In tonight’s live production of Jesus Christ Superstar on NBC John Legend, Sara Bareilles and Alice Cooper were terrible. And I bet you thought they were great. You are wrong. They were not. Any performer with musical theater experience will tell you the same. Any veteran theater enthusiast who’s actually seen quality productions will tell […]

Talkers on the political right love the straw man technique. That’s where you invent an opponent easy to knock down and then you knock them down. You define Liberal arguments in such ridiculous terms to make them sound completely wacky or scary so your counterargument appears reasonable and even more, the only path to save […]

As the Kathy Griffin severed-head-photo shit storm begins to wane I have not heard what needs to be said. Here’s what’s missing: When an act reaches the level of public outrage it is our distinct responsibility to call out our own, without qualification. Of course, the Right is rightfully enraged over Griffin’s shocking blunder. No one […]

His friends and supporters keep telling us what a good guy Neil Gorsuch is. How humble and unassuming he is. Please. This is Douchebag Archetype 101. The jaunty little way he sits sideways in his chair, one arm on the witness table, so comfortable, so open and honest according to the body language consultants on […]

Here you go, Senator Schumer. Just sign your name and send it off. Thanks. Complete text. Just copy and sign. Again, thanks. The Honorable Mitch McConnell 317 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 205100001 Dear Mitch, With a year remaining in President Obama’s term, you blatantly flaunted the United States Constitution and ignored the will of the […]

Before his first full day in office, Pumpkinhead Tinyhands has already eliminated Civil Rights, Climate Change, and LGBTQ Rights from the White House Website. This act of scrubbing is literally right out of the pages of Orwell. Of course, it signals not just the end of particular words and pictures on a particular website. It […]

At 4:19PM (CST) today the sun will set. At 4:44AM tomorrow morning the sun will be situated directly above the Tropic of Capricorn marking the precise moment of Winter Solstice. And at 7:21AM the sun will rise. It is in the recognition of these simple numbers that my religion resides. The relative positioning of the […]

I have made a personal and professional commitment to participate in important public issues and debates. Today I wish I hadn’t. I can’t even. But here goes. This is not the time to politicize, to point blame, right? Wrong. Wrong, wrong, wrong. This is exactly the time. The Pulse massacre was a hate crime. In […]

I have been in countless live music settings, both on stage and in the audience, and have been dismayed at the boorish behavior of many.  Noisy patrons are rude and inconsiderate toward their fellow patrons. Not to mention, it is deeply disrespectful to the musicians. But hey, they’re getting paid, right? I suppose so. That’s […]

It’s Trump. There’s no turning back now. That being the case it is now imperative the Dems run Bernie. Here’s why. After a two term president the voters always want a change. Hillary is not a change after Obama. The turnout for Trump will be massive. His wildly entertaining reality show will continue through the […]