For a long time American Idol was the most popular show on television. A huge part of the success of that show was due to the vitriolic criticism of head judge Simon Cowell. People tuned in just to watch watch him abuse people. It was (especially in the beginning) an …
There’s something refreshing about Adele. It’s not just that she has an amazing voice and that her music is simple and powerful and raw. It’s not just that she is the opposite of so many of her peers, in that she isn’t so overproduced that we may as well be …
This week the guest judge on Top Chef was Pee-Wee Herman. The show opens with a really simple “Quick Fire” challenge. As Pee-Wee made his way down the line of dishes, doing his Pee-Wee thing, I asked Sandra “Do you think he’s happy doing that? Being Pee-Wee again?” because I …
In the last couple of weeks I’ve had a series of epiphanies that are at work readjusting my perspective on the world and people in general. I’m working very hard at being more positive and less cynical and judgmental. As I’ve gotten older and more reclusive and withdrawn, I’ve become …
