LINE OF DUTY It’s the U.K.’s most watched drama series of the century. Now when you hear “English show,” many think of PBS, period pieces, history, stuff for intellectuals with no edge. But not “Line of Duty.” But “Line of Duty” is not on PBS. Due to a rights issue, “Line of Duty” can be […]

The oldsters and the wannabes are convinced that Spotify is ripping them off, when the facts say completely the opposite. But nothing can convince them otherwise. The most insightful article this week was in the “New York Times”: “Britons, Unfazed by High Covid Rates, Weigh Their ‘Price of Freedom’ – Britain is reporting more than […]

This is the hottest show on television. My inbox has filled up for weeks with people asking me, “Have you seen it?” I hadn’t. But now that it’s all over I decided to binge it, to see what all the hoopla is about. It’s very simple, it’s on HBO. Over two decades, HBO has built […]

People don’t care. At best it’s a high grossing film with hugely declining numbers after opening weekend that never plays on pay cable or a streaming service, that you can seek out if you want to but most people don’t make the effort. This is radically different from Vietnam. I remember watching the exit on […]