So, as you may or may not have heard, one of the worst moments of President George W. Bush’s life was when Kanye West intimated that Mr. President did not care about the plight of Black people, specifically those in New Orleans during Katrina. Now, as anyone who knows me knows, there’s nothing more that I enjoy more than mocking… Read more »
Our long state nightmare is finally over. And by nightmare, I mean about 6 days’ worth of post-election confusion about who was going to be our governor: that one white guy from southern Connecticut who promised to slash the budget, tax us fairly, and do it without causing any discomfort, or that one white guy from southern Connecticut who promised… Read more »
So, as I may have mentioned once or twice, I am a bit of a comic book nerd. And, like many of my ilk, I have a special spot in my heart for Superman, even though I would never place him in my top ten favorite characters. I just love the idea of him; he’s someone who uses his power… Read more »
For most, the idea of relating rap music to comics seems…unusual to say the least. However, it is hardly unheard of. On Recovery, Eminem drops multiple comic-friendly rhymes with references from Superman and Lois Lane to Aquaman to Spider-Man, and. DJ Green Lantern pulls his name from a DC comic that is about to be made into a film starring… Read more »
Despite being on two weekly shows—Community and The Soup—and touring as a standup with impressive regularity, Joel McHale has yet to achieve a Comedy Central or HBO special. Because I care about this community (see what I did there)—and the fact that it made for a good gift for my friend Tim’s 30th birthday (no, I am not referring to… Read more »
Mere moments into Social Network it become abundantly clear that this is a script from Aaron Sorkin (A Few Good Men, The West Wing, Malice). As Mark Zuckerberg (Jesse Eisenberg) and his soon-to-be ex-girlfriend Erica Albright (Rooney Mara) discuss/spar on the topic of Harvard’s final clubs—think the missing link between fraternities’ and secret societies like Skull and Bones—the dialogue snaps… Read more »
Thanks for coming back. Wasn’t yesterday great? Yeah, it was. Here are the rest of the books! Bright Shiny Morning By James Frey I read this early in the summer so the fact that I cannot remember much about it might not be a reflection of its quality. But it probably is. Flipping through it, I was disconcerted to find… Read more »
Well, summer is done and fall is here, so it’s time to take a look back at how I kept myself busy this summer. I’ve been advised by my attorneys (of which I have legions) that I cannot discuss any matters pertaining to investigations in progress, so that leaves…books. Other stuff, too, but for the sake of this piece, let’s… Read more »
I just finished watching this summer’s most scathing indictment of our current political scene and gender politics. I just finished watching the video for Katy Perry’s “California Gurls.”
This Tuesday, less than three-quarters of a mile from my front door, employees of Hartford Distributors, Inc., their friends and family, emergency vehicles and personnel, and members of the press gathered at Manchester High School, on the lawn and parking lot, and across the street, because some three miles away from my front door, a man had opened fire on… Read more »