First of all, most of you never heard of Yasujiro Ozu, but I'll get into films later after a few alerts on world news. Six states will have primaries today, and President Donald Trump, who seemingly has regained influence, will probably continue his success at determining which Republicans will run in the November general elections. His Texas support for Ken Paxton over John Cornyn in particular should be interesting. He last week ended Senator Bill Cassidy congressional career in Louisiana, and Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky might be in trouble. These two Republicans defied Trump. Of course, will there even be elections on November 3? The U.S. was ready to again attack Iran, when, on pressure from Middle East allies, he cancelled the strikes yesterday, citing progress towards a deal. Iran submitted a revised 14-point proposal to Pakistan mediators. No details yet on what happens to the Strait of Hormuz, or the matter of enriched uraniu...
Here it is, Monday morning, when I review what happened over the weekend and what is to come this week, and there is almost emptiness. Sure, Aaron Rai overcame 290-1 odds to became the first player from England to win the PGA Golf Tournament in more than a century . Second of India heritage to win it. Americans had a 10-year winning streak going. But who really cares. I actually was watching when he sunk a 68.5 -foot putt on the par-3 17th to seal the deal. He is one of the quirkiest golfers, always wearing two rain gloves, keeping his irons covered (pros don't do that), uses older clubs and pink "Castle tees to tee his ball to the same height at every drive. Watch this video . I asked Google AI, and this is all it would say: Major upcoming global events taking place between today and Saturday, May 23, 2026, include the climax of the Cannes Film Festival in France, the Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix [Recent] Cannes Film Festival , and t...