It looks like we’re going to continue seeing how news teams handled the past while it’s the present for another season; Norman Bates will have pimples; Bristol Palin to talk about pimples and child rearing at bedtime; Ryan Reynolds’ suck streak continues; Stay at Schrute Farms, tell ’em Mose sent you, even if we can’t find him. Continue reading
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After much speculation and even more debate on whether or not someone in the public eye has the responsibility to discuss their sexual orientation, or “come out” publicly, Anderson Cooper speaking to the Daily Beast has made the decision to discuss his sexuality openly for the first time. Continue reading
No one is immune to the volcanic force of language. An altered preposition, an inflection or a simple nuance can change the course of events if not our mood for the day. This awesome power is acknowledged before we even arrive on the planet. Our names will be labored over (sometimes literally.) First names, middle names, even last named will be constructed to pay respect or foretell character traits or ensure we’ll never have a seat on the supreme court. The words we are first taught, those we are allowed to hear and those we are punished for saying are all overseen with a scrutiny befitting a bank manager. Our legal system and our government are keen on the minutia of language and are poised to change and limit it all the time. (Lest we think only of the dangers of limiting free speech, let us remember that screaming “fire” in a movie theater is simply not prudent.) As a society we are continuously reexamining what words and terms are inflammatory or used to incite. Continue reading
So there is ComicCon and now there is “BronyCon.” “Bronies” are men who adore the television cartoon My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. This summer’s convention, was held this weekend at The Meadowlands Expo Center in Secaucus NJ. Get this: It was SOLD OUT with 4,000 attendees, according to BronyCon’s Facebook page. Males who are Bronies are also referred to as ‘gentlecolts.’ Continue reading
Fortunately for most people, the DVR, Netflix or some other device prevents you from having to endure the onslaught of overly loud, purposefully obnoxious sales pitches as you watch your television program. But every once in a while, you get caught in the kitchen or dozing off and next thing you know, you’ve seen and/or heard the most annoying commercial ever to have been made. Here are the top 10 that are currently running today. Continue reading
Hello and happy Monday. It’s a short week so get after it. Continue reading