The New York Times has tried a bit of a bolder experiment as it expands its offerings online: Acted out re-enactments of actual transcriptions. The result is quite amusing, if not news, per se. Continue reading
Category Archives: Required Viewing
‘Whose Line’ brings back the fabled Hoedown
Last year, the CW rebooted “Whose Line is it Anyway?” with the standard U.S. cast and new host Aisha Tyler. The magic is still there, but some of the classic games hadn’t made it back onto the show yet. Last night, one finally made its return: The Hoedown. Continue reading
YouTube has everything: Chuck Woolery hosting Wheel of Fortune
For people of my age and younger (and really a bit older as well), Wheel of Fortune is Pat Sajak and Vanna White. It’s an institution, on nightly for more than 30 years now, and shows no signs of stopping (and its companion program, Jeopardy!, has held up equally well). But many don’t realize the history of the program, and that a different host and hostess could be the ones we’re still watching today, had things gone differently. Continue reading
Kylie fundraiser leads to preview of new song ‘Crystallize’
I’ve already explained here the struggle I’ve had with parts of Kylie Minogue’s new album, “Kiss Me Once,” so of course now she has to mess with me even further by releasing a 15 second sample of a song co-produced by Scissor Sisters’ member BabyDaddy, “Crystallize.” Continue reading
A photo-op that almost went really awry
Above is Richard Blumenthal, a current U.S. Senator for Connecticut and, at the time, our state’s attorney general. He gained a reputation for being very vocal and fighting on behalf of our residents, although some questioned his tactics. He showed up at a fundraiser I was co-chairing a few years back as he was running for his current seat. Continue reading
YouTube has everything: The Richard Bey Show
At the height of the trash talk show mania, one stood out for me even amongst the many others: The Richard Bey Show. Produced by WWOR in the New York area and syndicated nationally, I became aware of it as a teenager once my family moved to the tri-state area, and for awhile, like many, I was hooked. Continue reading
Flight attendant turned comedian: The safety speech evolved
I’ve posted here about safety presentations and things airlines like Delta are doing to modernize them. Southwest has long had a history of flight attendants with good senses of humor and a bit of playful fun, but a video going viral this week takes the cake in a very good way. Continue reading
The story behind the iconic Windows XP “Bliss” photo
Windows XP finally, after more than a decade, reached end of life earlier this week, finally marking the end of a storied operating system that, despite a few early hiccups and a couple of major security issues that, by Service Pack 2, stabilized the OS and ensured its longevity. Continue reading
YouTube has everything: The Chase
Occasionally a game show comes along that offers something a bit different, and it gets well-deserved attention. Fifteen years ago, that was Who Wants to be a Millionaire? Eight years ago, it was Deal or No Deal. Today, it’s The Chase. Continue reading
Calvin Harris returns, in spring, with ‘Summer’
Awhile back, when Calvin Harris was charting with “Feel So Close,” while at the same time seeing success with productions sung by other artists, he said in an interview that the days of him singing solo were over. Thankfully, he backed off that statement, as new song “Summer” is poised to be another huge anthem for him. Continue reading