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Film and Television

Pink Thing of The Day: Humping Inflatable Flamingos

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bachelor in paradise ad photo by gail worley
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Confession: Longer ago than I can even remember, I had a weekly ritual where I’d get on the phone with a friend living in Atlanta and together we’d watch episodes of ABC’s The Bachelor (or The Bachelorette). We would spend the hour laughing our asses off, making fun of all the sad, desperate idiots on the show. After a  few mind-numbing seasons, however, I just couldn’t take it anymore and had to stop watching. This was back before the show really started to get ridiculous, so you can only imagine how far downhill it’s gone. Continue reading Pink Thing of The Day: Humping Inflatable Flamingos →

Film and Television, Pop Culture

ABC Plasters Immersive Roseanne Reboot Ads in NYC Subway Cars!

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Roseanne Train Car Interior
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If you want to see one of the coolest Subway  Car Wrap ad campaigns in recent memory — if not of all time —  head over to with either Grand Central Terminal or Times Square 42nd Street and hop on the S Shuttle train that runs exclusively between those two stations, because the cars have been transformed into the legendary living room set of the soon-be-rebooted Roseanne TV show.

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Music, Pop Culture

RIP Don Kirshner

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Rock producer, music publisher and promoter Don Kirshner died on Monday (January 17th, 2011) of heart failure at his home  in Boca Raton, Florida. He was  76 years old. From 1973 to 1981  Kirshner was the producer and host of Don Kirshner’s Rock Concert, which ran weekly on ABC, and was practically the only televised outlet for teenagers to see live rock bands in the time before MTV, VH1 or almost any kind of cable TV was even thought of. 

I recall that Paul Schaffer used to do spot-on impersonations of Kirshner’s wooden, deadpan presentation style on Saturday Night Live, which were always hysterical. Also, Kirshner is responsible for creating The Monkees. And now he’s dead. RIP Don Kirshner!

Film and Television, Pop Culture

R.I.P. Jim McKay

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Jim McKay

Jim McKay, the legendary sports announcer who coined the phrase, “The Thrill of Victory, and the Agony of Defeat” for ABC’s Wide World of Sports has passed away at age 86. He had a good, long life.