Former North Carolina senator Jesse Helms just passed away. Have a nice time in hell, Senator. Tell Jerry Falwell I said hello.

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Back in March, I saw Ian McShane play Max, a rage-filled father, in Harold Pinter’s The Homecoming. Yesterday, I took 6-Year Old Daughter to see Kung Fu Panda. In it, Mr. McShane plays Tai Lung, a rage-filled snow leopard who was abandoned by his father. Wheels within wheels. Mr. McShane is gettin’ paid and bravo for him, I say. The movie was surprisingly satisfying. Those kids’ movies have a way of sneaking up on you.