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07.06.2025
For those who like to look at the calendar for such things, today is the 81st anniversary of D-Day, June 6, 1944. I thought it would therefore be especially appropriate to post this video. ...
This has gotten a lot of promotion on CNN, but for those who don't often watch the channel or in case it fell through the cracks, I thought it deserved a reminder. But this coming Saturday, June 7...
For many decades, I never knew that Paul Simon co-wrote the song “Red Rubber Ball,” which the group The Cyrkle had a big hit with in 1966. Indeed, Simon & Garfunkle never even recorded it. ...
06.06.2025
I've too often (though understandably...) gotten away from my stated hope of focusing on just one issue during my articles and keeping them as short as possible. I know I won't be able to hold to...
One of the great treasures of The Ed Sullivan Show is as a reservoir of Broadway musical performances that would otherwise be lost to time. And here’s one of those treats. This is 11 minutes of...
05.06.2025
The other day, I posted a video here from the 1963 Royal Variety Performance with my fave Harry Secombe and the cast of the musical he was starring in Pickwick, as well as Tommy Steele in his...
I wasn't aware of this until the other day, but it turns out that for a while now, Jimmy Kimmel has putting making parody videos of conspiracy theory websites and posting them on YouTube. He calls...
04.06.2025
If you didn't see Jon Stewart's Monday hosting of The Daily Show, the Main Story was largely about Elon Musk's departure from Washington, along with the swirling incompetence of the Trump...
Two years ago, back on April 11, 2023, I wrote an article here about Charlie Kirk that began --
03.06.2025
If you didn't see Last Week Tonight with John Oliver last night, his Main Story was about air traffic safety. It was a terrific report -- detailed about a very dangerous situation, yet very...
Welcome to a new edition of Apology 101. I received a note from Nell Minow, my partner in the Apology Institute of America, about the apology that MAGOP Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa gave for a...
02.06.2025
On this week’s episode of 3rd & Fairfax , the official podcast of the Writers Guild of America, the guests are J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay who developed Amazon’s epic fantasy series, The Lord of...
On this week’s ‘Not My Job’ segment of the NPR quiz show Wait, Wait…Don’t Tell Me! , the guest contestant is Austan Goolsby, who was chair of Barack Obama’s Council of Economic...
01.06.2025
From the archives. This week's contestant is Kevin Shaw from Charlotte, North Carolina. I was pretty sure that I had the hidden song -- but I didn't. There were quite a few passages that overlap,...
On this “The Weekly Show” podcast with Jon Stewart, his guest is journalist Michael Lewis, author of such books as The Big Short, Liar’s Poker, and Moneyball. . As the show rites, “As the...
31.05.2025
This is a fascinating, often-wonderful rarity. It’s not for everyone, but quite an ethereal joy for those who do watch. It comes from the Golden Age of TV, a broadcast on December 14, 1959, of...
Some responses have finally begun to trickle out from the White House on the federal court ruling that Trump’s supposed “emergency” tariffs were illegal. Of course, there was the ol’...
30.05.2025
It's been much too long since we've out and about with Jiminy Glick, so let's make up for that oversight. Here's Jiminy interviewing David Spade and...well, it's wonderful. But I'm biased. But...
Yesterday, the U.S. Court of International Trade struck down Trump’s tariffs, ruling that he didn’t have the legal authority in imposing them as supposedly “emergency” measures. These were...
29.05.2025
The 1963 Royal Variety Performance was a remarkable one (especially for me, for a very biased reason). It’s best-known for featuring the Beatles in an 11-minute set – and I’ll get to posting...
While driving around yesterday, I had the news on the radio and heard reports of several recent and egregious pardons that Trump has made recently: The reality TV Chrisleys, convicted of fraud and...
28.05.2025
I’ve written about how at the start of Amy Poehler’s career, did she improv with two Chicago groups, Second City and the Upright Citizens Brigade – during which time she got hired to play a...
Last Friday, Steven Pinker, who is a professor of psychology at Harvard University, wrote a long – very long – opinion article for the New York Times, about the attacks by the Trump...
27.05.2025
I came across this video totally by accident. E.A. Hanks is a journalist who was on the staff of Vanity Fair and has contributed to such publications as Time, the Guardian, and the New York Times...
In many areas of life, arguably most, people tend to feel helpless to make a difference in major areas that face society. The environment is one of those areas. Sort of, “Why in the world...
26.05.2025
From the archives. This week's contestant is Richard Baum from Houston, Texas. On the positive side, I was able to get the composer style. On the other side of the coin, I had trouble with...
For this Naked Lunch podcast , co-hosts Phil Rosenthal and David Wild write – “Don't leave the cake out in the rain because by The Time You Get To Phoenix or MacArthur Park, you can enjoy this...
25.05.2025
The short videos at the end of this are a bit unexpected and uncommon from what I generally post here, but somewhat fun, I think. But first some background. It's been quite a week for women's sports...
On this “The Weekly Show” podcast with Jon Stewart, his guest is Pete Buttigieg. As the show writes, “As the economy reels from Trump's sweeping tariffs, Jon is joined by former...
24.05.2025
Just a bonus video that I suspect very few people here will be interested in watching. But that's okay, it's only a bonus. However, when I posted the breath-of-fresh-air video of the final putt...
Randy Rainbow has a new song parody, and it's wonderful. It's got fun and funny lyrics, and the song choice to parody is spot-on perfect. And the production is a lot of fun, too. If you want...
What a day it was in the hell known as TrumpLand. So, difficult to know what to write about. It’s one thing that the House passed the budget bill. What gets me most about that, though,...
23.05.2025
George Wendt passed away this week at the age of 76. I can't say I knew him -- but I did have a memorable tale about crossing paths with him.
It's not to early to begin campaigning for the 2026 Mid-Terms, and so I feel it only proper to offer my suggestions. So, as a public service to help out, I would like to propose that Democrats...
22.05.2025
I meant to embed this video here when it was first posted online, but the barrage of news kept getting in the way. But it still fits. Initially, it was posted after Trump put a 145% tariff on goods...
Although I cancelled my many-decades subscription to the Los Angeles Times after one too-many unacceptable abuses by its current owner, Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, I'm still on their mailing list. ...
21.05.2025
We’re going to take another respite from the hell circus that is the Trump administration, and bring up a very distant Golden Oldie that actually has a connection to a very funny stunt that Last...
If you didn't see Jon Stewart's Monday hosting of The Daily Show, his Main Story was about the hyperbolic "bombshell" coverage of the book on Joe Biden. I'll just say it's scathing and...
20.05.2025
If you didn’t see Last Week Tonight with Jon Oliver last night, the Main Story was on on Trump's relationship with the press. It's a very good report -- not just for noting stories that are...
Other than as a historical story, I care next to zilch about Joe Biden’s cognitive decline when president, since it’s only important as a historical story and perhaps lesson. But not only is it...