Had a great time talking about the Chicago Hamburger Co. in the latest episode of Valley 101, where we talk about what makes a restaurant essential. Give it a listen! www.azcentral.com/story/entert...

A really underrated aspect of fall through late January is how almost every night of the week you have some great sports options, including football. Maybe now I’ll get more work done.

It’s funny, when Jim Nantz says the Patriots have already punted twice and there are six minutes left in the first quarter. I guess I’m used to watching the Cardinals play. Seems about right lol.

I wrote about the shooting in Minneapolis, the coverage of it and the big question: With its track record, how can we trust what the government says? Have a look: www.azcentral.com/story/entert...

ICYMI: Since when did believing what you see with your own eyes and what you hear with your own ears become controversial acts that the government tries to talk you out of? I wrote about the shooting Saturday in Minneapolis, and how it was covered. www.azcentral.com/story/entert...

"Wow, what a scene in an American city in 2026 in Minneapolis," Ali Velshi said as protests grew larger and louder. It's when the "wow" goes away that we're really in trouble. I wrote about the madness and the coverage of it: www.azcentral.com/story/entert...

Shout out to anyone at a press conference who repeats the question before answering.

Watching Aishah Hasnie interview Pam Bondi on Fox News — Bondi’s no dummy, she knows a safe space to get her message out when she needs one — is just wild. Bondi is raving. Minneapolis officials BETTER support Trump and ICE, or else. Meanwhile Hasnie might as well work for the White House.

“This looks like a situation where an individual wanted to do maximum damage and massacre law enforcement” - Greg Bovino

I am not surprised that Fox News is framing coverage of the Minneapolis deadly shooting to favor the government narrative. I am pretty amazed at how Aishah Hasnie is practically BEGGING Trump to send in the National Guard. She can’t stop harping on it with guests.

Watching talking heads bloviate about a situation they know little about yet is maddening, and predictable - you know how the various networks are framing things (Fox News, whew, practically begging to send in the National Guard). But the live footage on all the networks is scary and invaluable.

Say what you want about Fox News, but they’re covering the Minneapolis shooting live, as is MS NOW. CNN is sticking with regular programming — “The Amanpour Hour.” Maybe they’ll go live at the top of the hour.

Mark Thiessen on Fox News, about the shooting in Minneapolis today, after saying Democrats were rushing to judgment: “Look, I think Minneapolis and the governor and the mayor are to blame for all of this.”

This was in the paper today. I don't use words like 'Orwellian' lightly. But when the shoe fits. ... It won't surprise you to learn that I've heard from a lot of people who think this is just fine. "And what about Biden?" Nope. Makes no sense to me, either. There's a link to the column in comments.

Interesting to read about the White House doctoring the image of a demonstrator in a Minneapolis church while looking at the emails from people who read this and are defending Trump. Surreal. Anyway, have a look: www.azcentral.com/story/entert...

I wrote about cheese, soup and beer - one kind of beer in particular, and the memories it brings back: www.azcentral.com/story/entert...

ICYMI: Trump and MAGA used to rely on willful ignorance. If Leavitt’s bonehead move is any indication, now they’ll require out-and-out stupidity. I wrote about it all: www.azcentral.com/story/entert...

I think words should be used with care. Don't call someone a Nazi if they aren't a Nazi, for instance. Or something Orwellian if it's not, in face, Orwellian. What Karoline Leavitt did Wednesday was Orwellian. I wrote about it: www.azcentral.com/story/entert...

Kevin Kiely quoting Jonathan Turley while questioning Jack Smith, lol.

ICYMI: I wrote about Trump's bizarre Davos speech. Kind of afraid to see what's going on today. Whenever I think it can't get worse... www.azcentral.com/story/entert...

YES Delroy Lindo. Finally!

Surely, I thought, Trump's Davos speech couldn't be crazier than his press conference yesterday. To which Trump responded, hold my beer. I wrote about a truly bizarre event. Have a look: www.azcentral.com/story/entert...

It's not my intention to write about every crazy speech Trump gives. But sometimes you just can't ignore the crazy, and his Davos speech was remarkably bizarre. I wrote about it: www.azcentral.com/story/entert...

From the New York Times: “Many of President Trump’s comments about energy in his speech to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, were not grounded in reality.” You don’t say.

