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The Artisan
It’s all too easy to dismiss professional wrestling as a mongrel form of entertainment that achieves neither the excitement of legitimate competition nor the imagination of true performance art. Yet, I’ve always thought those who try to pigeonhole the endeavor … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Sports, Television
Tagged Art, CM Punk, Commentary, Kayfabe, Monday Night Raw, Money in the Bank, Pro Wrestling, Punk, RAW, Sports, Sports Entertainment, Television, TV, Vince McMahon, WWE
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Gene Cox
Gene Cox began working at Richmond’s WWBT-12 thirty-three years ago. Today is his last behind the anchor desk. The native Virginian presided over half a lifetime’s worth of news items, big and small, making them all his own. Especially the … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, General Culture and News, Television
Tagged Commentary, Gene Cox, General Culture and News, NBC12, Richmond, RVA, Television, WWBT-12
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Palin Strategy Is Nothing New
As we roll towards the 2012 presidential election, Sarah Palin’s “One Nation” bus rolls with us. The tour speeds through the country like a patriotic bullet through the collective heart of America’s enemies. Palin has been customarily tight-lipped about whether she’s … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Politics
Tagged 2012, Commentary, Lex Express, Lex Luger, Politics, Presidential Election, Republicans, Sarah Palin, Tea Party, WWE
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Are We Really This Dumb? Yes, We’re Really This Dumb.
Despite my frequent ramblings on what some* might call trivial topics including animal-related magic tricks, obscure (possibly apocryphal) entertainment feuds, or professional wrestling, I’m actually quite attentive to politics and current events. I’m simply selective. This is mostly because such … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Politics
Tagged Commentary, Gallup, Homosexuality, Politics, Stupidity, United States, Voting
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Awkward Moments in Entertainment History: Johnny Carson vs. Charlie Callas
UPDATE (1/27/16) – See the end of this post for some important clarification about what we now know is an urban legend! Johnny Carson’s name means little to most people under 30, but, for folks of a certain generation (especially … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Television, Videos
Tagged Awkwardness, Commentary, Johnny Carson, Television, The Tonight Show, Tonight Show, Videos
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SitCombat: 5/12/11
Akin to age-old queries concerning the sound of one hand clapping or a tree falling in a wood devoid of an audience, we now find ourselves faced with an edition of SitCombat without any actual combat. Well, let me re-phrase: … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Reviews, Television
Tagged Commentary, Dwight Schrute, Rainn Wilson, Reviews, SitCombat, Sitcoms, Television, The Office, TV
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The Antisocial Network
Gather round, Generation Z, and take heed: There was a time when the internet was still the World Wide Web (or, to some, “America Online”). Before Youtube, Facebook, Google, and Wikipedia formed the Mount Rushmore of the digital age, we … Continue reading
SitCombat: 5/5/11
It’s the dawn of an exciting and frightening new era on The Office, as we’re treated to our first post-Michael Scott episode (although, as I said last week, the real test won’t come until the beginning of the 2011-12 season). … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Reviews, Television
Tagged 30 Rock, Commentary, Deangelo Vickers, Reviews, SitCombat, Sitcoms, Television, The Office, TV, Will Ferrell
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The Axis of Ego 
Freedom (of Gluttony)
As a tip of the cap to our nation’s birthday, as well as to the industrious spirit that made our country great, I present one of the greatest things I’ve ever seen on television. Not “greatest shows” or “greatest competitions.” … Continue reading →