Waiting For Walz
Watching DNC Night Three, I couldn’t get out of my broadcaster’s brain how Democrats were blowing the opportunity to introduce Tim Walz to larger TV audiences. Here are some examples.
My Stormy Weekend
My wife was out of town for the weekend, so I got on a plane and went to play poker in Philadelphia. Let me explain why that turned out to be a big mistake.
Democrats Assemble!
Here are a few thoughts about the first night of the Democratic National Convention, including Biden’s anticlimactic speech, the better ones from earlier in the evening, and a brilliant bit of branding.
Anna Kendrick Takes Over
Best Thing I’ve Seen Today: while digging around on YouTube, I discovered this clip of Anna Kendrick proving her comedy chops in a 2018 “Between The Scenes” segment of “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah.”
Movie Review: “Sing Sing”
Here’s my review of a new movie about a group of prisoners in Sing Sing who put on a stage show the outside world will never see — with several ex-cons playing themselves.
Peter Marshall, The Original Hollywood Square
Upon hearing about the death of Peter Marshall, longtime host of “Hollywood Squares,” I dug into my archives to find this conversation I had with him in 2002.