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New People

I started a new book and it set my mind adrift. Actually, I finished one about Nazis, brief but overrated. But it’s funny how my generation has a fascination with Nazis. I don’t think younger people do. World War II was close by in our rearview mirror growing up. We couldn’t quite understand how it […]

Mailbag

From: Harriet Sternberg Subject: Re: The Greatest Night In Pop Hello Bob: I am so pleased you watched our film. The song, the recording and now the documentary were a labor of love for all involved. The moments leading up to and including the night of the AMA’s were Ken Kragen, Harry Belafonte and Quincy’s vision […]

The Normalization Of Insanity

It started in the eighties with trickle-down economics. If we just lowered taxes on the rich, the poor would get the benefit. We know how that worked out, rampant income inequality. The rich got richer and the poor got poorer. And then the poor were blamed for their lack of capital, they were told to […]

John Oliver’s Million Dollar Offer

Maybe you’re unaware. Maybe you’re too cheap to pay for Max, one of the worst apps ever, technologically. As for the name change, the most watched shows are still those from HBO. Or maybe you wait until the episode hits YouTube. Well, now you’ve got to wait until Thursday, HBO doesn’t want you to get […]