After Trump spoke in Davos and sat for a short Q&A, Dana Perino offered this on Fox News: "I think the president showed such agility and knowledge and ability to answer any question that was given to him - he dominates the conversation wherever he goes." This is absurd on its face. So pathetic.

I wrote yesterday about Trump's bizarre, sad press conference. My refrain is, "This is not normal." Whatever he just delivered in Davos - it's not accurate to call it a speech - was worse. Anyway, if you missed it, here's yesterday's column: www.azcentral.com/story/entert...

ICYMI: This press conference was nuts, even for Trump. Naturally, some readers are defending him ("There has been too many good facts to take the time for you to listen to," one guy said when pressed for successes). This is not normal. We can't say it enough. www.azcentral.com/story/entert...

I wrote about Trump’s sad, bizarre press conference marking one year in office. A reminder: This is not normal. www.azcentral.com/story/entert...

Watching Trump's bizarre, rambling press conference seems like a good time to put this back out there. This is not normal. It's just not. Say so. www.azcentral.com/story/entert...

Trump is droning on in a press conference ostensibly to celebrate his first year back in office. "You're not getting bored with this, are you?" he asks while leafing through pictures of people he says were arrested in Minnesota. It sounds more like the SNL version of Trump than the real one.

It’s been a year since Trump’s inauguration. I wrote about that, the insanity that has followed and how the media is covering him. Have a look! www.azcentral.com/story/entert...

So does every generation of writers eventually feel like their job is just reminding people of things everyone used to just know

Sitting on the runway in Chicago for 45 minutes on a @united.com flight because they don’t have a gate for us. Did they not think we were coming?

Hey Tony Dokoupil, you’re allowed to push back on answers during interviews. Even with the president. Especially with the president.

ICYMI: Reaction to Scott Adams' death is somewhat reminiscent of the murder of Charlie Kirk. The truth is the truth, no matter who it enrages. I wrote about it: www.azcentral.com/story/entert...

I wrote about Scott Adams' bizarre legacy, and the reaction to his death: www.azcentral.com/story/entert...

This ran in the paper today. I'm used to hate mail, but I am taken aback a bit by how Good is being characterized by some readers. It's cruel. Which, as they say, is the point, I guess. There's a link to the column in comments.

ICYMI: Today JD Vance disparaged Renee Nicole Good. Trump and Noem seemed to be making stuff up. Media needs to play a big role in getting the truth out: www.azcentral.com/story/entert...

‘The Pitt’ returns tonight. Are you going to watch? I should certainly hope so. I wrote about the new season: www.azcentral.com/story/entert...

Is the fatal ICE shooting going to be the tipping point for Trump? I wrote about the role the media plays. www.azcentral.com/story/entert...

24 yr. old now 25 yr. old.

Jake Tapper on MN ICE shooting: ‘We obviously don’t know what the pending investigations will reveal about this shooting, but to anyone with eyes, it’s clear that Secretary Noem’s description is abjectly false.’ 'The Five' on Fox News is vigorously defending ICE. "It looks like a clean shoot.'

One more time. This was not, as one emailer says, a "few bad actors" who "misbehaved." This was an attempt to overthrow a free and fair election. I wrote about why we can't describe it any other way, ever. www.azcentral.com/story/entert...

ICYMI: Attacking the Capitol to overthrow an election doesn’t make you a patriot. It makes you a criminal. I wrote about the 5th anniversary of Jan. 6. www.azcentral.com/story/entert...

The White House just changed the home page of its website to praise Trump's pardon of the insurrectionists. It's gaslighting of the first order. Rarely has a point I'm making been proved so thoroughly. This really ticks me off, and I wrote about it all. www.azcentral.com/story/entert...

People got upset that Tony Dokoupil, who officially began as the anchor of the CBS Evening News on Monday, compared himself favorably to Walter Cronkite. That was dumb but something else he said is far more troublesome. Have a look: www.azcentral.com/story/entert...

“I watched it literally like I was watching a television show.” wwnorton.com/books/978163...

Putting this out there one more time. "I watched it literally like I was watching a television show." That's the problem. Well, one of them. I wrote about Trump's press conference. Unreal, except not. www.azcentral.com/story/entert...

ICYMI: I wrote about Trump’s weird press conference, how his cabinet constantly sucks up to him and more. Strange days indeed. www.azcentral.com/story/entert...

Trump out-Trumped himself at his press conference Saturday. It almost doesn't seem real. But boy, is it. Have a look: www.azcentral.com/story/entert...