8:46 – Dave Chappelle 20,293,000 YouTube views. What kind of crazy, fucked-up world do we live in where a comedian has more reach than any musician? One in which Chappelle is trusted by his audience, because he’s never lied to them. Chappelle’s got a long history of going his own way. Most notably when he […]

This show is just astoundingly good. Probably the best thing I’ve seen in the stay at home Covid-19 era. I’m not sure, because all of the rest of the shows I watch are so different. They involve crimes, mysteries, figuring things out, whereas “Ramy”… Is like real life. Only it isn’t. Because it’s about a […]

If this were on Netflix, it would be a big hit. Every show has a backstory, and with “ZeroZeroZero” it’s that the creative force is Robert Saviano, the same guy who did “Gomorrah,” which I haven’t seen yet, because it left Netflix. It’s unclear whether you can watch it on Sundance Now. Well, when you […]

DEUTSCHLAND ’83 This was recommended by “The Week.” And I recommend “The Week” But it’s expensive. The magazine world has completely changed, and it’s even worse in the era of Covid-19. I.e. advertising has fallen off dramatically. But “The Week” was never based on advertising. So now, every magazine is expensive, look at the price […]