Robin Thicke’s “Paula,” The MOC Preview & ST CD Review Length

….The loss of his most significant adult relationship—-and possibly, some of his sanity right along with it—-is painfully chronicled in his seventh studio CD, Paula. To be fair, all we’ve been privy to are trashy photos and gossipy innuendos of what imploded their once-idyllic marriage: whether it was an ‘open marriage’ gone awry, ‘Mileygate’ or… Continue reading Robin Thicke’s “Paula,” The MOC Preview & ST CD Review Length

Rings, Rants, Shallowness & Stupidity: A Cool Goodbye To Hot Mess in 2013

Many years ago, one of my all-time favorite comedians, the late George Carlin, released his best-selling book Brain Droppings. Anyone who’s witnessed his classic routines knows that Mr. Carlin had a twisted and acerbic sense of humor, but he never failed to crack you up and make you think. Toward the middle of the book… Continue reading Rings, Rants, Shallowness & Stupidity: A Cool Goodbye To Hot Mess in 2013

Miley Cyrus, Swaggerjacking & The Myth Of ‘Sister SuperHo’

In Spike Lee’s 2000 film Bamboozled, Damon Wayans portrays the pretentious Harvard-educated Pierre Delacroix, a writer and executive at a fictitious television network. After his previous sitcom pitches are rejected by a superior as too “antiseptic” and “white-bread,” the frustrated Delacroix hopes that his latest idea, a satirical variety program entitled Mantan: The New Millennium… Continue reading Miley Cyrus, Swaggerjacking & The Myth Of ‘Sister SuperHo’

Keep It Classy Ma! Aging With Dignity Vs. Desperation

To let my kids tell it, when it comes to measuring moms on a Sliding Scale Of Hipness, their Mama ranks pretty close to the top. No other adult they know, for example, is a journalist who gets paid to chat up some of the performers they’ve seen on TV and allows them occasional access… Continue reading Keep It Classy Ma! Aging With Dignity Vs. Desperation