Recommended Reading
Did the Bush administration take us to war by claiming that Iraq was an "imminent threat?" Ben Fritz over at Spinsanity says no. Joshua Micah Marshall over at The Hill says yes. […]
Author: Mark Evanier
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It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Off-Color, Cropped World
I recently posted a guide to the running times of the various versions of It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World. With the help of my buddy Earl Kress, I'm slowly assembling a F.A.Q. about the movie — but since several of you have written to ask which version you should buy, I thought I'd […]
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Rocking The Vote
I'm watching Democrats who want to be president participating in this "America Rocks the Vote" forum. The premise is that it's a town hall meeting in front of "young people." At this moment, any of these folks could get my support if they could formulate an answer without using the term "young people" as if […]
It's Official
Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick return to The Producers for 112 performances. And they'll probably be sold-out by the time you read this. […]
Triumphant Interview
Over at the Playboy website — which, yes, we know you only surf to for the articles — there's a horny interview with Triumph the Insult Comic Dog. Read it if you dare. […]
Another Recommendation
Before I forget, I wanted to recommend…well, any issue of Roy Thomas's magazine of comic book history, Alter Ego, but especially the one I just received. Dr. Michael J. Vassallo is a dentist by day, and the world's foremost authority on Atlas Comics by night. (For the uninformed: Before Marvel Comics was Marvel Comics, the […]
Recommended Reading
Is the Bush administration rewarding political donors with big Iraq-connected contracts? The article says yes. This article says no. They report, you decide. […]
Recommended Reading
My pal Aaron Barnhart provides a profile of the Fox News Liberal, Alan Colmes…or as Al Franken likes to call him, Alan Colmes. […]
The Bush Boom?
Is the economy really on a rebound? I'll believe that when more people start using Paypal to donate money to this site. […]
Late Night Mud Wrestling
Here's an article by Bill Carter on the relative ratings of Leno and Letterman. This one should be read the way you read any political report, with the spokesperson for each side madly spinning their weaknesses as strengths and blaming others for their own shortcomings. And keep in mind that neither show is in any […]
Recommended Reading
Michael Moore provides the foreword for the new collection of Aaron McGruder's comic strip, Boondocks. I think both men take their arguments way too far so it's a good match. And not a bad foreword. […]
Foxed!
A few weeks ago, a lot of sites (including this one) quoted Simpsons creator Matt Groening with a story about Fox News threatening to sue his show for an animated parody that, Fox reportedly felt, might be confused with a real newscast. According to this article, Matt now says he was kidding. […]
Recommended Weblog
One of our funnier stand-up comedians, Margaret Cho, has her own weblog. Very entertaining. Read it and read back a few weeks while you're at it. […]
Where Did We Go Right Wrong?
So how is that The Producers, once the hottest ticket in the history of Broadway, is not what it used to be? Here's an article entitled, "The Case of the Incredible Shrinking Blockbuster." (New York Times registration required) […]
SNL: The Lost Years
Late Saturday nights (i.e., Sunday mornings), NBC airs a "classic" episode of Saturday Night Live in most cities. Unlike the reruns on Comedy Central and E!, these "NBC Up All Night" reruns are not cut down to an hour, so they include all the segments that are cut when that is done. Like the off-network […]