As a Republican and a libertarian I’m used to defending unpopular views. I never thought I’d have to do so for our national pastime’s “Mid-Summer Classic.” It seems I can’t open a newspaper or turn on any device these days … Continue reading
The other night I watched a documentary that had been in my Netflix queue since 2013: Smiling Through the Apocalypse. Alternately subtitled “Esquire in the ’60s” and “How Howard Hayes rocked journalism,” the film highlights Esquire magazine during the 1960s … Continue reading
I always figured that one day our 21st century sensibilities would kick in and The Dukes of Hazzard would be res non grata on TV. I never thought the same would be true for The Cosby Show. Yeah, up until … Continue reading
This is how you spend July Fourth weekend if you live in the suburbs and have a one-year-old… Friday night: celebrate all things great about America with pizza and s’mores. (Silently curse neighbors with their fireworks going waaaaayyy to late … Continue reading
One of my more favored holidays is that which we celebrate tomorrow: the Fourth of July. Or, if you work for the government, you celebrate it today, because no holiday is complete without a day off from Uncle Sam. Truth … Continue reading
The article referenced here is about a month old, but I’ve got a baby and am therefore behind the times. CNN headline from May 26, 2015: “Fashion, plus-size modeling and race: When ‘diversity’ isn’t so diverse.” Yeah, the folks who … Continue reading
This one’s about a week old and therefore ancient history in media years, so most of the world has already forgotten about the hubbub surrounding the University of California’s system-wide policing of racist and sexist “microagressions” in writing and speech. … Continue reading
Last week I had the pleasure of seeing a movie I’d been hearing about for roughly half a decade or so: The Rewrite, starring Hugh Grant and Marisa Tomei. What was the hook that got me to watch this maudlin … Continue reading
A question. Which was longer: the monstrous pregame show heading into this year’s Super Bowl game, or the appeal hearing yesterday for star quarterback and scapegoat Tom Brady’s suspension for his involvement in the so-called Deflate-gate scandal? Answer: windbags with … Continue reading
If you’re me, yesterday was the last day of summer vacation: the few days between the end of school and the beginning of summer camp that always seems to pass too quickly. Today’s the first day of summer camp at … Continue reading