Thanks! This looks good. I do follow Venezuela News and Views on twitter, as well as get information from Venezuelan friends who have other sources. You are right, Venezuela has dropped off the news map; even Al Jazeera rarely has anything at all about what is going on there.

Glad you posted this. People should read more about Venezuela and what is happening there. Very high crime rate, and by that I mean murders, and then talk about the prisons themselves, run by the prisoners. It's true that some of the very rich remain rich, and it's also true that some in the government are now very…

Please do not make Meg into a beautiful skinny blond girl, please, please. No Fannings, junior.

I think Billboard means "things he did that were poorly CON-ceived." Bad decisions....

Thank you, Kelly! My daughter grew up on Reading Rainbow. It was one of the extremely few good programs available. Barney the Purple Dinosaur? Sponge Bob? Thomas the Tank Engine? Now those were moneymakers, and at the risk of offending hundreds who have a soft spot for them, they were stupid, stupid programs…

Dad's take on the "friends" of the teacher who are supervisor and principal is on point. I have been a teacher in a similar situation, which was dealt with in the same way. There are many administrators and school boards in schools from elementary through college who will do anything to avoid a lawsuit, and often…

And by that, I am sure you mean "happy" ?

Is this picture for real? It looks like a guy choking a woman... this is not even close to a subliminal message.

As far as style, less violent than Abramovic, more creative than Madonna. I like her.

In My Day, we were not allowed to wear pants to high school, only dresses. Short skirts were coming in, along with tights, and you could wear those (3 fingers above the knee was the measurement.) Of course, back then, no one knew how short the skirts were going to get. I was reprimanded by the dean once for a…

What I would watch: a reality documentary of how the producers select contestants, what they pay them, how they coach them, etc. In short, the machinations of the producers. In fact, they could call it that.

I am strangely grateful for this humorous and ironic poem. I hope no one impudently criticizes me for my opinion.

Yes, that is right... the voice. I think I have watched almost everything he is in except White Tower, which I am starting today. I wish he would just make more... I will watch anything he's in, no matter how crappy.

Lee Sun Gyun was the reason I started watching. What a smile. No, I lie. I started with Jang Geum, the story of a medieval Korean palace girl who becomes a great chef and doctor, which used to show on tv late at night. Then a website(Gourmet Pigs..she also has great recommendations for Japanese drama)recommended …

So agree with you about her, but I have to admit I never thought I would have anything at all in common with her other than gender, and here she is, a fan of soaps... have not seen Real Housewives; I prefer watching Japanese and Korean tv soaps, but I used to regularly watch Days of Our Lives. It doesn't change my…

Dear Mark, It sounds like you almost had an experience there. My cynical self says the crudites were always the only food there, they raised the price of the leather goods by $20, and did you have to pay for the margaritas? Not the first one? I love your writing, and this made me really laugh.

Thanks. I stand corrected about the ownership. Actually, I think Batali and Bastianich are Italian-Americans. Lidia Bastianich was born in Italy; her son I think here. I am a fan of Lidia.

Pretty sure Eataly is an American corporation owned by Joe Bastianich and Mario Batali, both Americans.

It is too early on the west coast to be reading about a Biffy Butler. Please say this is a parody. If it really is not, I will have to start reading those airline magazines to find such gems.

I like Pharrell's hat. It's a guilty pleasure. Also makes me think he has got a great sense of humor.