Finally, after months of blackouts and finger-pointing, the corporate pissing contest between Comcast, owner of the Versus cable channel and DirecTV have come to an agreement. DirecTV had pulled the plug on Versus last August because DirecTV wanted to place the cable home of the NHL among other things, on a higher price package. DirecTV […]

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Even though it probably was the least suspenseful Academy Awards ceremony in many years, I stayed up far too long to watch it. I’ll join in the bandwagon: • I like Alec Baldwin and I like Steve Martin, but they sucked as hosts last night. They were unfunny, and almost made we wish for David […]

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I just sent a copy of my comic book collection and valuation to my insurance broker, and she sent me a message that it was good I had insurance and added a link to a story this week that a copy of Action Comics #1 from 1938 had sold to a collector for $1 million. […]

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Some people have asked why I’ve done nothing on the Winter Olympics, currently running from one of The Indignant Wife’s favorite places in all the world – Vancouver, British Columbia? The honest answer (besides having been as busy as two people over the past week) is that I’m ambivalent. It honestly hasn’t been as captivating […]

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I admit that I had a couple of John Mayer CDs – they were pop music with nice hooks, and I admit that I was impressed with some of his attempts to be taken seriously as a blues musician. He can play, and if he wanted to follow in the footsteps of the late Stevie […]

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I admit that I hate “rom-coms.” Romantic comedies are among the most insipid film types created by Hollywood. There’s always a miscommunication; something not said; initial dislike which hides “love.” They’re not funny; they’re not drama; they’re not romantic; and they’re nowhere near reality. I read an article some time ago that said that rom-coms […]

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Well, as you probably know, I wrote for a couple of sports television shows, but I also did Internet reports on the NFL for a friend of mine in England. Well, hoes in Ireland now, but he’s still in the business, so he asked me to do a piece on this Sunday’s “Big game.” (Isn’t […]

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