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The Perfect Li(f)e? Arguably. Just Too Damn Short.
When one looks at someone from a distance and strictly gets to see their exterior it’s easy to make snap judgements about how idyllic their existence is, and how much we would just, if only for a day, trade places with them. I know that’s how I felt the first time I laid eyes on
Is Netflix Flipping The Script?
The very definition of a slow news day–look at the calendar, duh–is when yet another story about how Netflix rules the world is dropped. Such was the case yesterday when THE WALL STREET JOURNAL’s Jessica Toonkel authored this flaggelation: Netflix ascended by offering prestige TV and movies on demand for a monthly fee. Now, it
Dino Might?
I seem to have a complciated relationship with the JURASSIC PARK franchise. Like me, it’s seen better days. I was fortunate enough to be invited to a special premiere of the OG film curated for industry promotional executives at Universal Studios Orlando back in the day, giving us a head start on the rest of
Throwing Money At The Problem Always Seems To Work. Until It Doesn’t.
If you have even the mildest case of TDS this hasn’t been a good week for you. On top of the theatrics and hysterics being played out in all-nighters in Washington, we got this breaking news late last night. NBC NEWS’ Rudy Chinchilla did about as fair and balanced a reporting as one could reasonably
Yes, Squids Do Regenerate
When SQUID GAME burst into the Western Hemisphere via Netflix almost four years ago, I’d contend it was as seminal a moment in the history of streaming television as we’ve seen before or since. Sure, virtually unlimited catalogues of content has been the promise of platform distribution, and being able to more easily make available
Fast And Frenetic Wins This Race
I’ve been to and through enough media rodeos to know that just when so-called experts are ready to completely write off something that used to be commonplace as extinct, something unexpected occurs to debunk such a verdict. Sitcoms were dead; then along came THE COSBY SHOW. Big-money quiz shows were unnecessarily pricey and outdated; then
At Last, Mariska Hargitay Finds Order, Not Just Law
For anyone who merely knows Mariska Hargitay through the lens of the tough-as-nails and resilient detective Olivia Benson she has portrayed on LAW AND ORDER: SVU for more than a quarter-century, the self-reflective journey she takes us on in the documentary MY MOM JAYNE, released this weekend on(HBO!) MAX, can be a bit jarring. With
Mazel Tov, “Nerd” and “Puta”
So in yet another June wedding Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez are finally a legally bound couple. Whee. I guess my invitation got lost in the mail. Just as well; I know I couldn’t have afforded the airfare and judging by what my bank account statement is displaying at the moment (a mere ten digits
THE BEAR Is Out Of Hibernation. Please Poke It Again.
There’s a really good reason even for binge-averse folks like moi to carve out approximately six hours and fifteen minutes of time over the lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer that are now unfolding. A new season of THE BEAR has dropped on Hulu courtesy of FX and the unquestionably brilliant team of Christopher Storer