(And no, it’s not the Gibb brothers.) Had fun at the taping of Hardball with Chris Matthews today. His guests were Barry Levinson (Wag The Dog and Good Morning, Vietnam, among many others) and Robin Williams. They filmed at Gaston Hall on the campus of Georgetown University, which was an ideal setting for a crazy …
Last weekend I revisited more of the music of my teenage and college years when I went to see Roger Waters at Nissan Pavillion in Bristow, Virginia. Waters treated the audience to a generous selection of songs from Pink Floyd, a few solo nuggets, and a complete run-through of The Dark Side Of The Moon. …
A quick look back on two summer blockbusters I’ve seen in the past week: Superman Returns – * * * (out of four) I really liked this film. No, it’s not the best superhero movie ever made (I’ll give Spider Man 2 that nod right now), but it’s quite good. The casting is great: Brandon …
Yesterday, the House Energy and Commerce Committee defeated an amendment to the the Barton-Rush Act, a bill that will affect the broadband telecommunications industry. This particular amendment requires the internet to be “neutral,” and would prevent phone and cable companies from instituting tolls and pay-as-you-go pricing for internet services. However, after yesterday’s 34-22 vote to …
Something I heard over the weekend has been stuck in my craw ever since, so I figured I’d let it free here. On this week’s installment of The Chris Matthews Show, the host asked whether we, the viewers, still remembered the events of September 11, 2001. I’m sure he was asking this because of increasing …
This morning, DC Councilman Marion Barry was sentenced to three years’ probation for failing to file income tax. He is to serve no jail time and does not face any fines for his actions (or lack thereof). Barry was given a deal that nobody of normal stature would get under similar circumstances. Face the basic …
All of the major broadcast networks – NBC, ABC, CBS and Fox – seem to have a problem with smart, funny, warm shows. They never given them proper time slots, they are unwilling to accept that a show is a success if it has a smaller-than-expected audience, and they won’t take a chance on letting …
God bless the Sex Pistols. In response to their impending induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, the Pistols did what any well-heeled punk band would do in such a situation: They told ‘em to sod it all. They called the Hall of Fame a “piss stain,” and claimed that they “aren’t [their] …
My predictions for the alpine events have suffered a few bruises, but they haven’t been too off-the-mark.
So far, a good Olympics! My prognostications have been shaky, at best, but that’s the fun of it, right? I did call Ted Ligety a dark horse for a medal in Mens Combined. Granted, I never thought he’d be donning the gold medal, but man, did he school the rest of ‘em in slalom! His …
