When I first moved to LA I was still close to some childhood friends who chose to go down a path toward Orthodox Judiasm and were therefore strictly kosher. At the time, I had both the largesse of a generous expense account and a far lovelier winter climate than New York City, plus a spare … Read more
A fifth season of THE CROWN dropped yesterday on Netflix, a sure sign that holidays are coming and quality television will be available. In four of the past six Novembers, 10 episodes of brilliantly acted, critically acclaimed, globally appreciated television was unveiled, and Netflix’s reputation as a destination for such rose markedly with each season’s … Read more
With all the noise and panic that accompanied the buildup to Election Day (Surprise! At least, for the moment, democracy ISN’T dead!) I was searching for something sonewhat less anxiety-inducing to occupy my mind and perhaps provide some actual media musings. Thankfully, the scheduling teams at three of the five dinosaurs known as broadcast networks … Read more
I wake up in the dark yet again, shaking, agitated, frustrated. Only on this day, destined to be wet and dreary everywhere from where I am in Los Angeles to where so many wonderful people are in South Florida, I know I’m not alone. It’s Election Day 2022, and for far too many experts, pundits … Read more
One of the double-edged swords of being a “seasoned” media consumer and observer is that when anniversaries are celebrated by more prolific and, yes, younger fans they wax nostalgic about wishing they had been around at the beginning of some show’s existence. Since nostalgia conventions tend to be built out around IP of at least … Read more
Today there are fewer excuses to be unproductive than any other day in the year. For at least this one last occasion, pending the enforcement of a 2020 decision that may finally do away with this 48-state practice, we are “falling back”, and are in the middle of a 25-hour day. Regardless of what you … Read more
On many occasions when I compose these musings, I’m often doing so when it’s quite dark, quiet and the world is otherwise asleep. For those of you who are perhaps too distant or detached to know better, or even care for a millisecond about the feelings that go into this, suffice to say on many, … Read more
Howie Mandel took a selfie with me, and I got to touch the Our Lady of the Amazon statue yesterday. And while I was physically in separate locations, our worlds indeed were one, and the experiences transformational. At the Infinity Festival Hollywood, which kicked off three days of in-person presentations and exhibits yesterday at the … Read more
A while back I visited family and was awoken by a whirring noise outside my bedroom. I didn’t hear footsteps, and soon rolled over back to sleep, Later, I asked what I had heard. I was told “Oh, that was our maid”. Actually, that was their roomba. Efficient, I was reminded, and never asked for … Read more
I thought by now the ugly story of what transpired in the Bay Area home of Paul and Nancy Pelosi would have faded deeper into a news cycle overwrought with other priorities, but, silly me, why would something like this lose any steam, particularly after the world’s “chief twit” chose to use his newly acquired … Read more