Standup comedian David Brenner died today at the age of 78. He wrote one of my favorite books: Nobody Ever Sees You Eat Tuna Fish.  The title of the book comes from an anecdote Brenner tells about he was so poor as a young child, he had to eat tuna fish sandwiches for lunch everyRead more about RIP David Brenner[…]

Enough already! I say we get John Edward, Theresa Caputo and James van Praagh in a room together and figure out once and for all what happened to that missing Malaysia Airlines plane. Seriously…WHERE IS IT?!?

I’m “Leona Yoing” Following in the wake of John Travolta’s total butchering of Idina Menzel’s name into “Adele Dazeem” at the Oscars, there’s now a widget that will take any name and “Travoltaize” it. You can give it a try HERE, at Slate.com.

Quote of the night: “No matter where you’re from, your dreams are valid” — Lupita Nyong’o Host Ellen Degeneres:I thought she did an excellent job, although her monologue was a little bit edgier than we’ve seen her before–it seemed like a few of the celebs were surprised by the way she took jabs at them. They’reRead more about Random Thoughts on Oscars 2014[…]

I have always warned people: DO NOT GIVE ME PLANTS, I KILL EVERYTHING. And no one believes me, so now, here’s the proof.  THIS is the fate that awaits greenery unlucky enough to find its way into my care.  I CAN KILL BAMBOO. Go ahead and do a search on these beauties. You’ll find allRead more about My Legendary Black Thumb[…]

There’s a new Frontline documentary that is a must-see for parents of teens: Generation Like.  Created by the same filmmaker who produced “The Merchants of Cool,” this latest film is a fascinating report on the power of social media, and how this new generation invests so much of their self-worth on the affirmation they receive fromRead more about The Power of the “Like” button[…]