In 1970, George Furth and Stephen Sondheim brought a show named Company to Broadway for a very successful run. It has since been produced hundreds of times across the country and discussed incessantly by theater buffs who argue about it, primarily about the central character, Robert. Robert, aka Bobby-Baby, is unmarried, unable (or perhaps unwilling) […]
If you haven't seen the new issue of Wired, you might have missed this article on the rise of Pixar Animation. […]
Thanks to the many folks who sent me suggestions about what cheapo cartridges work well with Epson printers. If I decide to try them (I may or may not), I'll report on the results here. Posting here may be light for the next few days. As you might intuit from the time on this post, […]
The hardest-working, least-rewarded folks in Las Vegas are the cocktail waitresses who serve drinks to gamblers. One of them has put together a fun website about her craft and experiences. Go visit the Cocktail Doll…and don't forget to tip. […]
Who says there's no justice in this world? […]
Here's the L.A. Times obit on Jack Bradbury and here's the N.Y. Times on Gill Fox. […]
A joyous seventieth birthday to my friend of 30+ years, Harlan Ellison. Since he disdains the Internet, he'll probably never know I posted this but maybe the sentiment will mysteriously transfer to that Gutenberg-era "typewriter" contraption he uses. (Then again, he writes some pretty spectacular things on that kind of machine…) […]
Regarding the five-second delay on a show like the Tony Awards, Bob Foster writes to ask… Question regarding the 5-second delay: What if someone says or does something that lasts longer than five seconds? If they cuss and throw finger gestures for 15 seconds, what do we see on the screen to cover that time? […]
CBS has announced they're going to put the Tony Awards on a five-second delay this year, presumably to avoid broadcasting something akin to the Super Bowl breast flash. This is a trend that will not last long. Here's the problem with it: It puts some poor Standards and Practices person in a very awkward position. […]
I've been playing with a new toy…the Epson Photo R200 printer. This is not something you want to use for printing out your day-to-day text files or work. Its main functions are to produce (almost) photo-quality prints on glossy photo paper and to print on DVDs and CD Rom discs. I bought it primarily for […]
Rick Mohr writes to ask me about a new weblog that claims to be by Andy Kaufman… I know you are always posting about celebrities and artists who have passed away, and I enjoy your insights on their careers, but what do you think about this one? Do you think it is really Andy? I […]
The other day here, I reported on the Pacific Pioneer Broadcasters' luncheon in honor of Mickey Rooney. As I mentioned, Mr. Rooney gave a very nice speech but it included an anecdote of questionable veracity. As recounted, he was a busy kid actor when he happened to wander into an office at the movie studio […]
Last year, we had a flurry of items (starting with this one) about a move to preserve the old Hanna-Barbera studio at 3400 Cahuenga Boulevard in Hollywood on the cusp of Burbank. Today, we have a report that the facilities will endure. Here's most of the story… City Council members approved a plan Tuesday that […]
Ben Varkentine (who has his own fun weblog here) writes to ask about my statement that I won't be going to see Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 9/11… I wonder if you could expand on this in the blog when you have a minute. I think I share your ambivalence about Moore, but I plan to see […]
Michael Kinsley writes about the silly issues that keep coming between stem cell research and the chance of advancing medical science. […]