2012
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How Not To Go Viral
This morning, September 4, 2012, a dream died, live on the air. It was a dream that lasted 595 days, only to be coldly snuffed out when former NFL defensive end Michael Strahan was officially named the permanent co-host of Live! With Kelly. And though my efforts to land the job ultimately fell short, I […]
In Defense of Clint Eastwood’s Chair
I didn’t watch the Republican National Convention on Thursday. I didn’t watch it on Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday either. I’m a registered Democrat and a card-carrying liberal and though I like to think of myself as very open-minded, I’m fairly set in my ways politically speaking. But as I got home from a concert Thursday […]
My Internet Radio Playlist, 8/28/12
EPISODE #39: PHONES The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] Vehicle Flips — “Regarding Telephones” Reigning Sound — “Call Me” Sweet — “Call Me” Blondie — “Call Me” Colin Clary — “Phone Me, Phone Me” X — “Your Phone’s Off the Hook, But You’re Not” Rolling Stones — “Off the Hook” The Replacements — “Answering Machine” […]
Separated at Birth XVII
Immigrant-fearing, equality-denying, gun-loving Arizona governor Jan Brewer and late legendary Match Game panelist Brett Somers
Movie Review: Celeste and Jesse Forever
3.5 stars out of 5 Separately, I’ve been very worried about Rashida Jones and Andy Samberg. The writers on the otherwise totally charming Parks and Recreation seem to have no idea what to do with Rashida’s character, Ann Perkins. (“Ann Perkins!”) I keep fearing I’ll tune in one week and she’ll just be gone. And […]
Jack’s 2012 Fall TV Preview
From my childhood and well into adult life, I bought one issue of TV Guide a year: the Fall Preview. I genuinely looked forward to it. I’d carefully read every summary and look over each cast photo. Then I felt well prepared for the slate of new shows—which to sample, and which to skip. So […]
My Internet Radio Playlist, 8/20/12
EPISODE #38: NIGHT The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] Ray Charles — “(Night Time Is) The Right Time” Bruce Springsteen — “Night” Solomon Burke — “Tonight’s the Night” B.B. King — “Tomorrow Night” The Notes — “Those Days, Those Nights” The Monkees — “Daily Nightly” The Clientele — “The Garden at Night” R.E.M. — “Gardening […]
Movie Review: The Bourne Legacy
3.5 stars out of 5 I saw the first Bourne movie on a plane, and liked it a lot. The second one, I watched on-demand at home, and also enjoyed quite a bit. Vowed to see the third one in a theater, which I did, and by gum, very satisfying once again. Had the fourth […]
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