(But lest you think we’re getting away from the subject of workplace harassment—alas, we’re not. Not totally, anyway.) I was raised on Broadway musicals and their recordings, the lyrics of which I committed to memory, including the introductory patter. And … Continue reading →
I haven’t followed the story of this play too closely till now, but it sounds fascinating: McAleer told me about Ferguson: The Play, a crowd-funded courtroom drama he wrote based strictly on grand-jury testimony following the shooting death of Michael … Continue reading →
Actor Kevin Spacey has now been accused of molesting (or attempting to molest) actor Anthony Rapp 30 years ago, when the latter was 14 and Spacey 26. Here’s the situation: In an interview with Buzzfeed, Rapp said Spacey picked him … Continue reading →
Here’s a roundup of reactions to the Ken Burns documentary about the Vietnam War. Sounds as though Burns’ work was subtly pernicious. [NOTE: As I explained earlier, I didn’t watch it.]
Continue reading →I’ve already said that I wasn’t going to watch Ken Burns’ documentary on Vietnam, and why. But of course lots of other people have watched it. Here’s a report from Powerline’s Scott Johnson: Watching the Ken Burns/Lynn Novick documentary history … Continue reading →
Angelica Hale was nine years old when she first appeared on this season’s “America’s Got Talent” and wowed the audience. She turned ten before it was over and sang the following song in the finals of the show. Angelica sings … Continue reading →
Why? Because I enjoy it. First up—somewhere, a raven and a flamingo are missing their feathers: I just don’t understand the need to publicly bare so very much of one’s breasts, but it’s rampant: What’s up with the matching Ace … Continue reading →
Although the program is thirteen years old, I only recently discovered the TV show “The First 48,” a documentary series that follows crimes (usually homicides) in various US cities by filming police as they put a case together piece by … Continue reading →
…says Nancy Pelosi. Pelosi’s faux pas immediately reminded me of this:
Continue reading →Jerry Lewis has died at 91. You can read tributes to him here and here. That first article calls him a “nonpareil genius of comedy.” I guess so, but his shtick—and slapstick in general—didn’t appeal to me. I do recall … Continue reading →
It occurs to me that Trump has brought “The Apprentice” to the White House. I’m a bit handicapped in making the analogy because I never watched the show, but I’ve seen small clips from it, and the description fits, too: … Continue reading →
Of course it does. This is indescribable, so I’m not going to attempt to describe it. I’ll just sit back and let you watch and listen:
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