“Low-cost pheromones!!” a bot that tried to post today on the blog advertised. I used to get up to 10,000 spambots a day here, the vast majority trapped in a spam filter than I had to clean out several times … Continue reading →
You may have heard about actor Robert De Niro’s standing O performance at last night’s Tony awards. It was bleeped from the broadcast but is readily available: And so, to the question in the title of this post, you may … Continue reading →
If you’re a blogger, you need to comment on the news du jour. Well, maybe need is too strong a word. Maybe “are tempted” is better. I am tempted to cover Roseanne Barr’s firing because Roseanne Barr’s firing by ABC … Continue reading →
That’s the title of this Atlantic article that caught my eye. Actually, it caught Pocket’s eye, which decided to recommend it to me on the basis of some algorithm or other. My immediate reaction was a stomach-churning “No!!” Hasn’t TV … Continue reading →
“Re-imagining” works of art that have withstood the test of time is a trend, one I encountered last night when I attended this performance of the full opera “Hansel and Gretel” at the Yale School of Music. I’ve written about … Continue reading →
…that it usually ignores at best or insults at worst. In other words: [The first episodes of the Roseanne revival] worked, leaving many TV insiders shellshocked today by the magnitude of the revival’s ratings success that revealed the untapped potential … Continue reading →
I’m not ordinarily a sitcom viewer, but I watched about 10 minutes of the new “Roseanne” revival. Then my TV decided to have a problem, and by the time it was fixed I had forgotten about the show and it … Continue reading →
It’s called “Admissions,” and it’s by Joshua Harmon, and I’m surprised it was ever even produced, given the current political climate: It’s a relentless, often very funny exposé of the hypocrisies and self-contradictions of the diversity craze that defines virtually … Continue reading →
[NOTE: If it’s not clear what Ammogrrrll’s post and my rejoinder are referring to, please see this.] I confess. I stole and ate Ammogrrrll’s Key Lime Pie, even though I wrote an email to myself saying I didn’t. But I … Continue reading →
“The Most Happy Fella” is a musical by Frank Loesser (I wrote about Loesser and his oeuvre here) that opened on Broadway in 1956. “Fella” is an odd bird in that it requires many operatic voices. Perhaps that’s why it’s … Continue reading →
Ever since I first saw the play “Noises Off” on Broadway around 1984 I’ve been deeply impressed by Michael Frayn, its author. I’d read about the play before I attended it. It was said to be very funny and very … Continue reading →
[NOTE: Here’s the original post.] Commenter “skeptic” writes: Neo, I think you are on to something here even if you may not realize it. The dweeb couple in the video also raised my, and many of your commenters’) hackles even … Continue reading →