Doctor Who, Wayward Cats, and Politics...

1. Christopher Eccleston Interview highlights diversity of casting in the arts and disadvantages of working class roots

Worth reading for this great little quote.

Life imitates art, and art imitates life. Eccleston brings up the point that inclusion and diversity in the arts is important to look at as a barometer for how everything else is going. Stories generally serve one of two purposes. They either show us what we are, or they show us what we can be. When we think critically about pop culture, it’s important to examine it from both those perspectives in order to move forward.

I admittedly tried Doctor Who because of Eccleston, and he remains my favorite Doctor.

2. Rally Cat at Cardinals Game - thanks to cactuswatcher for the link. It made me laugh, although I fell in love with the cat and wanted it.

Note to grounds crew man: "A cat is not a football. It doesn't even look like a football. Nor it is a dog. If you treat a cat like a football, do not be surprised if you get clawed and bit repeatedly. Just saying."

3. David Tennant talks about the new Doctor Who, takes pot shots at Brexit, and at Trump..making me adore David Tennant. Who is my second favorite Doctor, although I've loved him in other things. He's amazingly versatile actor. It also helps that I agree with his politics and think he's a lovely person.

( David Tennant Gets Political...and rather humorous )

I loved his joke about Brexit. Particularly after reading in Reuters this week that New York City is apparently going to be the big winner, after brokers flee the London markets. Not sure how I feel about that.

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