Five Random Thoughts
NBC announced yesterday that it will no longer air the Golden Globes because the Hollywood Foreign Press Association hasn’t done enough to address diversity issues. Considering the awards show wouldn’t have lasted this long without the network — and...
Three Stories
My wife and I had our first-in-a-long-time inside-a-restaurant meal Friday night, returning to our favorite Italian place, Paul Manno’s. We had continued to support Paul over the last 14 months by picking up some of his delicious food at curbside every few...
Book Review: “Mike Nichols — A Life”
Mike Nichols had an extraordinary career. On Broadway, he won Tonys for directing “Barefoot In The Park,” “Luv,” “The Odd Couple,” “Annie,” “Spamalot,” “Death Of A Salesman,” and a few more. In...
You Paid Billions For What?
Verizon announced a few days ago that it has sold AOL and Yahoo to a private equity company for $5 billion, just a few years after paying $9 billion for them. Frankly, I’m surprised the pair of online services went for that much, considering how the peak of...