, a hybrid martial arts philosophy ["Lee-ism"?], which was formed from his experiences in unarmed fighting and self-defense—as well as eclectic, ZenBuddhist, Taoist, and Confucian philosophies—as a new school of martial arts thought [2, 3].
With a career spanning the United States and Hong Kong [4, 5, 6], Lee is regarded as the first global Chinese film star and one of the most influential martial artists in the history of cinema [7].
Known for his roles in five feature-length martial arts films, he is credited with helping to popularize martial arts films in the 1970s and promoting Hong Kong action cinema [8, 9].
Born in San Francisco and raised in Hong Kong, Lee was introduced to the Hong Kong film industry as a child actor by his father, Mr. Lee Hoi-chuen [10].
Lee's early martial arts experience included Wing Chun (trained under Ip Man), tai chi, boxing (winning a Hong Kong boxing tournament), and frequent street fighting (neighborhood and rooftop fights).
Haley Bennett, in what was only her third audition [11], won the role of Jewish American popstar "Cora Corman" [Korman] for her film debut in the 2007 romantic comedy Music and Lyrics[15]. She sang several songs for the film's soundtrack, including the super sexified (Hollywood vulgar but catchy) hit "Buddha's Delight," having been possessed by a devi (celestial "shining one") or earthbound asuraprincess ("demoness," "cast out shining one").. More
Ven. Thanissaro, "Considering a career in acting? You may want to reconsider..." (edited by WQ)
I just wanted to make people laugh ('n be famous)
(SN 42.2) Then Talaputa, the head of an acting troupe, went to the Buddha, bowed, and sat respectfully to one side. Sitting there, he said: "Venerable sir, I have heard that it has been passed down by the ancient teaching lineage of actors that 'When actors on the stage, in the midst of a festival, make people laugh and give them delight with an imitation [misrepresentation, lie about] reality, then with the breakup of the body, after death, such actors are reborn in the company of the laughing light beings (devas).' What does the Blessed One have to say about that?"
"Enough, headman, set that aside. Do not ask it." But a second and third time...Talaputa, the head of an acting troupe, repeated his question.
Speak truth with compassion.
"Apparently, headman, I am unable to drop this matter by saying, 'Enough, headman, set that aside. Do not ask it.' So I will address that directly:
"Any beings who themselves are not yet free of lust, anger, delusion (greed, hatred, wrong view), who are bound by lust, focus with even more lust on things inspiring lust presented by an actor on stage in the midst of a festival...such actors — themselves intoxicated and heedless, having made others intoxicated and heedless — with the breakup of the body, after death, are reborn in what is called The Hell of Laughter.
"But if one holds a view like this: 'When an actor on the stage, in the midst of a festival, makes people laugh and gives them delight with an imitation of reality, then with the breakup of the body, after death, that person is reborn in the company of the laughing light beings,' that is one's wrong view.
"Now, there are two destinations for a person with wrong view, I declare, either hell [apāya, naraka] or the animal plane."
How could no one have told me sooner?
When this was said, Talaputa, the head of an acting troupe, sobbed then burst into tears.
[The Buddha said:] "That is what I was trying to communicate by saying, 'Enough, headman, set that aside. Do not ask it.'"
"Venerable sir, I am not crying because of what the Blessed One said to me, but rather because I have been deceived, cheated, and fooled for such a long time by that ancient teaching lineage of actors who say, 'When actors on the stage, in the midst of a festival, make people laugh and give them delight with an imitation of reality, then with the breakup of the body, after death, they are reborn in the company of the laughing light being.'" Source: Right Livelihood: samma ajivo (accesstoinsight.org)
Catherine O'Hara
Yes, but I got a few good years on earth.
Catherine O'Hara (March 4, 1954–January 30, 2026) was a Canadian and American actress, comedian, and screenwriter, whose career spanned over 50 years.
She started in sketch and improvisational comedy in film and television before expanding her career taking dramatic roles. She received several accolades including two Primetime Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards.
She was appointed to the Order of Canada in 2017. O'Hara started her career in the sketch comedy series Second City Television (1976–1984), where she won the Primetime Emmy Award. She gained acclaim acting in films such as:
After Hours (1985),
Heartburn (1986),
Beetlejuice(1988),
Home Alone (1990), and
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992).
