Snoopy’s Visit to Acid Land

– OR – The One Where Hook Outs Himself as a Creeper and Still Gets the Stamp of Parental Approval Mike Birbiglia has this classic joke. He talks about moving into a new apartment and having his bed loaded on the elevator when a woman gets on with him. The woman is relieved at seeing…

This is quite possibly my favorite version of a Christmas standard of all time. It probably helps that it’s one of my favorite Christmas songs anyway. But I love this arrangement. I love the music. Mostly though, I love the way that the song builds in intensity and from the last verse to the last…

Last week, after the airing of Once Upon a Time’s “Kansas,” I started my usual drill – put on the ole subtext goggles, re-watch, dissect, sigh at such wasted potential. As I started noting my thoughts – like how ridiculous it was that Regina was being tossed around again, or how Emma lost her magic…

Well, kinda, but kinda was good enough this week. First up, we finally got a marathon of the last few episodes of Hot in Cleveland that we missed while being homeless during the summer. During this catch-up, we saw that Joy and Victoria got hitched in Canada. Yes, it’s done for comedic purposes and, no,…

DISCLAIMER: This is about the musical The Color Purple. If you have managed to remain unspoiled on the details, don’t let me ruin it for you. Just go see it. ***** I did a thing a few weeks ago I have done a hundred times before. I sat down in the dark with a thousand strangers,…