Worth A Listen
I only watched two episodes of Louis CK's "Horace and Pete" project before giving up on it. I recognized it as something original, but it never pulled me in enough to want to devote more time to it. However, my curiosity has been piqued after listening to this...
You Can’t Plan Spontaneity
Last night, Jimmy Fallon did another one of his silly games with a guest. This one involved Chris Evans playing blackjack against Fallon, and whoever lost each hand had a pitcher of ice water poured into his pants. It's the kind of non-spontaneous spontaneity this...
Picture Of The Day
John Oliver explains to the 17-year cicadas who will re-appear this year what has changed since they were conceived in 1999:
Best Thing I’ve Read Today
Campbell Brown, former anchor and reporter for CNN and NBC, blames TV news outlets for the rise of Donald Trump: I really would like to blame Trump. But everything he is doing is with TV news’ full acquiescence. Trump doesn’t force the networks to show his rallies...
Nerd Prom
President Obama will make his final White House Correspondents Dinner appearance tonight, which will be carried by CSPAN and all the cable news channels. Larry Wilmore ("The Nightly Show") is the comedian who has to follow him. That used to be a much better spot...
Showbiz Show 4/29/16
This week on the showbiz segment of my show, Colin Jeffrey and I reviewed three movies -- "Keanu," "Mother's Day," and "Sing Street." We also talked about the amazing technology behind "The Jungle Book" and whether we need a new streaming service from Turner Classic...
Showbiz Show 4/22/16
This week on the showbiz segment of my show, Colin Jeffrey and I reviewed three movies -- "The Huntsman: Winter's War," "Miles Ahead," and "Elvis and Nixon." We also discussed Amazon and Hulu increasing the competition for Netflix in streaming video, and recommended a...
Doris Roberts
Doris Roberts, best known for her years as Marie Barone on "Everybody Loves Raymond," died yesterday at age 90. She had a career that lasted over 60 years, and in April, 2003, she published her autobiography, "Are You Hungry, Dear?" That's when I got a chance to talk...