Let’s turn our attention to Colorado Springs, Colorado, where an advertisement for the March presentation by the touring company of the Tony Award winning musical “Avenue Q” has been found to be in bad taste. The ad, shown here, features the character of Lucy T. (for The) Slut, who is described as ”a sexy, promiscuous nightclub singer. [...]
Johnny Cash has a new album out this week, a remarkable achievement for a man who would be celebrating his 78th birthday on Friday had he not died in 2003. The album, “Cash: American VI This Ain’t No Grave” is the final installment (or so we’re told) of the collaboration between the legendary performer and [...]
It’s hardly an original thought to say that we learn as much (or more) about heroes by how they handle adversity as how they handle success. And rarely have we been handed an opportunity to look at two such cases side-by-side as we were this week. Tiger Woods emerged from months of seclusion and a [...]
It’s been a tad difficult to watch NBC’s new show “The Marriage Ref” in between all the breakaways for the Winter Olympics, but here’s what we’ve gather thus far: 1. It’s hosted by some guy you’ve never heard of who is give less screen time than the panel of celebrity experts 2. The celebrity experts [...]
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the group behind the Oscars, spelled out this week exactly how the Academy Award for Best Picture will be decided. My suggestion? … Beat the rush, take your preferred headache remedy before continuing. With the shift to 10 Best Picture nominees this year, the Academy has asked [...]
When it comes to TV commericals, the more famous the face making the sales pitch, the less likely some of us are to believe them. Well, except Shatner, of course. I don’t understand how a singing, dancing Brad Garrett is going to convince me to buy a soft drink; or how that guy who used to [...]
I bought 8-tracks instead of cassettes, and an Apple IIe instead of a Mac. I’ve owned a Chevy Chevette, a Renault Alliance and three different Saturns. Heck, I was one of six people who thought AfterM*A*S*H was going to be a hit. So, why not start a blog in the same week that a study comes [...]
