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Reality Singing Shows Through The Ringer
Is it just me, or have American reality singing shows really taken a beating over the last few years? We had diva-licious fights going on between judges on “American Idol” [...]
Kids Or No Kids? That Is The Question For Many Women Comedians
While I haven’t decided yet whether I want kids or not, I fully identify with this article. First, I recognize that deciding whether to become a mom or not is [...]
INSIDE A COMIC’S PROCESS: Where and when do you like to write?
Every comedian has his or her own process for writing. You try out different places, times of day, mediums or state of mind (as Hemingway said, “Write drunk, edit sober.”) [...]
Mad Men on Drugs: What Did They Take?
This week on Mad Men, Don and the cool kids in creative decide to get a little help from a ‘complex vitamin super dose’ before a weekend of work on the Chevy account.
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Cartoon Weirdness
Cartoons are making a big impact on me right now. I watch them all the time because there’s a lot of good ones out there that are smart, funny and [...]
Underappreciated: Nylon Tights (No, Not The Magazine)
You know what I think is super valuable and terribly underappreciated? Tights. Just tights. No, this is not a gender specific posting (although if a man is reading this right [...]
An Ode To Pink
This may seem a little off-base and like it’s coming from left field (BASEBALL REFERENCE!), but I like to mix it up every once in a while. And you should [...]
Anchorman: The Legend Continues – Trailer 2
The continuing on-set adventures of San Diego’s top rated newsman.
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Fitz And The Tantrums Is Alive! (Not A Long-Gone Motown Group)
Only three bands could interrupt a longstanding glassblowing date a few Tuesdays ago in Brooklyn. A long pole with liquid glass at the end, glowing, hot embers, liquid molten. Magma. [...]
How George Costanza Influenced My Late Teens
We all have that character from Seinfeld that we compare ourselves to, not in the annoying Sex and the City way, but in a way that we can all relate to Jerry, [...]
Comics Aren’t Jerks: They’re Socially Awkward (Unless They’re An Actual Jerk)
The stand up scene can be an intimidating, lonely and cold scene. Comics sitting alone in a dark bar, staring down at their notes, sipping cheap shitty beer and maybe, [...]
13 Things I Learned At Middle Of The Map Fest 2013
Last week, I was lucky enough to attend the Middle of The Map Fest in Kansas City, Missouri. The music festival was part of a three part series to the [...]
An Ode To Rachel Bilson
I know, I know. I shouldn’t post a love letter to Rachel Bilson so soon after my love letter to Adam Brody. Exes. It’s like violating the bro code and [...]
Underappreciated: Belts
Belts are sorely underappreciated. I bring them up because I am currently on the hunt for fancy belts for my golfer brother as birthday gifts. I can say that with [...]
You’re My Strawberry [Poem]
You’re My Strawberry If you chose and ate 7 strawberries and only one was good, would it have been worth it? They all seemed like they would be good. Firm, [...]
Answer: Levar Burton – Question: Who Should Do An Interview With Me
Dear Levar Burton, I’m sure you get fan letters all the time. This however, is my first time writing a fan letter, so please know that it means a lot [...]
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