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Brothers & Sisters: “Mistakes Were Made, Pt. 2”
August 16, 2007 – 1:05 AM | 2 Comments

“Discovery Phase”:

More seriously, he proposes that if she skips asking him about his private, painful divorce, which he’s having to undergo in public, he’ll take her out for an espresso. “An espresso?” she half-smirks, but …

Who’s that double-chinned dude wearing my shirt?
August 10, 2007 – 3:04 AM | 25 Comments

Oh, wait. That’s actually me wearing my shirt as I win the Bryant Park Project’s TV-theme-song game (on a My So-Called Life cue, no less!) Now that I’m up on the podium I’d like to …

A pitch meeting I wish I’d attended
August 9, 2007 – 3:35 PM | 23 Comments

I just saw an ad for Celebrity Bull-Riding on CMT.Why, Lord?

Maxed Elvis Standing!
August 6, 2007 – 10:28 PM | 13 Comments

It’s a meetings-and-deadlines shit show at work for the next few days, so it’s bite-sized content until I can get my breath, but until then…
 
Maxed Out doesn’t break much ground as far as the documentary …

It’s not a good time for bridge puns, so let’s not
August 3, 2007 – 6:47 PM | 5 Comments

Minneapolis reader, COPS-book lender, and all-around fine fellow MG sent me some links to good online resources for the latest on the bridge collapse; I’ve listed them below.MG himself is fine, but as of when …

More odds than ends
August 2, 2007 – 8:19 AM | 2 Comments

…If you missed the last Guyz Nite show, I’m bummed for you; it was rad.Thankgodfully, you can attend the next one, this Friday August 3 at Don Hill’s (511 Greenwich at Spring in the 212).Even …

Independence Nite
July 3, 2007 – 3:28 PM | No Comment
Independence Nite

At loose ends on July 4? Looking for a rock show to round out a day of hot dogs and nearly blowing your fingers off with illegal fireworks? Then come to the Guyz Nite show …

“He’s a bully, is what he is.”
June 28, 2007 – 12:24 AM | 10 Comments

“Jack McGee Without Pity.”

McGee says that Leary, who declined requests to be interviewed for this piece, cultivates a public image as a bold, blunt, hands-on actor-writer-producer who loves collaboration, but is actually an insecure, controlling …

GBC: The Reality Show
June 26, 2007 – 11:24 AM | 6 Comments

Thanks to reader Julie C. for tipping me off to this. I wouldn’t have thought to put Kristofferson in the GBC, but on the other hand…A Star Is Born.

Creamsicles Of The Crop
June 25, 2007 – 7:53 PM | 114 Comments
Creamsicles Of The Crop

 
I can’t quite pinpoint when it began, my search for the food or drink that best replicates the Creamsicle.