MONDAY The mother of a 17-year-old girl was concerned that her daughter was having sex. Worried the girl might become pregnant and adversely impact the family’s status, she consulted the family doctor. The doctor told her that teenagers today were very willful and any attempt to stop the girl would probably result in rebellion. He…
TV Review: Curb Your Enthusiasm
What can you say about Curb that hasn’t already been said? It’s now in its 8th season and I think almost everyone in the country has had some type of exposure to it in one form or another. I’ve found the show to be deeply polarizing among people I know. Some love Larry David’s improvised,…
Monday Morning Movie Reviewer: 30 Minutes or Less
America didn’t show this movie much love over the weekend. It opened to a disappointing fifth place at the box office and it looks like I’m once again one of the few people in the country to see a Danny McBride movie (the immensely talented co-star of such duds as Land of the Lost, Your…
Movie Review: The Change-Up
I won’t make this review a long one. If I wrote ten paragraphs I would be putting more thought into it than America has (the movie came and went last weekend at the box office) so I’ll just get to the bullet points of this body swap flick. What Works: MVP Jason Bateman who almost…
Movie Review: Crazy, Stupid, Love
This movie’s a tough one. On the one hand, I do find it better than approximately 98 percent of romantic comedies. On the other hand, that isn’t exactly a rave endorsement. I felt like this movie really had me in the beginning and gradually let me go, getting less genuine and more stupid as it…
First Black President Vs. First Mormon Nominee, Why Obama Should Want to Face Romney
Today we have a real interesting match up. Most weeks I’m forced to choose which theme I want to go with, religion or race, BUT this week we get to speculate on which one the American people would be more comfortable with: a black president or a president that isn’t protestant. [Only one president has…
Bubba’s Sex Tips: No Money, No Problems, Redneck Dating Takes Hold in a Busted Economy
The last few weeks haven’t been kind to Bubba’s Sex Tips. All this talk about debt ceiling fiascoes, credit downgrades, and nose diving stocks can make it seriously hard to find something in the news to get sexy about. [Sofia Vergara bouncing naked on a trampoline while reading stock reports probably couldn’t make them sexy.]…
Larger Editorial: Why Wisconsin is Really a Victory
So, the headline should read “Democrats lose, Republicans win,” as four of the six Republicans up for recall held on to their seats and Democrats need to win three to gain control of the state legislature. But I’m not sure I see it that way. Because… 1. The Fact There Even Was a Mass Recall:…
Petty Issues
I keep hearing all this talk about how Ed Shultz should be kicked off MSNBC because he got his start on right wing radio. And? All of them are personalities that might not believe what they’re really saying to keep a job. Bill O’Reilly got his start on tabloid trash like Inside Edition, Keith Olbermann…
Working Class Economist: Why the Tea Party is Happy to Get Downgraded
Sometimes I enjoy impossible tasks like squeezing blood from a turnip. So today I attempt the near impossible task of trying to make Standard & Poors (that stalwart watchdog company that was totally on top of the mortgage crisis and has never had any questionable calls before…sarcasm dripping from computer screen) credit downgrade sexy. Well,…
Mom Jokes: Moms in Group Therapy
A psychiatrist was conducting a group therapy session with four young mothers and their small children. “You all have obsessions,” he observed. To the first mother, he said, “You are obsessed with eating. You’ve even named your daughter Candy.” He turned to the second Mom: “Your obsession is with money. Again, it manifests itself in…
Entertainment Editorial: Does Spielberg’s Name Carry Weight for Younger Audiences?
In a way my nerves answer that question, but Spielberg is (by my own admission) so powerful writing anything remotely unflattering about him is cause to worry. He actually could snap his fingers to ruin someone’s life if they’re in the entertainment industry, so I just have to hope he won’t take this article as…
TV Review: Falling Skies
Continuing our Alien Invasion day takes the genre from the cinema, where it’s exhausted (Super 8, Battle LA, Transformers, Cowboys and Aliens) to TV, where it’s just getting started. Last night saw the ending of the first season of TNT’s Falling Skies, which stands out on the network by being one of only two shows…