On days like this when I’m feeling especially despondent (honestly, I’m far too devastated from something that happened last night to even dogwhistle my way into some sort of explanation), I feel particularly aghast at what we consider to be newsworthy. This was an actual update from Business Insider’s Ryan Hogg that dropped yesterday : … Read more
It’s Father’s Day, and for those of you who are blessed enough to be one or still have one in your to celebrate, I envy you very much. Mine is now gone nine years, and his last Father’s Day on Earth also turned out to be the day he was by mistake taken to a … Read more
The Los Angeles Times has nothing whatsover to worry about when it comes to retaining me as a reader and a subscriber. I’m far too much an admirer of their sports and Calendar sections, not to mention their Jumble and crossword puzzles, to even think of choosing to move on. There are days when what … Read more
I admit I’ve got a shorter than usual fuse these days. I have barely seen the sun in perhaps the gloomiest June I’ve endured in Los Angeles since I relocated, and I don’t need to bore any of you yet again that my quest for something resembling a decent level of living has hit more … Read more
Pat Robertson’s mission on Earth ended yesterday, passing at the age of 93, a significant enough event to trigger multiple alerts from both mainstream news and media-specific sites. As Deadline’s Ted Johnson dutifully reported, his legacy organization issued this succinct release: The Christian Broadcasting Network, the enterprise he created from a Virginia TV station, announced … Read more
I should let you know I love me some Chick-Fil-A when I do have both the money and mindset to grab a fast-food meal. I was first introduced to them when I worked for Turner and when I’d visit their headquarters at CNN Center–the building they vacated for good earlier this week–the locals would revel … Read more
So in a week where numerous beloved series reached their endings (a week that just happened to coincide with the end of the Emmy eligibility period), it appears from all credible sources that Apple TV+’s TED LASSO is also on that list, ending a three-season run that despite what many of its fans contended was … Read more
It’s the end of yet another month where I’m still looking for something resembling a break, so forgive me if I’m in a bit darker mindset than usual (or, some of you may believe, this may be more the norm than not). It seems almost every place I turn for advice or help, I’m consistently … Read more
The SUCCESSION finale has been dropped, and if you’re someone that has other things going on in your life right now of higher priority, I’m gonna put a massive SPOILER ALERT on the balance of this musing. I’ll say this much before you go if you choose: if you haven’t yet discovered this gem of … Read more
I typically write these musings when it’s quiet and dark in my room, often with little more than a desk lamp illuminating my screen and my mind. Like anyone who would like to consider themselves a decent writer, I do this alone. Which is fine. Except lately I seem to do virtually EVERYTHING alone. Most … Read more