Jon Stewart, Young Adults, and the Sanitized Classroom
What made Jon Stewart, and moreover The Daily Show, trustworthy and compelling to young adults? _________ On August 6, 2015, Jon Stewart said goodbye to the nation after sixteen years as host of The...
View ArticleGod is Love and This 6-Year-Old Orphan Proves It
View image | gettyimages.com Reverend J. Edwin Bacon, Jr shows us the touching story of a son who woke up to a dead mother, and how he was inspired to grow from it. _________ By Reverend J. Edwin...
View Article‘Supergirl’ A New Breed of Superhero
A show that tells the tale of the cousin of a well known hero and how she makes her mark in a new city Superhero shows are all the rage right now. You can see them on many of the national networks and...
View ArticleTV Guide
A 1960s queer boy finds solace in television in Jim Elledge’s poem. — TV Guide As the ’60s unfolded like a peacock’s tail, one chubby sissy-boy with braces and a butch cut his father gave him monthly...
View ArticleHealing in a Week of Violence
◊♦◊ As Steve Hartman points out, in his “On The Road” segment on CBS Sunday Morning, there is something missing in many of the conversations and protests that we are watching and hearing. He shares his...
View ArticleSouth Carolina Man Finds Life-Saving Kidney for His Wife
“On the Road,” Steve Hartman catches up with a man whose wife was suffering kidney failure. After his story first aired on the “CBS Evening News,” thousands of people offered their kidneys – and one...
View ArticleOf Ships and Men
Cameron Conaway explores the Human Rights abuses in Chittagong’s notorious shipbreaking yards. Photographs by Pierre Torset. Note: first published on July 19, 2012 RSVP for Weekly Calls on The...
View ArticleThis Resourceful Man Returns with a Bang on ‘Macgyver’ Season 1
‘Macgyver’ returns to TV with lots of action and explosions I never watched the original show. I saw a bit of it as a kid, but it never appealed to me much. When I heard they were making a new...
View ArticleThe Thrilling Adventures Continue in ‘MacGyver’ Season 2
Join this team on more zany missions in ‘MacGyver’ season 2 I never really watched the original MacGyver show much. When I heard a new show was being made it sounded pretty good. Season 1 had some...
View ArticleHow White Trash Therapy Works for me
— I’ve called myself many things over the years. Mostly things I should see my psychologist about. Nit we can’t always have access to our shrink when we often need them most and this is where reality...
View ArticleCelebrity Big Brother Is Back for 2019
— So, yeah. I dig Big Brother. Being high-functioning autistic and watching the human interactions and trying to understand why people repeat the stuff they do, invigorates my brain. Plus it makes you...
View ArticleOne Big, Happy Celebrity Family
— I’m going to start off by asking a question I hope you’ll answer in the comments section below. Some members of the house were concerned that Dina Lohan would have Jonathan Bennet’s back because he...
View ArticleTom Green & Kato Kaelin are running the show
As soon as Tamar was put up on the block by Lochte and not saved by Veto winner Tom Green, she could NOT stop running her mouth telling anyone who would listen, and a few who didn’t want to listen,...
View ArticleTwenty Days in and Who Has the Advantage?
— When last we met we said, “Whoa” and “Goodbye” to Joey Lawrence as he walked out of the Big Brother house after a 6-0 vote. That brings us to Monday night and a special three-in-one show. It’s a...
View ArticleA Double Eviction With Five Days Left on Celebrity Big Brother
— Double Eviction Night J.R.’s 1st Evict Pick: Ricky Williams If you recall from our last episode, Tom did some shady Head of Household Suite deal-making and had individual meetings with the three...
View ArticleHow Did We Miss This On Celebrity Big Brother?
— Down to the final five players, you would think that tensions would be building, but as the show opened we see that the guests were treated to champagne, mimosas and French toast, along with a visit...
View ArticleCelebrity Big Brother Crowns a New Champion
— Big Brother is a game with sixteen houseguests played over a ninety-day period. Celebrity Big Brother features twelve “celebrities” and locks them away for a month. That means there’s a whole lot of...
View ArticleCBS Paving the Way for More Actors with Disabilities
— In a first for television, CBS has agreed to audition more actors with disabilities for disabled roles. In June the network, which has CBS, CBS Television Studios and CBS All Access streaming, among...
View ArticleWatch This Team go on More Dangerous Missions in ‘Macgyver’ Season 3
Prepare for more dangerous missions in ‘Macgyver’ season 3 When I heard a reboot of Macgyver was coming out a few years ago, I wasn’t sure if it was a good idea or not. Although I wasn’t a huge fan of...
View ArticleHow to Know When it’s Time for a News Detox
— I rarely watch the actual news, but I have media outlets baked into my social media. Various stories show up in my timeline throughout the day. I pick and choose which one I want to click on and take...
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