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
Over the years I’ve seen many lists labeled something like “Lessons my father taught me.” Usually they are things Dad never actually said, but you eventually picked up anyway. Maybe you were an adult or a dad yourself before you … Continue reading