Among the nosy and intrusive questions I like to ask strangers (and there are many — questions) is: “What’s your favorite guilty pleasure TV?” Granted, it’s a stupid question, as the answer itself requests stupidity. But the answer is usually fascinating. TV is nothing if not an expensive mirror, at least of our subconscious. …
Don’t take this the wrong way (Don’t you love sentences that start that way? They state something that’s already pre-ordained: “Don’t take this the wrong way” means “You’re about to take this the wrong way;” “Nothing personal” means “You are about to hear something personal;” “No offense” means “You are about to be offended;” …
The Hollywood Bowles 