Monthly Archives: July 2009
Sinclair Broadcasting on Brink of Bankruptcy; Who’s Next? All of Them
One of the most notorious names in broadcasting for the last twenty or so years has been Sinclair. They’re the WalMart of television, famous for buying good TV stations and quickly turning them into bad TV stations. Their viral growth … Continue reading
Sarah Palin Resignation: Blind Ambition + Lack of Ability= Clownservative
The NYT article today on Sarah Palin’s dramatic rise and fall from power and a rehash of what most Americans know already. What it doesn’t get into is how desperate the Republican Party and the rapidly disintegrating Radical Religious Right … Continue reading
Comedy at the Edge: Richard Zoglin’s Book a Trip Through a TV Child’s Memory Banks
On my recent trip to Maryland, I was complaining to myself about how the domination of Hudson News in the nation’s airports has whittled down the selection of books, periodicals and other reading material to self-help, teen vampires and Hollywood movie … Continue reading
Comcast, Internet Problems Show How Tenuous Our “Connnections” Are
Ever since I returned from a week in Maryland, my Internet service has been lousy- which is the major reason I haven’t been posting much the past couple of weeks. It’s certainly NOT because I have nothing to write about. … Continue reading
Science vs. Mythology: Poll Shows Americans Don’t Know How the Universe Really Works
This new poll confirms what shockingly few of us have been suspicious of for some time. Americans really don’t want to believe that humans evolved, that the planet is getting warmer and that scientists are smart and important people. This despite … Continue reading
Michael Jackson: Quincy Jones Made Him, Michael Destroyed Him
“At rehearsals (for the movie “The Wiz”), during the part where the scarecrow is pulling proverbs from his stuffing, Michael kept saying “So-Crates” instead of “Socrates.” After about the third time, I pulled him aside and told him the correct … Continue reading
