Here’s another in my series of “Rescue 911″ reprises. In this one it’s the adorable and very bright little boy Armando (who plays himself) who is so very very touching. You also might say this has an Easter theme because, … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Arts
James Bond theme songs
Here’s a PJ article on the 5 worst and 5 best James Bond theme songs. My question is: why, why, why is there no “Dr. No” there among the best? Is it because there was no conventional “song” (with words, … Continue reading →
Jeepers creepers, winter’s back…
…in New England. But only for a little while. March is usually quite cold here, and often snowy, although by then we can comfort ourselves with the idea that the long winter is nearly over. But this March it’s been … Continue reading →
Rescue 911
After I re-made the acquaintance of the show “Rescue 911” via YouTube and posted this episode, I thought I’d go back and post some others from time to time. I’m not sure why I loved that show so much back … Continue reading →
The myth of the heavy-ish Marilyn Monroe
The time has come to debunk once and for all the myth that Marilyn Monroe was fat, or even somewhat heavy. I’m not the first one to have tried (see this, for example). And yet the notion persists that she … Continue reading →
Mesmerizing music
Every now and then I become mesmerized by a certain musician. Luckily, the force of each palls after a while, or I would be sliding inexorably into obsession territory, like the woman in Richard Thompson’s “From Galway to Graceland,” whose … Continue reading →
Doin’ the white man overbite
[Hat tip: rdbrewer at Ace’s.] Tom Brokaw comes up with a new way to mock Romney: I’d never heard that expression “white man overbite” before, although I did see “When Harry Met Sally,” the film that put it on the … Continue reading →
Sarah Palin asks President Obama…
…an excellent question. (And if anyone doesn’t know what comment of Maher’s she might be referring to, see this.)
Continue reading →Old friends: how terribly strange to be seventy
Simon and Garfunkel have had their share of ups and downs. They met as 6th graders at PS 164 in Queens (oh, those ever-so-creatively-named New York City public schools! I went to one of them myself.) They teamed up as … Continue reading →
Tornado: the best-laid schemes
Here’s a poignant photo of a man named Greg Cook hugging his dog Coco after his East Limestone, Alabama home was destroyed by a recent tornado and Coco was found inside the ruins: It’s one of many photos in this … Continue reading →
RIP Davy Jones
Davy Jones of the Monkees has died at the age of 66. Of course I remember Jones and the Monkees and their Bieber-foreshadowing cuteness, and although I wasn’t much of a fan I did like “I’m a Believer.” Did I … Continue reading →
James Lipton is…
…an obnoxious guy whose “Inside the Actors Studio” interviews I can’t abide. But there’s one thing about him you’ve got to admire. How old to you think he is? Fifties? Sixties? Seventy at the absolute latest? No. Lipton is 85. … Continue reading →