Sesame Street Socialism
Normally I will not stand for any kind of besmirching of the Muppet or Sesame Street legacy. They’ve done far too much good and earned too much respect to be the target of an easy joke (I feel the...
View ArticleFINALLY! Billy Joel & Michael Ian Black!
Well, not quite. But during a recent appearance on Howard Stern’s Sirius radio show, Stern did ask Joel if he had read Michael Ian Black‘s essay “What I Would Be Thinking About If I Were Billy Joel...
View ArticleKieran’s Korner: Let’s Get Real About Paul McCartney
It’s been five days and yet we still have a bad taste in our mouth after last week’s ‘SNL’ hosted by Paul McCartney with a special appearance by Paul Rudd. We understand that Paul McCartney is...
View ArticleBe Careful What You Don’t Wish For: Richard Hatch & Meatloaf on ‘Celebrity...
Okay, well, this doesn’t even approximate the level of Boston Rob vs. Russell, but it’s intriguing nonetheless, as the new season of Celebrity Apprentice will pit the original Survivor winner against...
View ArticleGallagher: Still Mad After All These Years
Back in March Gallagher suffered three separate heart attacks and it seemed like the very appropriate time to post a long-gestating Gallagher piece we had been planning to write. Well, obviously, two...
View ArticleJust the Way You Are: On Taco Bell’s Cantina Bell Menu
Don’t go trying some new fashion Don’t change the color of your hair You always have my unspoken passion Although I might not seem to care I don’t want clever conversation I never want to work that...
View ArticleDown at Fraggle Rock & Roll
Yesterday Ben Folds Five, in conjunction with Nerdist and the Fraggles, released the video for “Do It Anyway,” the first single from their new and apparently much-anticipated album The Sound of the...
View ArticleA Jumped the Snark Shorty: Dave, Lindsay & Alec
Yesterday we talked about how greatly Dave Letterman is revered, how, despite Leno winning the ratings battle, Letterman has clearly won the Late Night war. Part of his appeal, admittedly, has been...
View ArticleBruce Vilanch: Secret 24th Member of the USMNT?
As I mentioned yesterday, I fell hard for this year’s World Cup, watching more soccer than I ever imagined I could, transfixed by matches like Ivory Coast vs. Greece, arranging my schedule around...
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