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Be My Quaran-Tine?
Dearest Barbara, A few weeks ago I wrote at length about how much your valued intelligence and leadership was so influential on my life and health. Your institutional medical knowledge and unwavering dedication to “trusting your team of medical experts” is constantly cited every time your beautiful face pops up from some remote location in
Super Fan Sunday
It’s Super Bowl Sunday, and here in balmy LA the sense of anticipation is none like I’ve ever witnessed before. For only the second time in 56 years (but also the second time in two), a team that plays regular season games at the Super Bowl site will be contending for the ultimate sport’s ultimate
“You Hawf A Sistah”
Way too many February 11ths ago I fell asleep watching THE NEWLYWED GAME while lying in a baby crib that was awaiting the impending birth of my mother’s second child. As we often did in our cramped garden apartment, my parents would huddle by the working heater in their bedroom with them in their bed
Don’t Just Laugh At Byron Allen. And Never Doubt Him.
This week’s report that Byron Allen, one-time REAL PEOPLE co-star turned billionaire entertainment entrepreneur, was bidding to own the NFL’s Denver Broncos was seen in some circles as shocking. How could Allen, whose reported net worth is a fraction of those of the likes of other current NFL owners, and with no experience in running
Mourn The Fine Print
It was a quick little breaking news story that came through yesterday amidst dozens of others focusing on reactions to Oscar nominations, Super Bowl preps and whatever new drivel trickled out from the daily January 6th investigation committee leak. ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY, along with five other legacy magazine titles under the purview of Dotdash Meredith since
Running Rings Around Ratings Reality
For the second time in less than a year, and for the third time in four, NBC’s schedule is on hiatus due to Olympic coverage. For the third consecutive Olympiad, NBC’s ratings have declined precipitously. For the third consecutive Olympiad, media and financial pundits are eager to prey upon every shred of data that trickles
Say Hello To My “Big Brother”
Yesterday this fledgling enterprise got a shout-out from a much more established resource for entertainment and media news and information. The Programming Insider’s Marc Berman was respectful enough to include my recent observations about celebrity reality bookings in his daily newsletter, with a link to this site. If you have discovered this effort from that,
The Joy Of Cooking And Connecting
When the pandemic first took hold, dozens of my social media friends began to accelerate their postings, if for no other reason as to give them some meaningful connection to the outside world. At the time, I was distracted with a few more pressing matters, like determining what I was going to do with the
Racing Toward Diversity?
If you’re in the vicinity of the Los Angeles Coliseum tonight be prepared to invest in earplugs and a good pair of walking shoes. There will likely be loud engine noises and street congestion both inside and out as NASCAR kicks off its 2022 season with the relocated Busch Light classic that has historically served