I’ve been to and through enough media rodeos to know that just when so-called experts are ready to completely write off something that used to be commonplace as extinct, something unexpected occurs to debunk such a verdict. Sitcoms were dead; then along came THE COSBY SHOW. Big-money quiz shows were unnecessarily pricey and outdated; then … Read more
For anyone who merely knows Mariska Hargitay through the lens of the tough-as-nails and resilient detective Olivia Benson she has portrayed on LAW AND ORDER: SVU for more than a quarter-century, the self-reflective journey she takes us on in the documentary MY MOM JAYNE, released this weekend on(HBO!) MAX, can be a bit jarring. With … Read more
So in yet another June wedding Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez are finally a legally bound couple. Whee. I guess my invitation got lost in the mail. Just as well; I know I couldn’t have afforded the airfare and judging by what my bank account statement is displaying at the moment (a mere ten digits … Read more
There’s a really good reason even for binge-averse folks like moi to carve out approximately six hours and fifteen minutes of time over the lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer that are now unfolding. A new season of THE BEAR has dropped on Hulu courtesy of FX and the unquestionably brilliant team of Christopher Storer … Read more
Gotta hand it to the marketing mavens at what’s left of Paramount Global. When they make a mistake, they admit it. Well, eventually. Pretty much every site dedicated to streamers was abuzz earlier this week with the news of yet another rebranding, including the relatively respectful Charles Pulliam-Moore of THE VERGE: This week Paramount informed … Read more
It’s already been a hellish summer in New York City by any standard. They’ve been in the middle of an oppressive heat wave that has temperatures and humidity well into the nineties, and both the Mets and Yankees have been in extended slumps; the Mets’ already costing them first place. And that’s on top of … Read more
I’m in the demographic sweet spot that was undoubtedly going to click on TELL ME EVERYTHING, the Hulu documentary about the life and career of Barbara Walters that the platform dropped yesterday. You’ve undoubtedly heard of her given the breadth of her storied career, a six decade juggernaut where she was ever-present in both daytime … Read more
Maybe it was the fact that tens of thousands of really cool and smart people were conducting business meetings at poolside cabanas at Cannes Lions wearing beachwear and flip flops. Maybe it was the fact that open bars and late night stops at Le Pizza were creating a vibe that put just about anything in … Read more
Well, the Fat-scist-In-Chief up and did it. On an otherwise slow summer Saturday night the internet reverberated with the reaction to this proclamation of war. No, it’s not quite up there in quotability as “Yesterday, December 7th, 1941, is a date that will live in infamy”. But it’s patently obviously that anyone who uses the … Read more
I’m a fervent believer that the eye test and the “I” test should supercede any and all written articles or testimonies on just about any subject. What I’ve experienced personally shapes my opinions first and foremost; short of that, if two or more otherwise disconnected people who have had their own personal experience with someone … Read more