These posts celebrate the movie trailers, movie posters, commercials, print ads, and other promotional material that stand as their own works of art. On the occasion of Better Call Saul collecting another set of nominations in prominent categories, all of … Continue reading The Art of the Sell — Carne Asada Tacos from the kitchen of Lalo Salamanca
I’m sticking with my now longstanding tradition of commemorating the Emmy Nomination Announcement Day Eve by assembling my own list of the best television programming from the prior season. As always, I’ve tried to stick with those shows that were … Continue reading Top Ten Television, 2022-2023 season
TCM Fans Are Right to Worry by Josef Adalian It was probably inevitable that the rampage of the wrecking ball serving as Warner Bros. Discovery CEO would eventually reach Turner Classic Movies, the one network that deserves to be part … Continue reading Outside Reading — Louis, I Think This Is the End of a Beautiful Friendship edition
Sometimes comedy illuminates hard truths with a pointed urgency that other means can’t quite achieve. Sometimes comedy is just funny. This series of posts is mostly about the former instances, but the latter is valuable, too. As we prepare to … Continue reading Laughing Matters — SCTV, “Check Please”
What Top Chef loses when it loses Padma by Christina Izzo Our household has watched Top Chef from the beginning, even in the false start year hosted by the glob of charisma antimatter that was married to Billy Joel for … Continue reading Outside Reading — Knives Packed edition
These posts celebrate the movie trailers, movie posters, commercials, print ads, and other promotional material that stand as their own works of art. And here’s one of the jingles that has taken up permanent residence in my brain. Other entries … Continue reading The Art of the Sell — Lite Brite commercial
Sometimes comedy illuminates hard truths with a pointed urgency that other means can’t quite achieve. Sometimes comedy is just funny. This series of posts is mostly about the former instances, but the latter is valuable, too. “Oh, you got Lewis? … Continue reading Laughing Matters — Gary Gulman, “Scholastic Role Play”
These posts celebrate the movie trailers, movie posters, commercials, print ads, and other promotional material that stand as their own works of art. Realistically, this is as plausible an origin story for the superheroic talent Tina Turner as any. Other … Continue reading The Art of the Sell — Pepsi-Cola, “Creation” with David Bowie & Tina Turner
The Epic Return of Lucinda Williams by Bronwen Dickey Bronwen Dickey’s profile of Lucinda Williams is utterly splendid. It helps, of course, that the musician has lived a colorful life. In the article, Dickey demonstrates a flair for identifying the … Continue reading Outside Reading — Gravel Roads edition
Since great television comedy always begins with the script, this series of posts considers the individual episodes that have claimed the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series over the years. Jay Sandrich directed 119 episodes of … Continue reading Golden Words — The Mary Tyler Moore Show, “Chuckles Bites the Dust”
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