She collaborated with Christopher Guest acting in his mockumentary films:
Waiting for Guffman (1996),
Best in Show (2000),
A Mighty Wind (2003), and
For Your Consideration (2006).
She also voiced roles in films such as:
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993),
Chicken Little (2005),
Over the Hedge,
Monster House (2006),
Where the Wild Things Are (2009),
Frankenweenie (2012), and
Elemental (2023).
O'Hara gained a career resurgence for her role as Moira Rose in the CBC sitcom Schitt's Creek (2015–2020)... More
What is stronger, expressing anger and irritation or forgiving and showing forbearance?
Q: What is the best way to destroy an enemy? A: Make that person a friend.
Most of us imagine that an "enemy" is someone we hate when, in fact, it more applies to anyone who hates us. Though they hate and attack, we need not give tit for tat. We can be like the sandalwood tree, which sprinkles perfume even on the axe that lays it low: Positive Response: How to Meet Evil with Good
The act of metta ("lovingkindness") is what is best translated as "friendliness." Imagine the whole universe and every being in it as a friend on whom kindness is bestowed. There is no adversary. There are only friends and supporters. The Buddha said this is how some Gods (brahmas) abide, steeped in thoughts/feelings of boundless lovingkindness (agape, universal friendliness, unbounded love, and compassionate connection).
Who was the great entertainer Elvis Presley, the King of Rock 'n Roll, to commit such a public act of love and compassion? Would Johnny Cash, who had a great deal of love and acceptance of the most marginalized members of our society, approve? "Folsom Prison Blues" suggests he would.
It finally arrived. Today, American comedic actor Betty White (The Golden Girls, Mary Tyler Moore Show) gets her own US Post Service "forever" stamp. And that's as good a reason as any to binge some TGG, particularly the Best of Rose Nylund, Scandinavian dunderhead, her character on the famous American TV show. All hail the great feminist pioneer Bea Arthur (Maude, Dorothy Zbornak) for keeping White on the hit show.
Betty White celebrated with USPS ‘Forever’ postage stamp
(TODAY) Nov. 18, 2024: Legendary actor Betty White’s legacy is being celebrated with a new USPS Forever postage stamp, meant to honor her iconic career and advocacy work saving animals. #BettyWhite #USPS #PostageStamp
Teri Garr has passed away, after decades of surviving with muscular dystrophy and retiring from the Hollywood limelight. Radio host and spiritual intuitive relative Lisa Garr and family are handling it as Teri passed away in peace surrounded by family.
Young Frankenstein: Put the candle back!
(Andrea YT) Young Frankenstein is a 1974 American comedy horror film directed by Jewish genius Mel Brooks (Blazing Saddles). The screenplay was co-written by Brooks and actor Gene Wilder, who also starred in the leading role as the title character, a descendant of the infamous Dr. Victor Frankenstein (creator of Frankenstein's monster), and Peter Boyle as the monster. The story, which became a novel published in 1818, was originally composed by a very young Mary Shelly, referring to Frankels and Steins (Jews) making a lot of trouble in Europe, England in particular. She was simply engaging in a parlor game with other writers, who all went on to become famous, but she herself is now most recognized for the monster story Frankenstein and the legendary creature she created. It has haunted countless children since then right along with bloodsucker Dracula (and the female version Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, who has troubled countless young boys).
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Teri Garr, Young Frankenstein star, dead at 79
(Entertainment Tonight) Oct. 29, 2024: Teri Garr has died. She was 79. A rep for the actress confirmed, Garr died "surrounded by family and friends" today (Tuesday), following a two-decade battle with multiple sclerosis. She was best-known for her memorable comedic roles in Young Frankenstein and Tootsie, earning an Academy Award nomination for the latter in 1983. In the 1990s, she was tapped as a guest star opposite Lisa Kudrow on the TV sitcom Friends, matching her on-screen daughter's trademark quirkiness as Phoebe Buffay's long-lost mother.
