Ryan Seacrest will be a part of NBC’s primetime Olympics coverage in an increasingly desperate bid to convince them he’s substantial enough to replace Matt Lauer on The Today Show in a couple years. Seacrest plans to show his newfound maturity by grilling olympic swimmers on who designed the Speedo they’re wearing and asking all…
Now What? (Life Post-Grad): Is College Still Worth It?
Ever since there’s been an America, there’s been a general consensus that going to college is something you should do, if you can do it. That getting that diploma will be a sure-fire ticket to a better life than you would have without one. It’s a pretty widely accepted belief that staying in school and…
Entertainment Editorial: Alabama Liberal’s Book of the Month is…C-Street!
Today brings our monthly “Book of the Month” Club selection, but also the very first one to be a non-fiction book. In fact, I can’t say I really enjoy non-fiction books, and have often times bemoaned the fact that no one seems to read novels anymore. Still, “C-Street: The Fundamentalist Threat to American Democracy” by…
TV Reviews: Scandal, Betty White’s Off Their Rockers, and the Season Finales of Happy Endings/Bent
Another week, more shows trotting out to slaughter…In order of increasing quality… ABC’s Scandal…What Happened: A bunch of bullshit with Kerry Washington as some uber-slick crisis manager in Washington D.C. putting out fires…but also making plenty as she stabs her clients in the back since this is broadcast TV and they have to make everything…
Monday Morning Movie Reviewer: Mirror Mirror
The trailer’s for this movie looked awful, and Snow White and the Huntsman seems like it will be much better. Okay, so right off the bat I should tell you that this movie is NOT awful…that’s the good news. The bad news is that it is no better than a C and completely forgettable/disposable/you can…
Monday Morning Movie Reviewer: Wrath of the Titans
This movie had a weak opening weekend box office, it’s the sequel to a film that wasn’t good, and this one is worse. Why watch this when you could watch a half dozen other teen-aimed fantasy movies (like the far superior Lorax or Hunger Games) in theaters now? What Works: It’s always a pleasure to…
Monday Morning Movie Reviewer: John Carter
Beginning our day of “Unsatisfying Fantasy Films” is John Carter. Damn, can you believe this movie only came out a month ago? It feels a year ago seeing as how much negative press has been written about it being a box office flop. It seems all people care about is whether or not a movie…
The Internet Comments on the Trayvon Martin Case Show We’re Not Post-Racial (But Maybe Post-Caring)
By now everyone and their brother has probably read something or the other about the Trayvon Martin case online, and everyone and their brother has probably also commented on the case. It’s not surprising that people would have strong opinions about a case like this, but it does surprise me to read exactly what they’re…
To Celebrate “Obama Day,” Check Out Alabama Liberal’s New T-Shirts
When I say “Obama Day” in that headline, I don’t mean his birthday or inauguration day—-although those are certainly great too—-but today, April the 4th, which on the calendar is 4.4, same as his Presidential number: 44. So come on and help celebrate the 44th president (as well as contribute to his re-election fund) by…
Down & Out in Bumblefuck: Down and Out Olbermann, Why is Keith Seemingly Unemployable?
Last week brought the news that Keith Olbermann had lost another job. The same man who has been either fired or quit from Sportscenter, CNN, and MSNBC (twice), has now been flat-out canned from Current TV. “What the hell is Current TV?” Some of you might ask. Well, 1. It’s the TV network that Al…
Entertainment Editorial: Even as White Women Take Over TV, Minorities Remain Invisible
It’s not every week I get to deal with race in an entertainment editorial, and some of you might wonder why I’m not talking about this in “Sunday’s Sermons,” but I feel strongly that this needs to be addressed. It’s the same old song-and-dance. Hollywood casts mostly white actors, and people complain that Television isn’t…
TV Reviews: The Season Premiere of “Game of Thrones,” “BFF,” and “The Killing”
Continuing a busy time for TV (I reviewed no less than ten TV shows last week) comes even more season premiers from the likes of choice HBO dramas (Game of Thrones), cable shows with sinking fan bases (The Killing), and on the complete opposite end of the spectrum, yet another half hour comedy about citified…
Movie Review: “The Hunger Games,” A Justified Mega-Hit
By now, even people who don’t usually go to movies have probably gone to see The Hunger Games. What’s even more surprising is that this is the rare film that deserves to be a mega-hit. Every once and a while, audiences decide to stop rewarding crap (pretty much 80 percent of the movies this year…