Every time we watch a TV news reporter speaking to us live from another part of the world, as he or she files a report or speaks with the anchor in the TV studio — we rarely, if ever, bother to consider the technology that brings that report to us…

We honored Mother’s Day with an appreciation of television’s funniest sitcom moms of the past twenty years. For Father’s Day, however, instead of casting an equally wide net to spotlight TV’s funniest dads of roughly the same time period, let’s focus on one sitcom dad who, while not as high-profile…

My story is probably not much different from others who have discovered Barcelona’s Sant Andreu Jazz Band in recent years. And I’ve previously recounted on this platform my own version of how I “discovered” the SAJB for myself. But perhaps a bit more backstory would put things in a clearer…

No, we’re not talking about house remodeling here, but rather something most of us don’t think about as we watch the characters in a film, play, or on TV. Whether we’re watching them interact in a living room, bedroom, office, or other setting, we are essentially viewing them through an…

I’ve been a professional writer for a long time. I write books, articles, short stories, screenplays, etc. I pay attention to words — not just the words I use, but words that others use as well. And I’ve become convinced that the word “iconic” is now the most overused word…

Marking various pop culture milestones and anniversaries often helps bring largely forgotten creative achievements back into the light where they’ve always deserved to remain, years or decades after they first made a splash. In keeping with that spirit, April 28 marks forty years since a rather unassuming rock singer/songwriter from…

Music aficionados may have noticed how the LP record has been making a comeback in recent years. While record stores are virtually extinct — except for those independent stores specializing in used vinyl — evidence is perhaps most easily found in the music department of any equally-endangered Barnes & Noble…

April Fool’s Day is here, which is a fine time to celebrate some of our favorite fools — specifically those who comprised the funniest comedy teams of the past hundred years or so. Comedy teams don’t really exist anymore, and that’s a mystery of sorts. They were quite plentiful throughout…