For the most part, my memory of Nickelodeon is Double Dare, Duckula and You Can’t Do That On Television. By the time All That hit the airwaves, I was getting read to take my driver’s exam for my license. I was a sophomore in high school. I didn’t really want to see some little girlContinue reading “‘Quiet On The Set’ Makes Some Noise”
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Nex Benedict’s Death Says More About How We Despise Each Other
It didn’t take long for Donald J. Trump to openly criticize President Joe Biden’s stutter following the State of the Union address. Yes, Biden has a stutter. So do millions of other people. My cousin had it bad growing up. Jeff Goldblum built his entire acting career over stammering and stuttering his lines even thoughContinue reading “Nex Benedict’s Death Says More About How We Despise Each Other”
Leap-Year Lizards!
It almost makes sense the same week the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear the argument that former President Donald J. Trump has immunity from prosecution is the 33rd anniversary of the infamous beating and arrest of Rodney King by four Los Angeles Police officers. The 1991 incident which occurred this day, March 3, wasContinue reading “Leap-Year Lizards!”
‘Get Gotti’ Great For Gangster Enthusiasts Yet Nothing New
John Gotti looked like he was out of Central Casting for an Italian Mafia crime boss. Before the 1970s, most of the bosses kept their identities or roles mostly hidden through fronts and legitimate businesses. Gangs and gangsters had existed in America for decades and even centuries. But a lot of them from the endContinue reading “‘Get Gotti’ Great For Gangster Enthusiasts Yet Nothing New”
Richard Lewis: Dark Prince Of Comedy
There’s a saying that’s it better to laugh than it is to cry. Richard Lewis lived a life where he turned his own personal pain and neurosis into comedy. Just like another famous comic named Richard (as in Richard Pryor), we laughed because he made us want to laugh. To call Lewis neurotic with hisContinue reading “Richard Lewis: Dark Prince Of Comedy”
We Need To Talk About The Bullying And Death of Nex Benedict
I didn’t know Nex Benedict. As a matter of fact, I don’t know a single person who goes to Owasso High School or associated with them. Owasso is a suburb north of Tulsa. In the past few weeks, an incident has thrust them into the national spotlight. Nex, 16, was a nonbinary student at theContinue reading “We Need To Talk About The Bullying And Death of Nex Benedict”
The Unspoken Reason People Keep Talking About Biden’s Age
No matter what President Joe Biden does, everything seems to come back to his age. At 82, he is the oldest serving President surpassing Donald Trump as the oldest person ever elected President who was 70. By the time Trump left office on Jan. 20, 2021, he was 74. Ronald Reagan was just 17 daysContinue reading “The Unspoken Reason People Keep Talking About Biden’s Age”
‘Chowchilla’ Tells True Story Of Trauma
The 1976 kidnapping of several students and a bus driver in Chowcilla, Calif. is one of the strangest true-crime cases ever. On July 15 of that year, three armed men kidnapped 26 students attending a summer school program. The children ranged in ages 5-14 along with a kindly bus driver, Frank Edward Ray, 55 atContinue reading “‘Chowchilla’ Tells True Story Of Trauma”
How Toby Keith Ruined Country-Western Music
I know we’re not supposed to speak ill of the dead but someone like Toby Keith basically brought it upon himself. I never cared for country-western music. I watched Hee Haw and my grandfather and uncle both played in bands and enjoyed the music. But it never was something I really liked. However, the greatsContinue reading “How Toby Keith Ruined Country-Western Music”
Republicans Are Cutting The Nose To Spite The Face
As Super Bowl Sunday is around the corner and the end of the NFL season, the Republican Party have been kneeling on the ball to get a fourth down so they can pass a Hail Mary to win in 2024. And that Hail Mary is the immigration policy. It’s a big risk they are takingContinue reading “Republicans Are Cutting The Nose To Spite The Face”
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