Four Random Thoughts
Quickies about an ice cream rebellion, a cable name change, a cannabis-friendly hotel, and the ease of casting contestants for “The Bachelorette.”
This Just In
It may seem like the balloon crisis ended when the Chinese spy device was shot down, but we now have reports of thousands of empty word balloons appearing over comic strip characters’ heads with no idea what they’re saying.
Louise Harrison, “My Kid Brother’s Band”
With word that George Harrison’s sister, Louise, has died, here’s a conversation I had with her when she published a book called “My Kid Brother’s Band.”
Enough With The Plus
Two years ago, I asked whether people who cut the cord and only get TV content from streaming services are really spending less than when they had cable. I thought about that again recently when I heard of the debut of yet another streamer.
Random NFL Thoughts
A few observations after spending Sunday watching the NFL conference championship games.
Read These
Read These: five articles I enjoyed this week, covering topics from the best episode of “The Simpsons” to the NFL’s top QBs to women in the movie world to a profile of Dean Blandino to how Twitter can be fixed.