Who knows how far it will go? The infectious "cut down" catchphrase; "Ya Burnt!", after exposure on last week's episode of NBC'S deservedly-hit comedy 30 ROCK, is poised to take the lead in American catchphrases. This is some really positive news in the wake of the mediocrity that the...

Are the pundits right? Do they think we really think that much about what everyone else thinks about the possibility of Barack Obama becoming the first African American president? I don't think so. But then again, I always thought "pundit" was a funny name for a job title. As a...

Sometimes, I worry about the future of the cinema. With iPods, Xboxes and TiVO, will the next generation ever be satisfied with a movie they can't fast-forward through to the "good parts?"

But then you came along to raise my spirits. I hope you're not embarrassed by my public thanks...