First off, a disclaimer for those of you as confused as I was why the usual images that accompany the dissemination of these musings was missing yesterday. Apparently I was the unwitting victim of a hack which prevents sharing them across social media and private communication platforms. Text appears to be fine and no … Read more
I realize I’m a disproportionately passionate consumer of news of all kinds, and I also know I’m part of a quickly dying breed who has both the appetite and the personal mindset to do so. So much as I might take issue with some of the motivations behind some journalists in an era where merely … Read more
If I’m to believe the ramblings of some of the more frequent sh-tposters who inexplicably bubble to the top of my social media feeds–especially the “safe havens” of Threads and Bluesky–tonight is the beginning of yet another dagger in the rapidly flailing body of CBS NEWS’ Tiffany history. 60 MINUTES begins its 59th season tonight, … Read more
In calmer and simpler times the only trials I paid attention to were the ones that took place in Bedrock. The Flintstones did spend a disportionate amount of time in courtrooms considering they were a) cavemen and b) supposedly existing in a time long before even The Code of Hammurabi was written. But the show … Read more
We’re now a little more than two weeks into the local news apocolypse. At least, that’s what those most immediately affected by the events we mused about earlier this month lamented when the first of Scripps’ local TV stations to wave bye-bye to human anchors took the action which NCS’ Michael P. Hill reported on … Read more
When I look at Mark Ruffalo’s professional career objectively I net out at giving him a grade of slightly higher than B. He’s been a working actor for nearly four decaades, an accomplishment unto itself. And as Wikipedia dutifully notes, he’s had a pretty decent run of both critical acclaim and more than decent paydays … Read more
Try as one might, unless you’re totally off the grid one can’t escape the inexorable grip that one Natalie Harp seems to have on just about anyone capable of offering an opinion. It seems roughly a third of America wants to canonize her, a third wants to condemn her and a third wants to sodomize … Read more
Maybe it’s all those state fairs and all those fried Oreos that’s scrambling the minds of Midwesterners this summer. Or maybe it’s just the fact the political factions of states like Minnesota and Wisconsin really identify with and love Billy Joel’s classic lament “I Go To Extremes”. Honestly, I’m at more of a loss than … Read more
It’s kinda ironic that perhaps the most stark example of exactly how divided a party that desperately needs unity is transpiring in real time in the only state that is physically separated into two distinct parts. CNN’s Ethan Cohen is live-blogging as we type: The sun is coming up over Washington, DC, and the Michigan … Read more
No matter how hard one might otherwise try, in today’s hyper-politicized and uber-polarized world one cannot always avoid having to engage in uncomfortable truths. That’s especially true if one happens to be a public figure, and especially one who has historically been as auspiced and declarative as Dr. Anthony Fauci. Yes, the otherwise now camera-shy … Read more