As WIKIPEDIA explains, “A dye pack is a radio-controlled incendiary device used by banks to foil a bank robbery by causing stolen cash to be permanently marked with dye shortly after a robbery.” An analogy for those tarnished by the current administration. On Oct. 7, 2016, the dye didn't explode on the thief but on the security guard that let him get away. That was the day THE WASHINGTON POST’s DAVID FAHRENTHOLD broke the monster scoop known as “P***YGATE.” DONALD TRUMP having a lewd conversation with ACCESS HOLLYWOOD host BILLY BUSH. The off-air recording was around 11 years old and never aired until then. Within days of the story, Bush was fired by NBCUNIVERSAL. The other guy went on to destroy brand U.S.A. Go figure. Why fire Billy, who had just joined the TODAY SHOW on Aug. 8? Presumably as a long-term plan to lead the show after MATT LAUER. Was the offense a career killer? At first, I was interested in the Trump of it all, the mechanics of the leak, and the firing. It led to bigger issues. Billy may seem like an odd entry point, I get that. But I follow media for a living. A fascinating situation for many reasons. The nascent movements addressing sexual harassment, professional behavior, and accountability. The politics in the office and on the national stage. Internal rivalries. The fact that it was 11 years ago. The debate over degrees. Mistakes or offenses? How a company deals with these issues. Who stays and who goes? Employee training. Should someone lose their livelihood as a result? How long should the punishment be? Do we forgive, rehabilitate, and improve? I take a look and ask questions in "rantnraveXL: Thinking About Crimes, Punishments, Redemption and Billy Bush"... I walked up to TAYLOR SHERIDAN at SUNDANCE 2017 to tell him what an exceptional writer I thought he was. He penned the films SICARIO, HELL OR HIGH WATER (one of the best films in the last five years), WIND RIVER and SICARIO: DAY OF THE SOLDADO. He tells great stories about people and areas of our country foreign to me. His timing was prescient and now of the moment. His latest, which he also directs, is YELLOWSTONE, the first original drama series on PARAMOUNT NETWORK. "Follows the Dutton family, led by patriarch JOHN DUTTON (played KEVIN COSTNER). The Duttons control the largest contiguous ranch in the U.S. and must contend with constant attacks by land developers, clashes with an Indian reservation and conflict with America's first national park." The 2-hour debut episode was great. Almost every other line is a shareable quote. Check it out... My childhood friend TRACEE ELLIS ROSS on the changing landscape of inclusivity, solving pay disparity & directing ‘Black-ish’... Happy Birthday to FERNANDA NIVEN, ANDREW WALLENSTEIN, DESIREE GRUBER, ERIKA SHEIN MARSH, JOHN FLANAGAN, ROGER VAKHARIA, and RODERICK ALEMANIA. Belated to ALEX MAGHEN, MILES FISHER, ANDREW MARCUS, CHRISTINE AUBALE GERSCHEL, GEOFF KEIGHLEY, BHUPEN SHAH, JOHN RICHARDS NOGAWSKI, CHRISTINE ELIA, and THOMAS NEAL