Today marks exactly a half-century since the assassination of the man on the half-dollar. Incredibly, for a nation that lives in the now and doesn’t hold on to past trauma for long, we still treat the JFK assassination as something…
As you are being made aware by the media, this week marks the 50th anniversary of the assassination of John F. Kennedy. Fifty years is an eternity in politics, especially American politics, and yet the Kennedy assassination continues to resonate…
Before she was Electra Woman’s better half in Electra Woman & Dyna Girl, Judy Strangis had a small role as Cora, the smart-mouthed preteen in the hour-long Twilight Zone episode, “The Bard,” which aired May 23, 1963.
I stopped watching Breaking Bad two years ago, but by reading the subtle signs of the cultural landscape, I managed to figure out with reasonable certainty that the song “Baby Blue” played a prominent part in the show’s finale tonight.…
You know what “Love Boat’s” secret is? It’s got that theme song that sucks you right in. First it draws you in with the buildup of the verses (Love, exciting and new/come aboard we’re expecting you), a buildup that swells…
“This is Jim Rockford. At the tone leave your name and message. I’ll get back to you.” “Hey Rockford, very funny. I ain’t laughin’. You’re gonna get yours.” The fun of this message is not in its words, but in…
Vin Scully is a baseball institution. He’s been announcing Dodger games for 64 years. That’s not a typo. Vin Scully IS baseball. He’s as wholesomely American as apple pie, and he’s had the same clean-cut professional appearance since he started…
Journalist and media personality Sir David Frost died this weekend while giving a speech aboard a cruise ship. If you grew up in the Seventies, Frost’s is a name you know, even if you don’t know why you know it,…
“This is Jim Rockford. At the tone leave your name and message. I’ll get back to you.” “Hey Jim, this is Louie down at the fish market. You gonna pick up these halibut, or what?” Sirens blare and flash across…
“This is Jim Rockford. At the tone leave your name and message. I’ll get back to you.” “Jim, it’s Norma at the market. It bounced. You want us to tear it up, send it back, or put it with the…