It is understandable why the Dems are quite proud of their mostly very well run convention.

And understandable why all of the reasonably objective pundits were impressed by the truly wonderful prime time speeches, maybe Clinton's best ever and that's saying something.

But when all of the comparisons to the...

It is obvious by now that everyone regrets the plug being pulled prematurely last Saturday night. The list of potential culprits who turn out to be fanatical fans of Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney, and Rock in general, extend beyond Jim Allen (CEO of Hard Rock "I don't tell Bruce Springsteen...

Like most people out of work, I've been tuning in and out of the traveling comedy show called the Republican Primaries alternately amused, astounded, and appalled, like everybody else.

I finally watched the last three debates (numbers 104, 105, 106) from beginning to end and I have to say, I...

Like most people, I've always felt using words like "best" when applied to art is a fun way for critics to stay busy at the end of the year, and I guess a good way to help get ratings for awards shows, which is fine.

Other than that,...

I was obsessed with politics in the '80s. I've recovered and I'm feeling much better now thank you.

By the time I realized, as interesting as it was, I'd better stop this stuff and try to earn a living, I had discovered many of our social problems and quality of...

I will never be mistaken for a movie reviewer, but I just saw a film that struck me as both important and one that might slip under our increasingly comic book and video game dominated pop culture radar.

In the spirit of full disclaimer, my usual taste in...

First of all, just because the Tea Party people appear to be generally uneducated, ignorant about the political process, ignorant about economics, confused about their own platform from the beginning, and indelicate when it comes to the craft of diplomacy, doesn't mean they're wrong.

• They're right...

Once again we have witnessed the incredible generosity of the people of the world, always ready to help in a crisis no matter how desperate their own economic state, and once again we have embarrassed ourselves with yet another too-little-too-late, pathetically inefficient, and shockingly ineffective relief and rescue effort. I'm...