Author Archives: jay

I am, with great reluctance, taking a course at our local writers’ workshop in TV writing. The reluctance comes from television production being one of the douchiest activities one might devote time and effort to, maybe a notch above being … Continue reading →

Hard to believe the Discovery Channel is showing a nature documentary — it’s kind of like MTV playing music videos. The hell is this? Where are my mouth-breathing ghost hunters, extreme fishermen or hillbilly motorcycle builders? Fuck you, Discovery Channel: … Continue reading →

Because I’m not twelve years old.

All I want to do is watch the latest episode of Cougar Town, and I am sick and tired of this message popping up: Oh, that’s okay, Hulu, you don’t have to apologize for being unable to present me with … Continue reading →

I heard about Stephen Pressfield’s ode to the Muse, The War of Art, on the Nerdist podcast, which is always straddling the line between encouraging aspiring artists and obnoxiously shaming them for not throwing themselves headfirst into what the hosts … Continue reading →

The debt crisis bill that President Obama signed on Tuesday made nobody happy. It pissed off progressives like myself because it lets mega-businesses and the obscenely wealthy rape America’s working and middle classes, and it pissed off the Teabaggers because … Continue reading →

It’s no secret that I’ve been on OKCupid for a couple of years now. It’s certainly no secret now that I’ve written about it on this blog. There’s a lot to recommend about the site — it has a kind … Continue reading →

My friend Erica and I were making our fall travel plans when we got some disturbing news out of the fractured remnants of the Hapsburg Empire and forcing us on an emergency detour. The far-right Dutch government, tired of tourists … Continue reading →

This could’ve been a teachable moment, but of course it turned into a circus with the puritanical Republicans faking umbrage and the spineless weasels running the Democratic party calling for Weiner to resign. Weiner himself, who’s generally not a total … Continue reading →

I walked on past. It was a grotesque failure of coordination, but what exactly could I do for him? Besides, the guy who just belly-flopped face first on the sidewalk already had a companion for leaning on, someone to ask … Continue reading →