So all this month, while they have their Classic Creamy Tomato Soup available as a selection, I'm frequenting the Souplantation. Tonight, I was there with my pal Mark Rothman, who's a very funny guy who wrote and/or produced some very funny TV shows. He also writes a very funny weblog that should be of interest […]
Jason Alexander gives his take on the Limbaugh matter. I've actually talked issues with Jason and the way he represents himself politically in this essay is the way he represented himself in our discussions. I don't think that just because someone is famous and was on a hit sitcom it makes their views any more […]
Here's a gallery of some of the recent (and in some cases, pretty darn clever) political pieces in MAD magazine. […]
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Regarding this whole Rush Limbaugh thing, I think my viewpoint is not unlike that of Josh Marshall. I've already received a couple of Facebooked harangues that it's okay for Rush to call this Sandra Fluke a "slut" because Ed Schultz once called talk show host Laura Ingraham a "slut." Well, no. But in addition to […]
Robert Sherman, who with his brother Richard penned some of the world's best loved songs, died earlier today in London at the age of 86. He had been ill for the last few years and I guess everyone knew it was only a matter of time. He and Richard gave us many of the songs […]
Robert Sherman, co-author with brother Richard of songs from Disneyland, Mary Poppins and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang has died. Sadness. # I have a house full of crickets…and not one of them is willing to be my conscience. # […]
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I read this article by Chris Parker earlier this evening while waiting for a "to go" order at a restaurant and found it interesting enough to share with you. It's about how your United States Government shut down the online poker industry. I'm not sure if I think that's a good thing or a bad […]
John McCain is once again eager for this country to go to war. If this man had been elected president, we'd be in about nine by now. […]
A Broadway musical based on National Lampoon's Animal House? Hey, why not? And I can already imagine the promotions: Half-price tix on Toga Night if you come dressed in a bedsheet. Or they'll do it like a Gallagher concert and the first three rows will be wearing trash bags to protect their clothes during the […]
There's a lot I don't understand about women's bodies but even I know that if a woman decides to take birth control pills, she takes them on a regular basis, regardless of how much sex she's having…and also that there are sometimes medical reasons to take them even when she is not having sex. […]
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Those of you in L.A. may want to take note: The Egyptian Theater, under the auspices of the American Cinematheque, is about to show a batch of Marx Brothers movies the way God and Irving Thalberg intended they be viewed: With an audience. Sure, you've got them all on DVD. Big deal. I've got them […]
Last Thursday, the Disney folks christened the new Disney Fantasy cruise ship with an on-board show in two parts as the craft sat docked in New York Harbor. Neil Patrick Harris hosted the first part which included a performance by Jerry Seinfeld. The second part featured Disney CEO Bob Iger and other company execs along […]
The McRibster Sandwich…at the moment available only in Austria. But could something with that much cheese, bacon and pork be far from American mouths? Especially since it's deep-fried and has chili sauce on it? […]