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MACDONALD: Will AI End The Need for Actors? Should It?

May 3, 2026May 3, 2026 Steve MacDonald

Remember AI “Actress” Tilly Norwood? Her creators were marketing her to talent agencies to book her work. She sings, dances, is cute as a button, and has an English accent. I did a morning update on her and the surrounding outrage, and while I can’t say if she’s gotten any new work, her existence has … Read more

Don_Knotts_in_1970 as Barney Fife Wikipedia

Blogline of the Day – Well, Biden IS from the 60’s, right?

December 30, 2021 Skip

Put simply, to call Joe Biden the Barnie Fife of U.S. presidents would not be an overstatement Most of us of a certain age remember the Andy Griffith Show (and subsequently, Mayberry, RFD) that played in the 60s and early 70s. Deputy Sheriff Barney Fife (actor Don Knotts) was a gangly bumbling sidekick where the … Read more

Thespian Politicians and the Insurrection that Never Was

February 13, 2021February 12, 2021 Peter Lemiska

With the second impeachment of former President Donald Trump well underway, attention has returned to last month’s riot at the Capitol. While most Americans condemned the incident, Democrats saw it as a golden opportunity.

Fame does not equal intelligence

March 19, 2020 Norm Silber

In these troubled times, it is useful to examine, once again, the nature of actors (male or otherwise) who undertake to comment and expound on government, politics, elected officials, and our civic life generally. Those actors who seem to get the most attention and platforms (soapboxes) from the media these days are usually those who … Read more

Actors as Moral & Political Arbiters?

October 21, 2019 Norm Silber

An actor is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor’s interpretation of their role—the art of acting—pertains to the role played, whether based on a real person or fictional character. In other words, a “good actor” is a person who is good at pretending to be, and holding themselves out as, … Read more