On the plus side, unlike some pay-cable programs, nobody can accuse “Veep” of taking itself too seriously. It’s just that based on the tepid approval ratings the series earns, nobody else should, either. [Variety] SOMEBODY NEEDS to tell Frank Rich and the writers of “VEEP” that making Julia Louis-Dreyfus the first female in the executive [...]
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The Feminist Comedy of Louis C.K.: “We’re the No. 1 Threat to Women!”
LAST YEAR when Daniel Tosh got in trouble for a rape joke supposedly directed at a female in his audience, Louis C.K. tweeted “your show makes me laugh every time I watch it. And you have pretty eyes.” All hell then broke loose. Louis C.K.’s new HBO comedy “Oh My God” is a long way [...]
Fake Veep Lunches with Real Veep Joe Biden
TALK ABOUT great show promo! This is such a classic photo. HBO’s fake veep lunching with real Vice President Joe Biden. It’s the perfect photo op for a man who may want to be president and is still considering running in 2016. Joe Biden had already congratulated Julia Louis Dreyfus on winning the Emmy, back [...]
Page Six: “GIRLS” Loses Charlie
Christopher Abbott — who plays Allison Williams’ boyfriend Charlie on Lena Dunham’s HBO series “Girls” — has abruptly left the show, we’ve exclusively learned. [...] But sources told Page Six that Abbott and Dunham began butting heads as the critical-darling series entered production again. [Page Six] THINGS WERE just getting interesting with Charlie at the [...]
GIRLS: Watching Hannah Unravel through OCD [Videos - Season 2 Finale Promo]
Ep. 19: Recap IF YOU haven’t been following HBO’s GIRLS you’ve missed something big. Watching Hannah, Lena Dunham’s character, spiral into a shaky mental state through obsessive-compulsive disorder (or neurosis) is harrowing. Forget Jack Nicholson’s lovable crank in “As Good As It Gets.” Lena Dunham annihilates Nicholson’s portrayal of the disease, and watching Dunham take [...]
Tonight’s Music… Gin Wigmore.
A FRIEND just introduced me to Gin Wigmore after seeing her, ensconced in the second row and then meeting her after the concert. Jimmy Kimmel gave her the spotlight earlier this week. Wigmore’s music would fit perfectly with “GIRLS.”
HBO’s “GIRLS” has Conservatives Tied in Knots, But That’s Not All [Video]
Ep. 14: Preview THIS IS too precious for words. I just couldn’t stop smiling. And rolling my eyes. Then just gave up and started laughing. When Brietbart.com has a blaring headline like… IGNORE LENA DUNHAM’S ‘GIRLS’ AT YOUR OWN PERIL, CONSERVATIVES You know something big, fat an hilariously overwrought is going to follow. Because when [...]
Sarah Palin and Fox News Channel Split
“It’s my understanding that Gov. Palin was offered a contract by FOX, and she decided not to renew the arrangement,” the source close to Palin told RCP. “She remains focused on broadening her message of common-sense conservatism across the country and will be expanding her voice in the national discussion.” [Real Clear Politics] PERHAPS Mrs. [...]
The Daily Show: Investigative Journalism Alive Only on HBO’s “The Newsroom”
The Daily Show with Jon StewartGet More: Daily Show Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,The Daily Show on Facebook SPENDING THOUSANDS of dollars on fancy graphics and big salaries for infotainment hosts is what is replacing investigative journalism. “The Daily Show” takes aim at CNN. Leave it to “The Daily Show” to be the only [...]
Biggest Losers for 2012: Republicans
Nothing on taxes. Nothing on gun control. Nothing on climate change. Nothing on gay marriage. Nothing on immigration reform (or an incremental, piece-by-piece approach, which will result in nothing). It’s a very odd situation when the losing party is the party refusing to negotiate. It may be how you disrupt, but it is not how [...]
Lena Dunham Ad Upsets Mourdock Supporters [Video]
IT’S ALREADY known around here that I’m a huge fan of the brilliant Lena Dunham and an avid viewer of HBO’s GIRLS. So, I’m sure you’re not shocked that I love this Obama ad. Young women vote in much smaller numbers. If that wasn’t true, Al Gore would have become president. All these years later, [...]
Freak Out Over Lena Dunham’s $3.7 Million Book Deal is Ageism
THE CATERWAULING is epic. It’s also highly revealing. Kudos to Dunham, who wouldn’t be coming under this scrutiny if she weren’t 20-something. This is ageism, splashed with Who Does This GIRL Think She Is? Even if they do break even or if somehow every single person who watched the premiere of Dunham’s show “Girls” buys [...]
“Game Change” and “Homeland” Take Emmys
“Wow, I feel so vindicated, because Sarah Palin gave me a big thumbs down!” – Julianne Moore THE 2012 Emmy Awards were Sunday night and two political hits owned the night. Showtime’s “Homeland,” which is a fave of mine, won several nods, including the two leading actors Claire Danes and Damian Lewis, who was amazing [...]
The Death of American Exceptionalism
WHATEVER AMERICA USED to represent it doesn’t any longer, with Rep. Michele Bachmann the leading poster propagandist representing why this is true, though she’s got company in her clan. It includes Mitt Romney’s booster John Sununu, a former governor of New Hampshire and George H.W. Bush’s chief of staff. Along with these Republicans you can [...]
Guns, ‘God’s Plan,’ and Leadership
“With that drum magazine, he could have gotten off 50, 60 rounds, even if it was semiautomatic, within one minute,” Chief Oates said. [New York Times] IN THE GAPING MAW of our leadership vacuum stands Aurora Police Chief Daniel Oates, whose resolve, vulnerability and humility inside the vortex of a man made hell revealed what [...]
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