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A Simple Formula
Gawker’s latest in a 374-part series about the “racist” HBO show Girls includes a reference to searching for a “Black Costanza,” meaning someone on television to whom black viewers may relate—but who also happens to look like them. I think I’ve tracked … Continue reading
Posted in Pictures, Television
Tagged Gawker, George Costanza, HBO's Girls, Humor, If They Mated, John Saunders, Mike Tirico, Pictures, Race, Television, White Guilt
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A Headline You Wouldn’t See Today
I stumbled across the article pictured to the left while doing some unrelated research this past weekend. It’s an AP story in a 1972 edition of the Richmond News Leader, a terrific newspaper that served as the afternoon equivalent of … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, General Culture and News, Sports
Tagged 1970s, Associated Press, Betty Burfeindt, Commentary, General Culture and News, History, LPGA, Richmond News Leader, Sexism, Sports
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SitCombat: 4/19/12
The Office may be on its last legs. That’s a simple reality. Cast members are getting involved in other projects right and left, and the instability in front of and behind the camera appears to have taken a toll on … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Reviews, Television
Tagged 30 Rock, Captain Mutato, Commentary, Penial Softiosis, Reviews, Shorts Accident, SitCombat, Sitcoms, Stewart Der, Television, The Office, Theodore Bazooka Joe
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Oh, Those Lawyers
Every attorney publication I’ve read or speaking engagement I’ve attended[1] invariably, eventually, relentlessly tackles one of two weighty subjects: 1. The importance of striking a balance between work life and personal life. 2. Maintaining civility within the practice of law. … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, General Culture and News
Tagged Attorneys, Commentary, General Culture and News, Lawyers
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SitCombat: 4/12/12
30 Rock has forged a SitCombat dynasty in recent weeks. Tina Fey and company have racked up a half-dozen consecutive victories with no end in sight. The wrap of Archer and the repeated re-runs (is the redundant?) by the Office … Continue reading
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Tagged 30 Rock, Commentary, Reviews, School of Hard Knocks, SitCombat, Sitcoms, Television, The Gwammys, The Office, Unclaimed Irish Stowaway
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Forgotten Warriors
A lonely figure shuffles across the floor in an empty hall. Squeak, squeak, squeak. Each step is itself a minor victory. “I guess I should be grateful I can still move this well,” he jokes, even then with a twinge … Continue reading
SitCombat: 4/5/12
30 Rock’s stranglehold on SitCombat continued with a fifth straight win on March 29th. The absence of Archer following the completion of its third season has removed much of the competition (and, so far, suspense) from SitCombat. The Office has … Continue reading
The Axis of Ego 
SitCombat: 4/26/12
As the barren, post-apocalyptic world of the Office scrambles to find fresh water and seeks shelter in a burned-out building on a charred city street, 30 Rock loads up with a live episode for a possible ninth consecutive victory. I … Continue reading →