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Venite E Mangiate!
No, I’m not Italian-American, but I’d like to think I qualify as Italian-adjacent. I grew up in an area that had quite a bit of first generation families whose parents were born in the “Old Country” and there were some wonderful family-style pizzerias in my neighborhood where many would frequent on weeknights. They would often
Did Charter Get Some Big D–k Energy From Cox? Or Simply Screw Themselves?
The esteemed cultural critic that was my tortured, self-deprecating and ultimately prematurely deceased mother had a phrase whenever she’d see something that she found to be beyond explanation, such as when one of her fellow Entenmann’s loving Mah Jongg buds would decide to sport hot pants. With a caustic drag on her Marlboro 100 she’d
They Read By Example
I’ll confess that I have more than a little bit of envy for those I know personally who have actually been able to publish a book. As I suspect you’ve surmised if you’re reading this for me the writing part is easy, and having discussed this with the many I know who actually have their
The Party’s Over, Yosemite Zas.
We tend to have a bit of fun trolling the chairman of Warner Brothers Discovery, David Zaslav. Ever since he took on the reins of the storied legacy studio in 2022 and immediately grafted the name of the amalgamation of cable networks he has done all he can to transform himself into a mogul, scooping
I Bet Somewhere Today There’s A REALLY Hot Stove
NOTE: This musing also appears today on our sister site Double Overtime. Please visit it regularly for coverage of sports of all sorts plus occasional articles on technology. On the same day when the rundown of news stories with ethical implications already included the gifting of a $400 million plane from a country that reportedly
Take Heart, Folks. Today May Have Been The Last Time You’ll Have To Scramble To See Anything
Of all of the posts and alerts that seemed to proliferate from dawn to dusk yesterday regarding the official kickoff to the traditional upfront week in New York, perhaps the most practical–and, indeed, one of the most popular–came from someone who made sure to point out that for anyone from out of town who didn’t
Who Knew? Well, For Starters, Moi.
When I saw that Barry Diller at long last had chosen to share his life story with the world it caught my attention. After all, when your ex-boss and ex-roommate writes a book the very least one can do is at least put in an order for an advance copy. No, Barry and I didn’t
Not What I Wanted To Run Back
For me, ever since 1992 Mother’s Day has been Mourners’ Day. My mom passed a mere three weekends after the last time I was able to speak to her and actually wish her well. Not that she always merited such feelings; in a nutshell, we had a complicated relationship and she had a particularly unsatisfying
Few Are Laughing At This Verdict
The black smoke news we got from the NBC Universal lot yesterday was neither unexpected nor unwarranted. But as someone who has been an unabashed fan of multi-camera comedy, let alone someone who personally and professionally profited from them, the story THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER’s veteran observer Rick Porter, someone else who’s been around long enough