We’re in that time of year when the idea of spending time in a movie theatre is even less appealing than usual. The weather’s generally temperate, and in a good deal of the country days that fit that definition are about to become rarer for a good six or seven months. Kids are back in … Read more
Whenever I muse about a book that is commanding enough attention and/or sales–or comes from someone I know personally–that I deem it worthy for your attention I actually buy a copy (well, ok, sometimes the friends do gift me one). Which may not mean a lot to you, but if your net worth were like … Read more
It was downright ironic that on the 53rd anniversary of the premiere of three iconic daytime game shows (THE JOKER’S WILD, GAMBIT and the still-airing PRICE IS RIGHT) daytime television yesterday was dominated by a show that was about as far from comfort food and entertainment as that fondly remembered lineup once offered. At the … Read more
It was hard to keep a straight face when I saw this nugget that somehow qualified as breaking news in the cable industry come in from multiple sources yesterday. Even though it was written rather plainly, it was practically trolling that one such source was CNN’s Brian Stelter: As the cable news channel MSNBC splits … Read more
I spent a total of 15 years in the employ of companies owned by Rupert Murdoch, achieved some of the greatest professional success of my career and every single check I ever received cleared. I never worked directly for FOX News or The New York POST, perhaps two of the more notorious brands that he’s … Read more
I knew they had relocated DEAL OR NO DEAL to a tropical island. I had no idea they were doing new episodes on an Alaskan peninsula. When I staggered home yesterday to find Roomie perched in front of our communal TV eagerly anticipating the press conference that was to provide details for the Trump-Putin summit … Read more
I grew up in a New York Post household long before it became associated inexorably with the color red. The Post was THE afternoon paper during my youth, which meant it actually had the West Coast box scores and updated standings that all but the very last-delivered editions of the Daily News had, and on … Read more
I needed something stupid funny like breath in the summer of 1982. My grandmother had recently passed a mere 14 months after her husband did, proving at least to me conclusively that even elderly people can die of a broken heart. It did leave me with an opportunity to squat in her apartment, giving me … Read more
Hulk Hogan died earlier this week, yet another larger-than-life celebrity who transcended generations based on his earlier success as a performer and his later success as a reality TV personality. But unlike the similarly auspiced Ozzy Osbourne, whom we warmly mused about earlier this week, Hogan was the epitome of an enigma–a word that contrary … Read more
I finally got around to watching the season premiere of SOUTH PARK last night, though thanks to the dozens of stories that popped up in my inbox I already had a pretty good idea of what it was about. The fact that I still had the ability to even access it all on Paramount Plus … Read more