Archive for the 'Politics' Category


Everything’s Inviolate

If I mention anything about Trump, I’m accused of “Trump Derangement Syndrome” from his acolytes. If I write anything about Taylor Swift, absolutely anything, I hear from her fans that I’m a hater. This is the America we now live in. Black and white. Or should I say red and blue. Everybody’s got a tribe, […]

The Gary Gulman Comedy Special

Trailer: “Born on Third Base”: http://tinyurl.com/5n7m9p6e On Max. Does that mean you’re unaware of it? The battle is over and Netflix won, which is why other streaming outlets are licensing content to the behemoth once again. We live in an attention economy, and that’s the most difficult thing to do, get someone’s attention. And distribution […]

Re-Kennedy Center Honors

You’re completely correct about the changing paradigm of what people watch on television. At least as far as my own kids are concerned. My daughter and her husband are 33. When I visited them this past September I was surprised that they did not have cable. Their subscriptions were Disney, Hulu, and Netflix. That was […]

The Slate Skiing Article

“Epic Fail: How a Corporate Duopoly Ruined Skiing”: http://tinyurl.com/2xxrfkub Skiing hasn’t been this cheap in decades! But that doesn’t stop old-schooler Gordon LaForge trashing the new model in a nostalgic play for days that in fact were much worse. Kinda like MAGA if you think about it (and if you castigate me for mentioning politics, […]