Warning: This post contains references to a true-case about suicide. Once upon a time, there was a thing called a miniseries. Usually, these TV programs would air two hours in prime time over two, three or four nights. Sometimes, they were bold enough to go longer than that. But usually that was when the storyContinue reading “‘Girl From Plainville’ Stretches TV Movie Premise Very Thin Into Overlong Limited Series”
Category Archives: Op-Ed
‘Land Of Mine’ Exposes Savagery Of War Falls On The Innocents
Two wrongs don’t make a right, as the old saying goes. What happened during World War II by the Axis of Evil was wrong. But that doesn’t mean the Allied Forces didn’t do some horrible things in retalliation. Monday was the 78th anniversary of Operation Overlord, aka D-Day, when American forces led an invasion onContinue reading “‘Land Of Mine’ Exposes Savagery Of War Falls On The Innocents”
Passing The Torch Is Useless If You Extinguish The Flame
This week, the House select committee to investigate the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection coup attempt will meet and have prime-time hearings aired. For some this is a throw back to the Watergate or Iran-Contra Affair hearings being aired. Or as Roger Daltrey sang, “Meet the new boss/Same as the old boss.” And of course, weContinue reading “Passing The Torch Is Useless If You Extinguish The Flame”
No Real Winner In Depp/Heard Case
The Depp v. Heard case will probably divide people for decades to come and I anticipate law professors will be spending the summer reading up on it as they will be discussing it in the Fall. It raises a lot of question on where we draw the line on journalistic integrity and what we canContinue reading “No Real Winner In Depp/Heard Case”
Romanticizing The Police Has Led To Expectations They Can’t (And Don’t Want To) Uphold
WARNING: This post does contain some references to sexual assault, domestic abuse and child abuse cases!! In the past eight days as the events of the massacre at Uvalde Robb Elementary School become more clearer, a lot of people are still wrecking their brains over why the Uvalde Police Department and the Uvalde School DistrictContinue reading “Romanticizing The Police Has Led To Expectations They Can’t (And Don’t Want To) Uphold”
It’s Insane Why We Don’t Take Mental Health More Seriously
I know that it’s gotten to a point where every month, every week, every day it seems is Something Something Day, Week or Month. But since it is Memorial Day today and May is Mental Health Awareness Month, both of them seem to go hand and hand. Ask yourself. How many people buried at ArlingtonContinue reading “It’s Insane Why We Don’t Take Mental Health More Seriously”
‘Angelyne’ Is A Muddled Mess About Celebrity Sensationalism
Peacock’s Angelyne limited series spends about four hours telling you what you can easily find out in four minutes of a Wikipedia search. Hollywood is a very incestuous industry and I’m sure after hearing Netflix was doing a limited series about Anna Delvey; Hulu was doing a limited series about Elizabeth Holmes and Candy Montgomery,Continue reading “‘Angelyne’ Is A Muddled Mess About Celebrity Sensationalism”
The Tragic Life Of Phil Hartman
If there ever was a celebrity that you would think would be the victim of a murder-suicide, Phil Hartman would be on the very bottom of the list next to Fred Rogers and Bob Ross. But on May 28, 1998, news reports came in that Hartman, 49, had been fatally shot by his wife, Brynn,Continue reading “The Tragic Life Of Phil Hartman”
Ray Liotta Was A Goodfella And Didn’t Live His Life Like A Schnook
If you’ve hung around any college campus in the last 30 years, you probably definitely saw the Goodfellas poster adorned on someone’s wall. The image of legendary actor Robert DeNiro looking at camera with his arms folded and his co-stars Joe Pesci and Ray Liotta on his sides both turning their heads a little toContinue reading “Ray Liotta Was A Goodfella And Didn’t Live His Life Like A Schnook”
Thoughts And Prayers Are Mostly Useless
By now, everyone has heard about the violenbt massacre of young children at the Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. The suspected shooter is Salvador Ramos, 18, a student at Uvalde High School. This comes 10 days after another 18-year-old Payton Gendron was arrested and charged with the murder of 10 people at a TopsContinue reading “Thoughts And Prayers Are Mostly Useless”
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