This is where I admit I am not the biggest sports fan. I mean, I like sports. I like watching sports. I just don’t have time to watch sports. In fact, I realized last night I hadn’t had the actual clicker (remote control for those of you not good at vocab) in my hand for…
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How To Write a Comedic Character Monologue
No, you’re not writing a set for your local Chuckle Hut. This is an improv exercise for non-writers to come up with a short character piece; you know, for your SNL audition. You’ll try on a few characters’ skins to see which fits best. Sort of like Buffalo Bill from “Silence of the Lambs” but…
Secret Life of an American Mom
This is a serious confession people! Serious! So serious I should un-google-able myself because one day my daughter will read this and I will have to admit something horrible. I watch “The Secret Life of an American Teenager.” There, I said it. After all, I will soon have two teenagers and we are American. So…
EZPZ: How To Watch Any TV Show Without Paying A Dime
My apartment is not wired for cable. I know what you’re thinking: How is it that you have access to a computer in 1862, Una, and are Abraham Lincoln’s acne scars really that visible in real life? But no, friends. I live in New York, what some would argue is one of the most plugged-in,…
My Computer, My Babysitter
There I was, minding my own business, catching up on episodes of “Food Revolution,” completely oblivious to the time, when my Hulu decided to give me a time out. This is the message that popped up on my screen: “Need a break? You’ve been watching for more than 3 hours.” Oh. You have got to…
The Insanity of 3 TV Channels!
You know there was a time before cable-ready TVs and remote controls, right? If you don’t…just how was it being born in the late 80s? And if you were born in the late 80s (or shit, even in the 90s) then think about your parents and their hard childhoods without cable or remote controls. Oh…
