Archive for the 'Pop Culture' Category


Fame

Doesn’t mean as much as it used to. I remember growing up, going to the Yankee game, we told our friends we would be there, to look out for us on TV. To be on TV was the thrill of a lifetime. Just to be seen, never mind heard. But today, being on television is […]

Tuesday’s Election

The story for me is how out of touch the press is. The right said Trump had a mandate. The left said the party had to run to the center. And everybody in the pundit class, everybody in D.C., seemed to have no understanding of the mind-set of the people. And the question arises, if […]

Gen Z Disillusionment

Tonight they want to party like it’s 1999. Because they sure as hell don’t like the era they’re living in. If you’re expecting new protest songs…don’t hold your breath. Gen Z is looking for escape. They’ve been beaten down by a society that seems not to understand them, that actually has contempt for them, and […]

World Series-Game 5

There was a vibe. And it was different from a regular game. The intensity was ratcheted up a notch. You knew you were experiencing something different. And the fact that it could be seen by others on TV…never factored in. It was intimate, for the 52,175 in attendance. But it was not a full house. […]