“Barbie” is pop. “Oppenheimer” is rock and roll. Sure, “Barbie’s gross exceeded that of “Oppenheimer,” $162 million to $82.4 million, but “Oppenheimer” will have longer legs in the public consciousness, because when you go deep, that’s when people resonate. Now if you weren’t aware of “Barbie,” you were living disconnected in Ted Kaczynski’s old shack […]

We already know this guy is a right wing, racist prick, but what exactly are we accomplishing by amplifying this story? Just hardening his fans to him. Aldean becomes a beacon, a rallying point for people just like him. Meanwhile, the holier-than-thou police, most of whom have never heard of Jason Aldean, or only through […]

It’s a comedy show. I’ve seen Sedaris twice before, but this was the first time I realized that first and foremost people come for the jokes, they come to laugh. I’d say they come to get away from everyday life but that would assume that Sedaris made no political comments, refused to take sides, but […]

It just pisses people off. If you make a mistake, own it. You’ll get a whole hell of a lot more respect for that rather than trying to explain why you were right and should not be culpable. Nobody knows everything, and you’re not expected to. So, admit what you don’t know, it enhances your […]