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Late Night TV: Headed for Extinction

Forget the politics for a second. Let’s call late night TV what it is right now: a wasteland. Once upon a time, Johnny Carson defined pop culture. You didn’t just watch The Tonight Show — you talked about it the next day at work or school. It was a s...

The Double-Edged Sword of Social Media

The beauty of social media is that everyone has an opinion. The negative part of social media is that everyone has an opinion. Once upon a time, disagreements lived at the dinner table, in union halls, or on the floor of Congress. Now they’re broadcast 2...

The Coming Streaming Rights Reckoning

The new owners of Paramount shelled out billions for UFC. ESPN shelled out billions for WWE premium...

Southfork, Full Circle: A Dallas Kid Meets the Ewings

Dallas has always been my favorite television show, and it’s not just nostalgia. I was 12 when I ...

Finally, a Fantastic Fantastic Four

I’ve been a fan of the Fantastic Four for over 40 years. Reed, Sue, Johnny, and Ben—Marvel’s ...

Only the Good Die Young, But Billy Joel Lives Forever on Long Island

By law, at least by Long Island law, you’re required to love Billy Joel. It’s like bagels on Su...

Keeping Up Appearances… in Oceanside

If you’ve ever watched British television, you might remember a gem called Keeping Up Appearances...

Redemption at Shea (or Citi): Darryl, Doc, and What Really Matters

I grew up a Mets fan in the 1980s. I was the kid who stayed up late with the static-filled AM radio...

I Was Never Going to Be That Guy

When I was getting ready for law school, I watched The Firm. Tom Cruise, fresh-faced and full of pr...

Fanatics Fest delivered

It had been a long time since I stepped foot inside the Javits Center—last time was July 1997, sw...