Sometimes, I really miss Gilda Radner and her many Saturday Night Live characters (e.g. Roseanne Rosannadanna, Lisa Loopner). Each was guaranteed to bring a smile to your face. My favorite, however, was Emily Litella, the hard of hearing guest commentator on Weekend Update. Once informed she had misunderstood the question, she would close with her trademark … Read more
In an August 2nd interview with the Washington Post’s Phil Rucker, Donald Trump was asked about his statements that the 2016 presidential election might be rigged. RUCKER: You said yesterday that you worried the election might be rigged in some way. TRUMP: Yeah. RUCKER: What is your worry exactly? TRUMP: I don’t like what’s … Read more
Dictionary.com defines the term “con” as a verb meaning (1) “to swindle; trick” or (2) “to persuade by deception, cajolery, etc.” I looked up the term after businessman and former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg addressed the Democratic National Convention last Wednesday night. Playing off of Donald Trump’s defense of “New York values” … Read more
Or why multiplex theaters may be the death of quality cinema. When I was growing up in Richmond, Virginia there were four old-style, single-screen movie theaters (Byrd, Capitol, Lowe’s and Willow Lawn Shopping Center). Although I cursed the fact that Sound of Music played for almost a year at the only one within walking distance, the … Read more
NOTE: Today I am adding “Media” as a new category. I originally thought posts related to the media would fall under either “Politics” or “Culture.” However, the quality of coverage during this electoral cycle continues to raise so many questions I now feel they deserve their own category. The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution reads … Read more