Jingoism All the Way
The GOP field presidential candidates held a noisy war drum circle on December 15
What is “The American Character”?
I’ve started this column several times, but the news keeps getting ahead of me. And not in a good way. Not something juicy like a candidate dropping out or yet another “brain harvesting” meltdown from what’s-her-name. Syrian refugee crisis? That is SO last month. The Paris attacks
A One Man Show—The Money Fi$h
“Hell is really cold, wet and smells like fish.” In the tale of his time as a greenhorn on a commercial fishing barge in the Bering Straits, John Cox definitely has an interesting story for his one man show, The Money Fi$h. However an interesting story
Game of Thrones Season 6 Teaser…
The question, for all (or it should be) GOT viewers: Will the Snow 'who knows nothing' return? HBO’s just released promotional trailer does the name "Teaser" justice, as it dangles Jon, in all his glory, tantalizingly close to our noses. But in the words of the great
“Dark Matter” Fills the Political Universe, Too
From Space.com: Overall, dark energy is thought to contribute 73 percent of all the mass and energy in the universe. Another 23 percent is dark matter, which leaves only 4 percent of the universe composed of regular matter, such as stars, planets and people. The scientific community—you know,
Julia Migenes Sings Kurt Weil
As casual as can be, Julia Migenes strolls on the nearly bare stage at the Odyssey Ensemble Theatre. The only other presence is that of Mitsuko Morikawa, Migenes’ accompanist, sitting at the keyboard of her piano. There is no warning as to what is awaiting the
Luther’s Back—In a BBC America Movie Event
What: BBC America’s Psychological Detective Thriller— One Night, Three Hour Movie Event TVolution Quick Take Summary: We thought we’d seen the last of him at the end of Season 4, Yes? How surprised were we, glee notwithstanding, when series writer/creator Neil Cross announced we would be getting
Covering ‘The Hunger Games: MockingJay—Part 2’ Movie Premiere
Take a sneak peak at my experience on the red carpet for the Los Angeles, California movie premiere of The Hunger Games: MockingJay—Part 2. Support the Voices of The TVolution. Please Like us on Facebook and Subscribe.
A Hard Right Turn — Again
The November 13 Paris attacks changed the trajectory of our 2016 presidential election, and not for the good. I know because I’ve watched it happen before. On September 11, 2001, my wife and I were visiting Maine for a wedding. Here’s how to feel spooked: the
Debating the Debates
It took several tries before I could finish this Charles Krauthammer article about the Republicans squandering their “victory” over the so-called mainstream media, via CNBC’s demeaning questions at the most recent debate. But as Eugene Robinson explains here, it was really the phrasing and not the questions themselves. In