Go Read It!
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. […]
Author: Mark Evanier
Posts by Mark Evanier
Some Explainers
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. […]
Today's Video Link
I feel like I embedded this before here but if so, I can't find where I did. So just in case… […]
This Year's Bill Finger Awards
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 […]
From the E-Mailbag…
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 […]
From the E-Mailbag…
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 […]
Today's Video Link
Here's another unusual dance video. The song is by a five-member Japanese group called World Order. Have a nice day… […]
Boop Check
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 […]
FACT CHECK: "You Had One Job to Do…"
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 […]
Today's Video Link
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 […]
More on the Boopgate Scandal
Playbill has an article about the campaign to allow Boop! The Musical to present a number on this Sunday's Tony Awards celebration. Of note is that the show's director Jerry Mitchell says they have a presentation all ready to go. I don't know if it's even possible, this close to the telecast date to squeeze […]
Boop-Boop-A-Doop
An online petition campaign has been launched to get the Tony Awards people to squeeze in a performance slot this Sunday for Boop! The Musical. I suspect it's too late but, hey, it won't hurt to sign the petition. I know nothing about how the folks behind the telecast decide what gets on and what […]
Tony Time Approaches
The Tony Awards are this Sunday and as in years past, they're so big that one channel can't contain them. There will be two parts to the presentation. It starts with The Tony Awards: Act One which will be hosted by Darren Criss and Renée Elise Goldsberry. This will be viewable on the Pluto TV […]
Today's Video Link
Andy Huggins is pretty darned funny — but I don't know what to make of the fact that a guy delivering those jokes is only a year older than I am… […]
The Coldest of Cold Calls
I continue to get an indecent number of Spam calls — strangers calling me, trying to get me to buy some product, hire them for some service or just give them cash for their "worthy" (and maybe it is) cause. I have a strict policy of saying no to all of them without exception but […]