The "Widow's Bay" finale is tonight! It's my current favorite show and I wrote about why (Kate O'Flynn, duh). You should a) check out my column before the finale and b) come back after to chat about it. www.azcentral.com/story/entert...

The monsoon starts today! (I thought I smelled rain this morning. Didn't get any, though. ...) We did a podcast episode about whether the monsoon is really a thing anymore. Give it a listen! www.azcentral.com/story/entert...

I'm putting this out there one more time because I've been getting email all day calling me names and telling me this is America, baby, blah blah blah. No, actually it was absurd and ridiculous, and I wrote about how and why. www.azcentral.com/story/entert...

Ain't no flop like a soccer flop

ICYMI: Rude, crude and socially unacceptable, as we used to say. Only for this administration, all that is a default position. I wrote about the UFC event at the White House. www.azcentral.com/story/entert...

Of course a UFC event on the White House lawn included a shocking Michelle Obama insult. Could anything be more on-brand? The lowest common denominator keeps getting lower. I wrote about it all: www.azcentral.com/story/entert...

The AI-generated history lesson during the UFC White House event included a snippet of the Civil Rights Movement. Somebody gonna get fired for that, probably.

The UFC event on the White House lawn starts soon. I wrote about it in this week’s Watchlist newsletter. The perfect time to subscribe! There’s a link in comments where you can do that, and read about Trump, Andrew Jackson and buckets of whiskey on the White House lawn. 📸 USA Today/Getty Images

Anyone see "Disclosure Day" over the weekend? What did you think? If you want to know what *I* think, here's my review: www.azcentral.com/story/entert...

I am genuinely enjoying the feedback on my ranking of Steven Spielberg’s movies. This doesn’t always happen lol. Anyway, if you want to weigh in, have a look and have at it. www.azcentral.com/story/entert...

Now that 'Disclosure Day' is out, I've revamped my ranking of all of Steven Spielberg's movies. Where does it land? Well, come on - you gotta read the story. But I will say, not at the top, not at the bottom. Have a look: www.azcentral.com/story/entert...

This week's Watchlist newsletter, which includes Donald Trump, UFC, Andrew Jackson and buckets of whiskey on the White House lawn. There's a link in the comments to subscribe!

My review of 'Disclosure Day' was in the paper today. I wanted to believe ... that it would be great. It wasn't, but it is good. Spielberg fun, not Spielberg magic. I'd love for a bunch of people to see it so we can talk about it. There's a link in the comments to my review.

I've never seen a game like that, and I have seen a LOT of games. Dang. (I guess the reason I've never seen a game like that is because there's never BEEN a game like that.)

I want to believe. In alien life? Eh, whatever. I want to believe in Spielberg, always. But 'Disclosure Day' is good Spielberg, not great Spielberg. (And forget the conspiracy theories.) www.azcentral.com/story/entert...

I wrote about Kate O'Flynn, who delivers the best line on TV by the best character on TV on the best show on TV. All hail Patricia. www.azcentral.com/story/entert...

Putting this out there again. People walk out of interviews. It's attacking the reporter and being unable to provide a shred of evidence for his lies that's the remarkable thing here. www.azcentral.com/story/entert...

ICYMI: Trump walking out on 'Meet the Press' wasn't the worst part of the interview. His distancing himself from reality was. I wrote about it all. www.azcentral.com/story/entert...

Trump walked out on his 'Meet the Press' interview. That wasn't the weirdest part. I wrote about yet another unhinged moment in a string of them. Have a look: www.azcentral.com/story/entert...

Bring it back

I wrote about the newest 'Cape Fear,' which, like Javier Bardem's Max Cady, is over the top, way too much, often off-putting and also weirdly fascinating. Like, how far will they go? Perfect for the Trump era, in other words. www.azcentral.com/story/entert...

I'll put this out there one more time, b/c it's so crazy. CBS fires Scott Pelley, who makes some stunning accusations of editorial interference. I wrote about the mess "60 Minutes" is in. www.azcentral.com/story/entert...

