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An odd episode, this one.  It's title? "News Night With Will McAvoy".  Hmmm.  That's pretty on the nose. Unlike most recent Newsroom episodes, this one did not jump around in time with flash forwards and flash backwards.  In fact, this episode took place in real time — the 50 minutes of the newcast on April 23, 2012.  We've jumped six … Read More

Now that the last episodes are airing, I confess that I'm a latecomer to "Breaking Bad". Like, within the past month.  The series has always enjoyed a huge fanbase, and I suspect that millions like me joined the bandwagon only this month.  The series also enjoys almost universal critical acclaim, and been the subject of countless articles and reviews. It's … Read More

It's starting to get serious. In the third episode of the second season, the show thankfully revisited some of the themes and tone of the first season.  Right off the bat, we see Will McAvoy in his broadcast chair, lambasting Michelle Bachmann, Hermain Cain, Rick Santorem, and Mitt Romney for refusing to stand up for a gay front-line soldier who … Read More

The second show of the season didn't really move the ball forward very much.   There was more fall out from the YouTube video of Maggie screeching at the Sex and the City bus (the rant in which she declares her desire for her "best friend's boyfriend" which led to her break-up with Don).  Sloan and Maggie track down the … Read More

*SPOILERS ABOUND. ALERT. * Pity Aaron Sorkin.  People expected so much from "The Newsroom" and many didn't get what they wanted.  Critics found the show preachy.  Others, like my girlfriend, found the women characters especially vapid.  We were told they were brilliant and/or "the best in the business" although we didn't really SEE them being particularly brilliant.  And in relationships, … Read More

Yesterday, two girls, fans of The Hobbit, posted a video of their reaction to Peter Jackson's video about the new Hobbit movie.  They were very excited.   So director Peter Jackson decided to get all meta on everybody, and have charactors from the movie react to the girls' reaction video.   

From Business Insider: Taking time off for family or passions "can offer a nice life," legendary GE CEO Jack Welch once told The Wall Street Journal. But he said that it lessens the chances for promotion or to reach the top of a career path. Welch is not the only one who believes this.  Recently, Glencore Xstrata PC CEO Ivan Glasenberg argued that executives who start to … Read More

From Slate: I was hoping to see zombie Merle rise again and rescue Milton so the two could start their own spinoff. Nevertheless, the season and season finale delivered, and I'm looking forward to the next. Now, will somebody tell me what happened on Game of Thrones?

Actor in a Leading Role Bradley Cooper in "Silver Linings Playbook" Daniel Day-Lewis in "Lincoln" Hugh Jackman in "Les Misérables" Joaquin Phoenix in "The Master" Denzel Washington in "Flight" WILL WIN:  Daniel Day-Lewis – This is easily predictable. Actor in a Supporting Role Alan Arkin in "Argo" Robert De Niro in "Silver Linings Playbook" Philip Seymour Hoffman in "The Master" Tommy Lee Jones in "Lincoln" Christoph Waltz in "Django Unchained" … Read More