Random Thoughts
Quickies about NY pizza, corporate data breaches, my pet peeve about Italian restaurants, bad podcast commercial placement, and the continuing pickleball invasion.
A Primary Pulitzer
I’m happy to see that the woman who wrote a play I raved about last year has just been awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
Trying Way Too Hard
“Everybody’s In LA” is a series of live Netflix shows airing this week. As I explain in this review of the premiere, host John Mulaney and his staff forgot an important comedy concept: less is more.
Uncle Vanya
I’m not a fan of playwright Anton Chekhov, but with a cast including Steve Carell, Alfred Molina, and other names I know, I decided to give “Uncle Vanya” a try. Here’s why that was a mistake.
Reel Spoilers: Challengers
I guested on the Reel Spoilers podcast discussing Zendaya’s new movie, “Challengers.” Here are links to both the audio and video versions of the show.
Water For Elephants
It’s not often a Broadway show can be described as “spectacle,” but this one certainly qualifies. Here’s my review.