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Coming Soon to a Blog Near You
I try to check Amazon’s “Gold Box” deal of the day as often as possible, which usually amounts to the one day per week when I actually remember to do so. I luckily happened upon a particularly attractive deal recently. … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Movies, Reviews, Site Stuff
Tagged Blu-Ray, Commentary, Movies, Reviews, Site Stuff, Warner Bros., Warner Brothers
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Five Tips for Paying Off Your Student Loans
All of my student loans are paid in full as of this month. Therefore, as a newly minted AMERICAN HERO, I thought I would share my wisdom with folks who haven’t yet crossed that sacred threshold. I thought these pointers … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, General Culture and News
Tagged Commentary, Debt, Finance, General Culture and News, Humor, Student Loans
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Domino’s Odd Way of Selling Pizza
Here’s a random observation accumulated by watching far too many hours of sporting (and sports-entertainment!) events over the past couple of years: Domino’s has a strange theory on what kind of advertising will make people want to buy their pizza … Continue reading
Not a Good Sign
Sometime in December, I found one of those “do-not-disturb”-style signs hanging from my doorknob. It had a lengthy message explaining that work crews would be in the area to replace / improve certain components in our local gas system. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Commentary, Gas, General Culture and News, Humor
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Where Does WWE Go From Here?
“Twitter friend” Matthew Timmons authors a must-read website for wrestling fans called kafabermetrics (a play on “Sabermetrics”) in which he dutifully tracks statistical information based on the performances of the various WWE superstars. Like a Bill James for the squared-circle set, … Continue reading
Anti-Bullying / Anti-Free-Speech Redux
I wrote a piece last August arguing that new anti-bullying laws would inevitably lead to the enforcement of such provisions butting up against First Amendment rights. In it, I wrote: Several potential problems with the policy became clear rather quickly. … Continue reading
The Tonight Show’s Forgotten Host
Jimmy Fallon’s ascension to the Tonight Show throne – even if that chair doesn’t have the luster it once did – is imminent. With the Winter Olympics looming, NBC has begun promoting the new Tonight Show heavily. Two things have jumped out … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Television
Tagged Commentary, Conan O'Brien, Ernie Kovacs, Jay Leno, Jimmy Fallon, Johnny Carson, NBC, Television, The Tonight Show
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Lucky
As I was doing my grocery shopping in Ukrop’s Martin’s two weeks ago, I noticed an elderly woman in the produce department who seemed to be struggling. What caught my attention was the fact that she looked like she was … Continue reading
The Great Leap Forward
Hype (or, more accurately, over-hype) is an integral part of the business of professional wrestling. Perhaps a nod to its carnival roots, the overzealous promotion of the next top talent, important card, or story development is the lifeblood of the industry. … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Television
Tagged Commentary, MLB.TV, Television, Vince McMahon, WWE, WWE Network
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Untimely Movie Review: Grand Hotel
The first of the films in the Warner Bros 50 Film Collection is Grand Hotel. Grand Hotel won the Academy Award for Best Picture for 1932. As a quirky bit of trivia, this is the one and only film in movie history … Continue reading →