In 1973, ABC tried something which probably sounded good in the meetings but didn't work as well as they'd hoped. In their 11:30 PM weeknight slot, they had The Dick Cavett Show, which was critically acclaimed and attracting enough viewers to show a modest profit. But alas, it wasn't beating Johnny Carson in the ratings […]
We have heard nothing about Boop! The Musical being added to the list of shows performing at the Tony Awards tomorrow night…so either that ain't gonna happen or they've added it and are keeping it ultra-super-duper-secret to make it a huge surprise. Since the show's sets would have to be moved in and out at […]
Those backing Trump's "Big, Beautiful Bill" say it would do certain (good) things for Medicaid and other ways via much of the population receives its health care. Those opposing the bill say it would do other (bad) things to those people. FactCheck.org tackles the question of what it would really do…or might do. Politifact takes […]
It's been quite a while since I had a Julien Neel video up here. Here he is with a Beach Boys classic, of all selections… […]
Good Night and Good Luck is, among other things, the name of a play currently packin' 'em in Broadway. In it, George Clooney plays veteran CBS newscaster Edward R. Murrow back in the fifties, standing up to those who saw Commies hiding under every bed and in every closet. It's about to conclude a very […]
Ken Jennings, host and one-time champ of Jeopardy! writes about the value of facts in our society and how it's becoming beastly hard to find them at times. When the man's right, he's right. […]
So…what do we really know about Donald Trump's presence in the much-discussed Epstein Files? And what are new and current guidelines about vaccinations for COVID-19? And lastly, can you explain how the Air Quality Index works? Thank you. […]
I feel like I embedded this before here but if so, I can't find where I did. So just in case… […]
The fine folks who run Comic-Con International today announced… Don Glut, Sheldon Mayer to Receive 2025 Bill Finger Award Don Glut and Sheldon Mayer have been selected to receive the 2025 Bill Finger Award for Excellence in Comic Book Writing. The selection, made by a blue-ribbon committee chaired by writer-historian Mark Evanier, was once again […]
I couldn't resist posting and replying to this message from David Daskal regarding this earlier post here… Hi, Mark. Remember when we spoke last year about cold calls? Yeah, we did not. I am a devoted fan of the blog, and there is no argument that your cold call stories provide you with non-stop opportunities […]
My friend Tom Galloway (who knows everything about everything) sent me this note about the video link just before this post… FYI, the intersection they start off in, and return to a time or two, is Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo, considered the busiest pedestrian intersection/crossing in the world. To the point where it's actually a […]
Here's another unusual dance video. The song is by a five-member Japanese group called World Order. Have a nice day… […]
I don't know why I've become such a champion for Boop! The Musical, a show I haven't seen. I guess it's just that I've heard good things about it from friends who've seen it, I like the online clips I've seen and I'd like the show to still be up and running if/when I get […]
Our floundering president is claiming that if the monstrosity he calls his "Big, Beautiful Bill" doesn't pass, the people of this country will suffer a tax increase of 68%. FactCheck.org explains the mathematical gymnastics required to arrive at that number. And he's trying to sell that bill with a whole lot o' lying as The […]
Flashing back again to a time in my childhood when "home video" meant buying short 8mm movies, usually silent ones. A friend and I were buying whatever Laurel & Hardy films we could afford and my friend ordered a four-minute film advertised as Stan Laurel doing a crazy dance. But it wasn't Stan Laurel, though […]