Young Frankenstein Bloopers and Outtakes (Wonder Movies) Oct. 29, 2017. Teri was a beauty and a comedian, actor and a relative of our beloved free speech radio host and intuitive Lisa Garr on KPFK 90.7 FM(The Aware Show), Coast to Coast, and Gaia TV (The Aware Show Presents Lisa Garr):
Anne Heche was God? That what she says. And you believe her? Well, aren't we ALL? We just don't know it. She found out, kind of like drug addled Kurt Cobain (Nirvana singer and author of the "Lithium" lyrics). You're saying she was crazy, right? Crazy maybe, but that's not to say not God. She was tapping in, like a Monarch agent prepped by trauma as used by our covert agencies. It also happens naturally when in an abusive family with horrific molestation, childhood trauma, and chaos. Did Ellen DeGeneres know about Heche's issues and take advantage of her, or was it all Anne's freewill? Did she die a natural death or suffer some Hollywood Illuminati sacrifice like a Princess Di?
Anne Heche’s demons were far greater than we knew
(Factinate) Sept. 26, 2024: Anne Heche was, by her own admission, Hollywood’s most insane “It Girl.” Sadly, for the victim of Ellen DeGeneres, her on-screen awesomeness never outshined her off-screen antics— right up to her tragic demise. Read the full article: factinate.com/people/anne...
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Julia Roberts confirms EXACTLY what Steven Spielberg did with Epstein
(Hollywood Whisperer) July 6, 2024: Me, Too! continues. Julia Roberts confirms exactly what Steven Spielberg did with murdered child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. Ariana has resigned from acting to run away from the purported years of mistreatment at the hands of gatekeepers who should’ve known and acted better. One such gatekeeper was Polish film director and convicted child molester Roman Polanski, who is, interestingly, a good buddy of Steven Spielberg.
Now, this isn’t a guilt-by-association witch hunt, but we can’t also rule out the fact that birds of a feather flock together. Polanski, like Spielberg, has a storied history of inappropriately touching and forcing himself on [raping] on young girls.
His first victim was the then-13-year-old model Samantha Gailey, who had modeled for Vogue in 1977.
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Jon Stewart examines Biden’s future amidst calls for him to drop out | The Daily Show
Diarrhea and run? Blame Ozempic?
(The Daily Show) July 8, 2024: The Buddha, Jehovah and Jesus, Thor and a raccoon all try to reach GI Biden. Jon Stewart has some concerns in the aftermath of Joe Biden’s disastrous debate performance. He digs into the backlash to America’s bed-wetting panic over Genocide Joe Biden’s dementia, incoherence, senility, and some of the president’s recent slip-ups, the doomed future of the Democrats with this candidate, and Biden’s promise in an ABC interview with George Stephanopoulos to give “fighting fascism” his all. #DailyShow #JonStewart #JoeBiden
Did Amber Heard or Biden sh*t the bed in Gwyneth Paltrow's guest house?
George Clooney wants Biden to step down and Trump rambles about airports and Fentanyl | The Daily Show
(The Daily Show) July 10, 2024: Co-Hosts Desi Lydic and Jordan Klepper cover the latest news surrounding the Biden campaign, including a call from George Clooney for Biden to step down. Plus, they tackle Trump's latest rally ramblings, including his assertion that fentanyl is easier to get than groceries, and the problem with airports? #DailyShow #JoeBiden #Trump
Even my body-doubles can't save me.
Hollywood actor George Clooney, husband of influential attorney Amal, is trying to save the free world, but Jill Biden isn't standing for it. GI (generally incompetent) Joe is unaware anything's going on.
I'll lose this beauty to keep Trump out of WH
Clooney has publicly called for Genocide Joe to drop out of this race. Why? Biden is the man we all saw during the disastrous debate. He is not the man he was in 2020, when the dotard was selected to win by the powers that be.
What would be worse, winning or losing in 2024? If he were to somehow win, we would have an incompetent victim of senility and dementia, a liar every bit the liar Trump is with a horrible White House spokesperson lying about his lying on a daily basis. Doctors are coming in to address Biden's Parkinson's disease, but it's worse than that. Fifty years of spirit possession and child molestation have left Bag of Bones Biden beyond redemption. If Jill Biden insists on running her horse for her family's own profit, it could spell disaster as Trump sweeps back into the White House and takes Congress over to the Republican rule.
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Now, this isn’t a guilt-by-association witch hunt, but we can’t also rule out the fact that birds of a feather flock together. Polanski, like Spielberg, has a storied history of inappropriately touching and forcing himself on [raping] on young girls.
