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Seven Ways Flashforward Resembles Lost
TV addicts already knew that one of the fall season’s most anticipated shows, Flashforward was going to have some similarities to Lost, since ABC desperately needs to find a way to fill the hole left by Lost when it ends in 2010. And they aren’t being shy about the hat tip, either; we saw a [...]
In Memory of My Dad
Yesterday was the sixth anniversary of his death. In honor of Father’s Day, which is coming up, I thought I’d post the obituary I wrote for him. I remember, I tried to make it a bit more substantial. RONALD ROMANO Ronald “Harpo” D. Romano, 60, of Henderson, died June 16, 2003. He was born on [...]
I Hate L.A. (Not Really)
Extremely profanity-laden stream of consciousness diatribe about L.A. courtesy of comedian Suzi Barrett, friend of Sarah Silverman (of course.). Suzi tries to convince her friend not to move here by telling her how “awful” it is, against the backdrop of total awesomeness that is my current city. “Fucking pleasant weather, fucking pretty houses, fucking pretty [...]
Mobbed Up, Yo.
The best part of the Real Housewives of New Jersey are the Defamer/Gawker wrap ups. Even better are the comments. Source: Gawker. real housewives of new jersey, mobbed up, guidos, goodfellas
Why the Pre Treo Won’t Keep Me From Leaving Sprint
I have a been a Sprint PCS customer since 1997 or 1998. In 2007, after being absolutely pissed off at Sprint PCS’s piss-poor customer service, their unbelievably crappy phone selection, their death-grip contracts, and my Treo breaking so many times I lost count, I wrote a completely unhinged, totally adolescent, obnoxious letter to all the [...]
La Vida L.A.: Hollywood Forever’s Baaaack
Last summer, I discovered one of the best things about living in Los Angeles: watching movies in a graveyard. And not just any graveyard—it’s the Hollywood Forever Cemetery on Santa Monica Boulevard. Where other cities hold movie screenings in normal places like parks or rooftops and such, L.A. takes the darkly glamorous route and shows [...]
Lost Season Five Finale: You’ve Shark Jumped On Me
Lost, I am not sure when it happened. But lately when I look at you, I feel nothing. No inward stirrings, no heart palpitations, no jittery nerves. There were fleeting moments that recaptured our early days of romance, like when you ditched the time traveling stunt and got back to the good ol’ fashioned flashback, [...]
Awesomeness Defined.
I was looking up stuff for my BlackBook column which has to do with Dazed and Confused and came upon this interview with Matthew McConaughey. For some reason, I just really love him. He doesn’t seem to take himself so seriously, he’s got a great sense of humor about the very tabloidy events that have [...]
Lost—The Last Recruit: A Cynic’s (Realist’s) Recap