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A Brew Worth Imbibing
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Character Wins Debates. Not Necessarily Elections.
So like millions and millions of people, I watched what at the time we thought might very well may go down in history as the only time Donald J. Trump and Kamala Harris will be in the same room, let alone speak to the American voters on why they are most qualified to run the
Every Night, We Run A National Election. So Why Not Let Nielsen Have A Crack At The Big One?
Apparently last week was a slow enough news cycle for Nielsen and the few remaining organizations that still value what they might have to offer to have created both the opportunity for and this resulting story authored by MediaPost veteran Joe Mandese: If the race for the White House was one of Donald Trump’s reality
FINALLY…Seacrest In!
It’s a pretty big day in TV Land, and no, I’m not talking about the fact that Urkel is back hosting a game show, THE FLIP SIDE, for the first time since the long-forgotten Syfy effort of 2012-13, TOTAL BLACKOUT. I do know many of my readers are actually paying attention to that as well
Woke Up This Morning, Saw Myself A Gem
It’s been a quarter-century since we first were introduced to “waste management” executive Tony Soprano and more than a decade since the brilliant albeit tortured soul that brought him to life, James Gandolfini, left this mortal coil at the far too young age of 51. Which, depending upon how you chose to interpret the last
Game, Set And Mismatch?
When I first saw the news of yet another former colleague and, I’d like to believe, friend meeting an untimely professional demise, my first reaction once again defaulted to Jay Leno’s opening salvo at Hugh Grant after we learned he chose to drive around Hollywood in search of a hooker rather than go home to
Back From The Dead
Sure, it’s more than 100 degrees outside. Inside my store, and in countless coffee shops around this sweltering nation, it’s clearly Halloween. Overpriced life-sized animatronics occupy an entire corridor where I toil, giving customers the option to invest what they otherwise might in necessary repairs for the chance to turn their lawn into a theme
You CAN Go Home Again
Probably one of the more uplifting stories I’ve seen in recent days was the one I saw via my Substack feed from Brian Stelter. For the non-subscribers out there (and you should rectify that ASAP), THE NEW YORK TIMES’ Benjamin Mullin let them in on the secret shortly after Stelter released it himself: Brian Stelter,
When They Aim Low, Just Aim
I honestly was both distracted and exhausted enough over the last few days where I still thought tonight was going to be the first time that Donald Trump and Kamala Harris would share a stage. After all, even if one Googles that thought you’ll be prompted with this article, dated on the 3rd of the