What I’m Watching

Sep 22, 2020 | Movies, Television

After being very disappointed in the first three episodes of Netflix’s “Away,” I decided to give it one more shot — but it didn’t change my mind, so I’m done with that. We also tried to watch the new Netflix series,...

POTD: “Shaft”

Sep 22, 2020 | Picture of the Day

How do you get a bunch of white folks to perform a great version of Isaac Hayes’ theme from “Shaft”? Give them...

Random TV Thoughts

Sep 21, 2020 | Television

It’s time to stop having musical performances accompany the In Memoriam segments of awards shows. Too often, the director shifts the focus from the montage of dead people to the live one who’s singing, completely missing the point of that portion of the...

Remembering Darvin Moon

Sep 21, 2020 | Blog

I was sorry to hear Saturday night of the death of Darvin Moon, due to complications from surgery, at age 56. Darvin was the logger from western Maryland who earned a seat in the World Series Of Poker Main Event by winning a smaller $130 tournament at a casino in West...

The RBG Origin Story Movie

Sep 20, 2020 | Movies

Now that you’ve read all the remembrances of the late, great Ruth Bader Ginsburg, it’s a good time to watch (or re-watch) Mimi Leder’s movie “On The Basis Of Sex” — essentially the RBG origin story — with a great lead...

As I Tweeted

Sep 18, 2020 | As I Tweeted, Politics

If you’re wondering what that loud creaking noise was that you heard about an hour ago, it was Mitch McConnell getting his first erection in...