Debuting this Wednesday on the CW Network — and other channels in other countries later this year — is a new TV series created by my friend Brendan Foley. If you were a fan of his work on Cold Courage or The Man Who Died — which you were if you saw them — you […]
Randy… […]
I'm keeping odd hours but at some point, I'll be awake when everyone else is awake. For now, here's a look at the impact that The Fantastic Four made on some of us in the sixties, courtesy of my pal, Gary Sassaman… […]
Thanks to all who sent the latest waves of Good Health Wishes. I'm taking a little vacation from anything stressful or which interferes with sleep. Not answering the phone. Not responding to most e-mails. I just need a little peace 'n' quiet and I'll be fine, thanks. […]
Steve Benen itemizes just some of the spectacularly-wrong assertions we've recently heard from our Secretary of Health and Human Services. Putting this man in charge of our nation's disease prevention is like putting the Reverend Jim Ignatowski in charge of…well, anything. […]
Thanks to all of you who wrote to wish me improved health. I'm sure I'm going to be fine but I am going to take it easy — in terms of activity that includes blogging — in the coming week. I just watched some video of the Celebration of Life I hosted last Sunday and […]
We are tentative fans — "tentative" meaning we haven't seen it but are hopeful we'll love it — of Boop the Musical, which opened recently to mixed reviews at the Broadhurst Theatre on Broadway. I probably won't get back there until later this year and I hope it's still running. The folks I know who've […]
Trump insists that sanctuary cities are "death traps." Glenn Kessler of The Washington Post says there's zero evidence that's true. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. — who's about as qualified to be the Health and Human Services secretary as I am to be lead ballerina in The Nutcracker by Tchaikovsky — claims that the measles outbreak […]
That's where I am now…home from four nights in a hospital. And I can hear some of you saying, "Huh? You didn't mention anything about being in a hospital" and it's true, I didn't. I figured I wasn't worried about my health so there was no reason any of you should be. Briefly, I had […]
Here's a pretty good history/analysis of the forever-controversial film by Bob Fosse, All That Jazz. I've seen this movie a number of times and I always like some things in it and dislike others…except it's never the same likes and dislikes from one viewing to the next… […]
The New York Times runs down Trump's long history of saying things about global trade and the economy and tariffs that just plain ain't true. And if those aren't enough for you, here's a rundown of false and misleading statements about American relations with China, Japan and the European Union. The hits just keep on […]
Here from 1957 is an episode of This is Your Life focused on Buster Keaton. Buster doesn't look too pleased to be surprised like this — but Buster never looked too pleased about anything… […]
Peter Navarro is a senior counselor to Donald Trump who's out there claiming that Trump's tariffs will generate six trillion dollars over a decade. That's six trillion with a "tr." With all the reversals and postponements and changes, I don't know how anyone could estimate such a thing but Glenn Kessler of The Washington Post […]
…and I'll tell you what kept me away in a couple of days…no big deal. More important is that I tell you about my new book… The Essential Peanuts The Greatest Comic Strip of All Time By Mark Evanier Introduction by Patrick McDonnell Foreword by Jean Schulz Publication Date: October 7, 2025 From award-winning author […]