Rich Astley singing with Michael Ball and Alfie Boe was one of the more random things I watched during the holidays: https://www.youtube.com/wat…

Nope, sorry, my tolerance for this kind of "I told you so" bullshit is still in the negatives right now.

You may know this already but Henry Selick made a short 9 minute film for Laika called Moongirl in 2005. It was released as a combination picture book/DVD. (The only reason I know this is because They Might Be Giants did the score.)

I'm still in the middle of Wonder of Wonders: A Cultural History of Fiddler on the Roof. But that's mainly because I got The Daily Show (The Book) for Christmas and that sidetracked me. That was fun trip through 15 years of watching the show and it was fun to read the stories behind things I remember watching. I…

This is probably a case of it being two things. I wonder how much of this is actual affinity towards Russia and how much is his complete inability to accept that he basically lost the election.

Between National Treasure and Handmaid's Tale, it's nice to see Hulu stepping up their game. But as an television Anglophile, it's always been my favorite of the streaming services. Still doesn't mean I'm going to actually pay for a streaming service that my internet service can't handle. But I'll gladly stand on…

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For the longest time I thought the goal was calculated based on the numbers selected. Then I saw I an episode this weekend where Rachel said it could not be done and I was shocked.

The CBeebies bedtime stories are always a nice bonus if you have a favorite British actor. You and your children can also fall asleep to the soothing sounds of:

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Oh, that's unexpected! Oh, wait, you mean clock that counts down, not the Countdown clock. Anyway…

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D) He said that in Pittsburgh, home of the Pitt Panthers, staunch rivals of Penn State.

I enjoyed that interview. Colbert has become a major anchor of decency for me lately and it's always wonderful to hear him in a substantive conversation. And I agree about the "buck stops here" part. Although I've been waiting for months for something Trump can do to show his followers who he actually is so I'm not…

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I had hoped for a recovery but had also been carrying the feeling of dread for the past few days. It's particularly difficult because we've seen her so much out and about the last few months. I just checked the date and it's been less than a week since she was on the 8 Out of 10 Cats Christmas episode.

Did anyone think to ask Trump if he was running just so he could meet women? That might have saved us a whole lot of pain.

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