Let’s Make a Deal

The previous post shows the unbridled joy which people experienced after the U.S. scored to beat Algeria yesterday. People don't often get that excited about soccer in the U.S., but…

Can We Just Stop Now?

For some reason, the topic of soccer's popularity draws some people into entrenched opinions more than Sarah Palin, especially those who want to focus on the negative. Soccer fans like…

More Than A Soccer Match

The World Cup started yesterday. Most people probably know that. If you're not into it, that's OK. Believe it or not, most soccer fans don't care about your negative opinion…

My Kingdom for Reruns

I feel lost. Completely lost. Not lost with a capital letter at the beginning because I don’t watch that show. But that’s part of the reason I feel so lost.

TV season has ended. How will we carry on for the next few months?

For some reason, the whole thing snuck up on me. When I wrote a column a few weeks back about breaking up with Grey’s Anatomy, I didn’t realize that the end of the season was so close.

I might have hung on for a few more episodes if I knew the summer season would come so soon.

Remember when we loved this time of year because we could watch re-runs? We used that word around my daughter once, and she looked at us like we broke out in Chinese.

Simply A Burger

I have a problem. Well, I have a number of problems, but one of them is with my health. Things like high cholesterol, high blood pressure and heart disease run…

Two Dimensions Are Fine

I take few things more seriously than my entertainment. That’s why I’m very close to having a big problem with the industry that makes me so happy.

Every generation has to find new ways to push the envelope. I completely get that. If no one took chances, the entire humor of “Superbad” would have passed right by us because that kind of shtick just doesn’t play in a silent movie.

I’m not saying the fine folks who bring us movies and television shows need to rest on their laurels. I’m just saying, enough with the 3-D stuff already.