Song of the Day – ‘The Lady In My Life’

  I came to the realization a few days ago that most likely for the rest of my life, a major aspect of my private life will no longer be private.  And in the short term it’s shaping national security for the worst. If that’s the way it is, fine.  But I’m going to be […]

Akhi

  So, I still don’t really have the words. I’m physically drained to say nothing of my emotions.  It’s been a weekend spent touching base with my people so we can vent to each other.  I’m genuinely thankful to the friends who texted and DM’d to make sure my head was still on straight (you […]

Song of the Day – ‘Human Nature’

  It’s the weekend! The news is consistently…jarring to put it nicely. But personally I’ve gotten used to a certain type of peace and have no complaints. So I greet you this weekend with one of my favorite covers of my theme song. Enjoy!  

‘Captain Fantastic’

  To you, he will probably always be Aragorn from ‘Lord of the Rings’.  To me, he’s always Lalin, the pretty boy pimp snitch from ‘Carlito’s Way’.  Either way, Viggo Mortensen has built a hell of a career, and ‘Captain Fantastic’ is a worthy Oscar nomination for a solid character actor who’s good looking enough […]

‘The Girl on the Train’

  Based on the best selling novel, the industry was stunned when Emily Blunt got a SAG Award nomination for ‘The Girl on the Train.’  The question is, is it better than some of the other ‘high profile’ performances that will likely get an Oscar nom in the morning? ‘Better’ is relative obviously, but as […]

Aziz Ansari on SNL

  This has been a weekend. Saturday: how can you not be impressed? I know men and women who marched in DC, I know men and women who marched in L.A.  I don’t think it’s remotely coincidental these are the same people who have my back when I drop the comedy and speak with passion […]

‘Jackie’

  Sometimes, you need to see something to realize how obvious it should have been.  Of course if you wanted to do a fresh take on the Kennedy assassination, you should do it from Jackie’s point of view. Of course, if you want an A-list actress who can play glamorous, fragile, and upper class in one stroke, who […]

Song of the Day – ‘The Show’

  Dating myself here, but can’t here this song without thinking of New Jack City… Can’t even put an accurate number on the number of times I was in the club, saw some Flavor of the Month dude walk in feeling himself, and just have to throw on my sunglasses and put my arms around […]