I did not watch the LeBron James telethon last night; for one, I don’t see much in the evenings that doesn’t involve The Wonder Pets; and second, I knew it was going to be a travesty. I should have known (and would have avoided much earlier) that the “show” was going to be ridiculous because […]

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I’m all for using the City of Chicago as a film set. When done correctly: “The Dark Knight,” an old Chuck Norris movie called “Code of Honor,” “The Fugitive,” among others. Unfortunately, the City doesn’t make value judgments, which is why bad films like “Chain Reaction,” with the worst major actor around – Keanu Reeves. […]

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It’s bad enough that LeBron James’ Cleveland Cavaliers were unceremoniously ousted from the NBA playoffs last week, but the whole basketball world seems to be imploding on the 25-year-old phenom. His effort in game 5 of the Celtics series was so poor that people were asking if he was trying to begin the summer early, […]

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We all know that “Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull” sucked. It made lots of money regardless, but it wasn’t a worthy successor and lots of blog sites put the blame squarely on the shoulders of Shia LaBeouf. The thing is – he agrees. The 23-year-old is at Cannes to support the upcoming “Wall Street: […]

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I have been out of town for the past week and didn’t have time to get to the site, but I’m back and let’s go! The Huffington Post reported through television station KXAN in Austin, Texas that the University of Texas has said no to a former law professor who is calling for the school […]

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China was stripped of a bronze medal from the 2000 Sydney Olympics today for fielding an underage gymnast. The International Olympic Committee acted (that is pulled its collective heads from their collective holes in the ground) after investigations by the sport’s governing body determined that Dong Fangxiao was only 14 at the 2000 Games. Gymnasts […]

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Or, get over yourselves. South Park is irreverent. It is foul-mouthed; but it is also one of the funniest programs on television, and I wish I saw more episodes than I do (Now I revel in the exploits of “Dora the Explorer” and lots of Barbie movies). One of the things that makes South Park […]

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