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Showing posts with label news media. Show all posts
Showing posts with label news media. Show all posts
Thursday, August 21, 2014

Captivated: The Trials of Pamela Smart

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Captivated: The Trials of Pamela Smart ~ Before CourtTV , before O.J. Simpson, this was the trial that in the age of tabloid television...
Wednesday, March 19, 2014

My Wings Press Conference

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I've been a Philadelphia Wings Lacrosse season ticket holder for over two decades. So from their championship years to the present ...
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Friday, February 15, 2013

The Following: The Poet's Fire

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Most fiction (in any medium, be it books, television, or film) works on the premise of suspension of disbelief. The target, in this case...
Tuesday, November 27, 2012

The Newsroom

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I love HBO. I think that they, along with the folks at Showtime, AMC, and Starz among others, just make the best television out there. ...
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Saturday, April 28, 2012

Futureworld

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Futureworld ~ I was just talking about Peter Fonda and this flick on this blog recently so when I saw Futureworld was on Encore Actio...
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Sunday, November 06, 2011

Andy Rooney Dead at 92

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Some folks are their work. I can't help but think about that today as I write about the passing of journalist and writer Andy Rooney. ...
Saturday, November 05, 2011

Battle Los Angeles

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Battle Los Angeles ~ This wannabe summer blockbuster took a new spin on the old alien invasion story by telling much of it through modern ...
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Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Dave Roberts and Action News

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I was directed to watch 6ABC ’s local Philadelphia news at 11 tonight by a message on their Facebook : Action News turn to 6abc right now! ...
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Thursday, November 05, 2009

Is Local News Dead?

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Is local news dead, or have they just given up? This afternoon was marred by the tragic shootings in Fort Hood, TX, and details are still c...
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Tuesday, August 04, 2009

Paula Exits Idol

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As if we needed more proof that Twitter moves faster than the news media, Paula Abdul announced was leaving "American Idol" via Tw...
Saturday, July 18, 2009

Walter Cronkite 1916-2009

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Walter Cronkite's was probably the first face and name from television I knew that wasn't Speed Racer or Batman, and he was trusted ...
Friday, June 19, 2009

Gary Papa 1954-2009

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After a long battle with cancer, local news and sports anchor Gary Papa has passed away. He joined the Action News on-air staff as a sports...
Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Wednesday Comics

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Print is dead, or so it’s been said. Still, it’s not happy times for newspapers and comic books which may be on their way out what with the...
Friday, May 22, 2009

Only News When They Wanna Be

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While I have personally berated folks who only seem to get their news from “The Daily Show,” broadcast on Comedy Central, in recent years th...
Friday, February 13, 2009

Jeers for TV Guide

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I realize times have been rough for TV Guide of late. The whole loss of its handy pocket-size format to another boring glossy mag, and of c...
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Tuesday, October 07, 2008

Attention Aussies! :-)

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Here’s the quote, no, strike that, the entire paragraph from my review of NBC’s “Kath and Kim” : ”Surprisingly this is an American version...
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Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Cursed by a Slow News Day

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Apparently, Clay Aiken is gay . I think most of us already knew this, and those who didn't suspected, or should have suspected. I love...
Sunday, May 25, 2008

Mission to Mars

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I am ancient. Yep, I'm so old that I remember when men first walked on the moon. I remember how every channel, and don't forget th...
Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Sue Simmons Drops the F Bomb

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Live television is a wonderful thing. Whether it's Andy Kaufman acting like a spoiled child on "Fridays," Janet Jackson flash...
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Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Grand Theft Auto IV

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It's that time again. Yesterday RockStar Games' "Grand Theft Auto IV" was released, and is estimated to make almost six ...
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