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I know, I know. Kanye ran as an Independent. But everyone knows Jared Kushner recruited him in 2020 to do so as a useful idiot to help Republicans. Their misguided, racist thinking was that, blacks are so stupid, a significant percentage of them would waste their vote on Kanye just because he’s a black rapper.… Read more.
No doubt you saw images of Kim Kardashian channeling Marilyn Monroe at the annual Met Gala last month. The reason she was such a sight to behold is that Kim completely transformed herself to fit into the dress Marilyn wore when she famously serenaded Happy Birthday to JFK. Perhaps in unwitting homage to the Lee… Read more.
Kevin Spacey faced nearly as many MeToo accusations from men as Bill Cosby did from women. This is why he probably thought that, unlike Cosby, he had gotten off scot-free when the only criminal case against him fell apart. Prosecutors in Connecticut filed felony assault charges against him in 2019 for allegedly getting an 18… Read more.
‘How come that dude gets all of these, like, hot women?’ the senator asked. ‘Pete Davidson was dating Kate Beckinsale — I mean, you’re talking Underworld. You’re talking, like, super hot vampire in black leather trench coat, and you’re like, ‘Really? The SNL dude? Like, wow.’’ (Rolling Stone May 21, 2022) And now he’s dating… Read more.
The liberal intelligentsia are heaping Pulitzer praise on The New York Times for a series that exposes Fox News host Tucker Carlson as a racist. But count me out. Because this is rather like getting all atwitter over an investigative series that exposes Donald Trump as a liar. Duh. Here is how the eponymous “Intelligencer”… Read more.
The defamation trial featuring Johnny Depp and Amber Heard opened this week. And Virginia hasn’t seen so many media hounds since the dogfighting arraignment of Michael Vick. Johnny Depp v. Amber Heard Frankly, I couldn’t care less about this trial. However, ignoring it would be tantamount to ignoring the proverbial elephant in the room. After all, I’m not just a social… Read more.
The Academy did not think it appropriate to feature Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaking about Ukraine’s fight to defend democracy. Instead it featured a fight between Will Smith and Chris Rock to defend Smith’s “open” marriage. At Sunday night’s Oscar ceremony, Will Smith shocked the room by approaching the stage and slapping presenter Chris Rock… Read more.
Below are my picks for this year’s Oscars. But, as usual, I feel obliged to preface them by stating my abiding lament, which I first stated over a decade ago in “My Review of the 2008 Oscars,” February 25, 2008. ________ With all due respect to critics and members of the Academy of Motion Picture… Read more.
Trust me, Donald Trump, Howard Stern, and Vince McMahon have nothing on Joe Rogan when it comes to rich, savvy guys peddling raw and (often) reckless entertainment to ordinary people. And, notwithstanding giving performer Neil Young top billing, I used to like propagandist Joe Rogan. Granted, my affinity stems from his relatively wholesome days hosting… Read more.
I am loath to comment on the antics and rantings of a mentally disturbed man. But when that man commands as much media attention as Kanye West does, it would be malpractice for any social critic to fail to comment. Well, that was my justification for previous commentaries like “President Obama Is Right, Kanye Is… Read more.
