To think this could have been my life. Or at least the life I imagined for myself. Because I’m an unrealistic punk who has none of the smarts, chutzpah or general lack of scruples needed to make it in Hollywood. At least to the levels to which our characters climb. …
I’m honestly not even sure how we ended up watching The Residence. I think there was somehow a lull in our TV schedule and it slipped in as a planned background watch. The problem, as I’ve stated many times, is that I’m bad at not watching whatever is in front …
Ms. Hipster and I never call shows we watch by their real name. This one we called Confused President. Or sometimes Confused De Niro. They’re never creative titles. Just ones that pretty much describe what happens in the series. Simple, straight-forward titles that we both recognize easily. Because we too …
I think this is emo? E-mo. Em-oh! I don’t know what to call anything anymore, but PUP has been pumping …
I feel like I got a little hornswoggled on this one. What starts off as pop punk quickly devolves into …
Lost in the swirl of early-2000s band euphoria was this weirdo Scottish rock band. Well, not lost per se, but …
This is what happens when I’m on a plane and there’s an A24 section in the in-flight entertainment screen. I click on some movie called Problemista that I’ve never heard of and wouldn’t have had I not had five or six hours to kill. The trailer looked whimsical and weird …
The only word I can think of for The Gorge is slapdash. I’m not saying the people who ended up creating and producing it didn’t put in the effort, but beyond the main conceit, there is so much sloppiness, so many dead-end story points and absolutely so many nonsensical decisions …
I’ve somehow gone my entire life without reading an Elmore Leonard novel. Sure, I’ve seen the multitude of his books and stories that have been adapted for film and TV, but I’ve never sat down and read his prose. Which is weird, considering that the mix of all that makes …
Yessir, this one sat in the queue for quite a while. In retrospect, I’m not certain why. Maybe it’s the intimidation factor of reading a Pulitzer Prizer-winning novel. Looking back, this would make the seventeenth or so winner for fiction I’ve read, so it’s not as if it’s a foreign …
I was a fan of Reply All. And was in the middle of my glory with it when “The Test …
Psychogenic illness is fascinating. Mass psychogenic illness is even more interesting. Such was the case in Leroy, NY when a whole group …
I am a child of the 90s. Okay, I’m a young adult of the 90s. Which makes me perfectly situated …
Booze & Grub: NYC
Apparently this joint has been around for a really long time. Its Home Depot, rote Irish pub decor is an …
This is the eatery to which every manager brings their new employee on their first day. You know the place. …
Old school is both a good and bad thing when it comes to food. There are old school places that …
With Midtown East now littered with more Halal carts than roaches, the trick is finding the decent ones among the …
Woof! This place serves a wide array of American food, with absolutely no horsemeat or other fillers. If you’re lazy …
Booze & Grub: NJ
This joint has had more names than Kodak Black. That’s a deep cut reference, but suffice it to say, this …
I’m not certain what this space was originally supposed to be. I remember ordering a slice in it in some …
There is a college in Montclair. Not surprisingly, it’s called Montclair State. And like any college, it’s filled with kids …
You’d think it would be easier to find decent pizza in New Jersey. I mean, I know it exists and …
I’ve honestly not had a lot of poké in my life. I can probably count the times on… Well, prior …
