(photo by Michelle Brown) True story. I awoke with some trepidation on Inauguration Day. Perhaps I’d heard ‘bigly’ too often, or feared that Vladimir Putin would do the s(w)earing-in. Whatever the reason, I wondered if a nuclear winter would greet me that morning. But when I wobbled into the shower and looked out the window, I …
The Contrarian
The election is over, if zombies ever die. Turns out, the atheists were right, though Darwin was mistaken. And the end may be nigh. But at least it will also be hilarious, as witnessed by these mock phone calls from the Donald to his new BFF, Barack. 1 On Presidential Medals Of Honor And …
To miss a train or business deal, Because our clocks are without keel Can cause a nation loss of gold E’en worse than all the misers hold. — 1942 letter to Time magazine urging a national daylight savings time One of the few undeniable benefits of living in the digital era is not having to …
My head is going to pop off like a dandelion’s if I hear one more fresh-faced newscaster wax philosophic on how Donald Trump represents a true break from the political rules of old. True, Donald sealed his fate with last week’s hot mic, but the scandal, however salacious, is hardly new. I know Twitter …
So rare, when sensation meets realization. How often do we hype up, only to be let down? Titanics sink. Hindenburgs blaze. Y2Ks fizzle. Super Bowls are rarely super. And you just know the new Star Wars is gonna suck. But somewhere, a pig is flying over its pasture. Somewhere, Satan is getting pelted with snowballs. …
Between Donald Trump and Orlando and Brexit, the world appears on the verge of hating itself to death. But you gotta admit; it’s been a helluva year for sports. Consider: Peyton Manning retires after winning Super Bowl 50, and gives one of the all-time great farewell speeches. Made Ronald Reagan’s ‘The Gipper” speech …
What do the neighbors think? I wonder this almost every day, at the same hour of night, 10 pm. That’s when I’m most likely to blast my song of the day. Or repeatedly analyze banal scenes of some filmed silliness. Or dance. Practice card tricks. My geek flag flies at full staff most 10 pm.s. I could …
This month’s HBCOM goes to something of a jaw-dropper. Normally, the winning entry does so with a touch of wit, dash of sarcasm, at least a hint of self-deprecation. But this one literally stopped me mid-step. And not because of its genius use of music (as can be seen here, one of the greatest TV ads …
As grim as the news has been of late, give this to Fortuna: At least she has a dark wit. Why, were it not for the gallows humor that is the GOP, The Daily Show would have perished already. Please, Comedy Central, consider a host (like Larry Whitmore) who has the snarky cynicism of a political insider, not …
You know you’re in trouble when Hollywood starts talking about you. Just look at Steve Jobs. His death gave birth to six biopics in two years (it will be interesting if history renders a verdict of Jobs as a Henry Ford or P.T. Barnum). Similarly, NFL Commission Roger Goodell, Tinseltown has you in their sites. Hollywood has done …
The Hollywood Bowles 