Of all of the complaints that I attempt to tolerate from so many of our less frequent readers, which seems to include just about anyone else who even has a hot take let alone attempt a similar venture to this, perhaps the one that I’ll allow is more than justified is my attention to small … Read more
I’ve come to accept –albeit grudgingly–that no matter how much positive change I am capable of making I am simply never going to have even close to the life of a gifted athlete. Their G-d-given talent gives them a head start in every aspect of life–where they can go to school, who will employ them … Read more
Today marks an anniversary that few seem to be celebrating. ABC NEWS’ Mary Kekatos took note early this morning: Tuesday marks two years since the Israel-Hamas war began, bringing devastation across the region. The war — which started after Hamas launched a surprise terrorist attack in Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, that killed roughly 1,200 Israelis, and Israel … Read more
Not much was going on entertainment-wise this past weekend. We’re most definitely not in summer any more–heck, it freaking RAINED in SoCal Friday morning and we’re actually needing long sleeves for our morning constitutionals. But we also had no new series, linear or streaming, of consequence that launched aside from the lukewarm start to the … Read more
Yes, I’ve been devoting a sizable portion of my Saturday nights to watching SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE for now more than a half-century. That alone should sum up my dating and marriage history. That lamentable fact aside, last season was a celebration–a time to fondly look back at the breadth and depth of talent and pop … Read more
As if the news itself hasn’t been all that easy to digest lately, even for people who have way better stomachs than moi, the news about reporting the news just got a bit more DiGel-inducing yesterday when an update to a story that began to percolate weeks ago rebubbled. And in certain circles, it was … Read more
I’ve just come from 25 hours of reflection, repentence and starvation where, among other things, I at least offered to try and resolve to be less judgmental and more forgiving of those who is some way cross or disturb us with their behavior. Were this musing to occur on another day, I might be much … Read more
NOTE: This musing also appears today on our sister site Double Overtime. Please visit it regularly for coverage of sports of all sports plus occasional essays on technology. Her name is Cathy Engelbert, and if she happens to be your boss, boy, am I sorry. She isn’t mine but I’ve had ones with similar traits … Read more
I appear to be an outlier in paying more than a sliver of attention to NBC’s sole new fall series, ON BRAND WITH JIMMY FALLON, which was at least given the benefit of launching with an original episode of one of their most reliable and venerable shows, THE VOICE, as its lead-in. As of this … Read more
For as overjoyed as my parents were when I’d return home from college for a holiday weekend or summer break they actually weren’t the happiest people in my ‘hood. That distinction went to Mr. and Mrs. Lee, the longtime owners of the Chinese restaurant within walking distance who made a killing servicing a dedicated Jewish-centric … Read more