Lopez Vs. Lopez Vs. Logic

Lopez Vs. Lopez Vs. Logic

I’m sure George Lopez has some very redeeming qualities.  Sandra Bullock, known as one of the sweetest and most accessible “big name” stars around, saw enough in his potential to build a sitcom around his stand-up act with him as it’s lead.  She and Warner Brothers took full advantage of a struggling and castigated ABC … Read more

It’s Not Netflix.  It’s TV and Movies.

It’s Not Netflix. It’s TV and Movies.

It hssn’t been all that newsworthy a fall for Netflix.  While their chief competitors dominate both zeitgeist and news cycles with battles for major sports packages and large chunks of video consumption with nine-figure multipart series based on epic mythological IP with large global fan bases, they have been laying off hundreds of excess employees … Read more

Where Are The Adults In The Room?

Where Are The Adults In The Room?

While I don’t like admitting it, occasionally a milestone occurs that will give away my actual age.  Today’s one such example. Exactly fifty years ago today I put on a tight polyester suit and stood before a Torah in the Jewish Center of Kew Gardens Hills and was Bar Mitzvahed. I don’t remember too many … Read more

The Bonus Episode Finally Drops

The Bonus Episode Finally Drops

When Andy Cohen was first beginning to make his mark on Bravo as executive, on-air talent and exuberant fan, he correctly surmised that when something clicked, one would be wise to seize the zeitgeist moment and find a way to extend a hit show’s order with additional episodes.  The beauty of reality television is that … Read more

It’s Not You, Sir.  It’s Us.

It’s Not You, Sir. It’s Us.

I had the good fortune to meet some incredibly talented people when I briefly had what at the time was an idyllic living situation.  Turns out people who follow their passions are far more intriguing to even speak with, let alone hang out and watch football with, especially during the earliest days of the pandemic … Read more

Defending The Right To Be Wrong

Defending The Right To Be Wrong

Here we go again.  Yet another headline-grabbing revelation of someone’s past racist remarks being caught on a hot mic, a flurry of calls for said person to be excommunicated, and a doubling down of that desire for blood even when that person voluntarily steps down from their appointed position of entitlement but seeks to remain … Read more

Am I A Minority?

Am I A Minority?

It’s a simple, and, on the surface, a fairly ludicrous question. I can look at statistics, and in the mirror, and I can make the following empirical observations, p — I’m white.  In 2021, 59% of U.S. citizens are . (Statista) — I identify as heterosexual.  In 2021, 93% of U.S. citizens identify as white.  … Read more