I updated my column about CBS firing Scott Pelley to include his stunning response. He says management told him to "inject falsehoods and bias" into a story and that politicians are being given their choice of correspondents for interviews. Crazy stuff. Have a look: www.azcentral.com/story/entert...

The other shoe drops as CBS fires Scott Pelley. It’s official: ‘60 Minutes’ is a freaking mess. I wrote about it: www.azcentral.com/story/entert...

You can always tell a free speech warrior by how fast they fire people for making them look bad in a meeting

Putting this out there again. Two things: Ever since Paramount caved (to the tune of $16 million) to Trump, everything CBS does is suspect. It just is. Also, Pelley is a reporter. He *should* be speaking truth to power. There's a link to the column in comments.

ICYMI: Scott Pelley says Bari Weiss is "murdering" "60 Minutes." To his new boss. It probably didn't do anything for his job security, but it's nice to see people stand up for what they believe in. There's a link to my column in the comments. www.azcentral.com/story/entert...

This meeting could have been a...movie.

Most work meetings you want to skip out on. CBS News should have sold tickets to this one. I wrote about Scott Pelley speaking truth to his new boss’ face: www.azcentral.com/story/entert...

It's a good weekend for new movies. My reviews for "Backrooms" and "Pressure" were in the paper today. There's a link to both reviews in the comments.

This week’s Watchlist newsletter. If it ain’t broke. … Click the link in comments to subscribe!

20 yr. old now 21.

Watching the NBA playoffs and saw talking body hair in a Manscaped commercial. Was thinking about dinner. Not anymore.

If you write, where do you write? In the same place all the time? Or do you move around? And what do you use for writing? Laptop? What word processing software? It fascinates me. E.B. White in his writing shed seems like the Platonic ideal, especially to someone who lives in the desert.

I liked "Backrooms" more than I understood it, I think. Here's my review: www.azcentral.com/story/entert...

This was in the paper today. I miss the places we went to, but mostly I miss Abe. There's a link in the comments to the story.

You'd think a president might have better things to do than post AI slop attacking (literally) a late-night host he already basically got fired. Alas, you would be wrong. For the hundredth time, this isn't normal. And I'm gonig to keep saying so. Have a look: www.azcentral.com/story/entert...

ICYMI: I wrote about Trump’s latest unhinged AI video. This time he’s tossing Colbert into a dumpster. The craving for the spotlight is pathetic. Have a look: www.azcentral.com/story/entert...

It's all so stupid. But if Trump is going to keep doing insane things, I'm going to keep writing about it. This is not normal. www.azcentral.com/story/entert...

This was in the paper today. I really liked "Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed," mostly because Tatiana Maslany is so great. There's a link to my review in the comments.

I post this every Memorial Day Weekend. I think it's the best newspaper story I've ever read. It never stops being important. www.courier-journal.com/story/news/h...

ICYMI: Trump posted a sleazy attack on Colbert. Meanwhile, Colbert was taking the high road in his last show. I wrote about the sweet, sad(ish) and surreal send-off. Absurd comedy for the win! www.azcentral.com/story/entert...

I wrote about Colbert’s sign-off, which was Trump-free, surreal and perfectly Colbert. Good for him. www.azcentral.com/story/entert...

Recommended read.

Putting this out there one more time, because after tonight, his show will be gone. I wrote about Colbert never knuckling under. CBS should have followed his lead, the cowards. www.azcentral.com/story/entert...

It’s early yet www.nytimes.com/2026/05/20/o...

This ran in the paper today. There’s something to be said for standing up for yourself, and I said so. There’s a link to the whole thing in comments.

I wrote about Colbert’s strong finish, thumbing his nose at his cowardly owners. (Somehow I worked Elvis Costello and Graham Parsons in there, too.) Have a look: www.azcentral.com/story/entert...

ICYMI: Remember when 'SNL' went all in on Kari Lake? Now she's just a throwaway joke on 'Weekend Update.' I wrote about it: www.azcentral.com/story/entert...

How the wish-they-were-mighty have fallen. I wrote about the (bad) Kari Lake joke on ‘SNL’ last night. Not like the old days… www.azcentral.com/story/entert...