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Choreographed Soldiering
On May 24, 2010 at 6:43 am
Politics is like a dance on the national stage. So said 80′s synthpop band Re-Flex, anyway. But I don’t think they expected “The Worm” to be any more than a slinky series of movements – fit for a Dancing with the Stars prequel hosted by Paula Abdul. I don’t know what our Ladies’ Room compatriots [...]
Ultimate Fighter 11 Episode 8: Closed Mouth Don’t Get Fed
On May 21, 2010 at 6:52 am
Quarterfinals have officially commenced; our season’s wild card gimmick has come full circle, resulting in Court McGee’s return to the Octagon. It’s now official that TUF 1 contestant Chris Leben will touch gloves with Aaron Simpson in the Ultimate Finale. What is in store for us this week other than Kyacey receiving news of his [...]
The Wanda Sykes Show Cancelled
On May 17, 2010 at 7:20 am
You mean Wanda Sykes had a talk show? Uhhh… Why? Apparently Fox is canceling The Wanda Sykes Show. After one lousy season. The late-night talk show tumbled in the ratings as the season went on and regularly fell below the performance of predecessor MadTV in the Saturday 11 PM hour. It’s just one more example [...]
Ultimate Fighter 11 Episode 7: Coming For Blood
On at 7:19 am
Last night, at the time of this writing, was by all accounts one of blasts from the past. Former TUF coaches Sugar and Rampage – in the first televised episode of “Primetime: Evans-Jackson” – immediately followed an Ultimate Fighter episode of wildcard combatant mania. Two empty spots exist to be filled, and our resident GEICO [...]
The Nashville Flood, Self-Reliance and the Mainstream Media
On May 7, 2010 at 6:55 amJudging by the inexcusable lack of coverage of one of the most devastating non-hurricane weather events in American history, the mainstream media apparently rates self-reliance
GLEE!
On at 6:52 am
After a deliciously cheesy-yet-edgy start last fall (think sharp cheddar, not Kraft singles), Glee is, so far, a bit out of tune this season. For its debut, Glee was sweet and funny but with a sarcastic, caustic edge that made the melodramatic lip-synching worthwhile. Not so much season two. Episodes one through four have featured too [...]
Ultimate Fighter 11 Episode 6: Did Your Dizzle
On at 6:33 am
ICE is tearing through Las Vegas like a blizzard, to punish the Huntington Beach Bad Boy and send him where he belongs. But he’s not going to be thrown out in a citizen deportation every bit as fictitious as those under SB1070. No, far worse is in store for the coach of Team Punishment. His [...]
Parcbench Predicts the 2010 Tony Award Nominations
On May 3, 2010 at 6:52 am
The 2010 Broadway theatrical season has come to an end. The moment every commercial producer has been waiting for is almost here – The Tony Award nominations. Broadway productions are eligible for Tony Awards if they officially open on or before April 29, 2010. A show is only eligible in the season when it first [...]
Miranda Cosgrove – “Sparks Fly” (Music Review)
On April 30, 2010 at 7:58 am*** (out of 4 stars) Label: Sony Music Before this high-energy pop album came out, I hadn’t heard about Miranda Cosgrove. Of course, I’m not exactly the demographic that the star of iCarly appeals to. She’s yet another Nickelodeon starlet in the making. I should have remembered her as Summer Hathaway in the film School [...]
Extremists Slay Sacred Cow Slayers
On April 24, 2010 at 6:56 am
Nothing and no one is sacred enough to be exempt from Southpark Creators’ mocking. They describe themselves as “equal-opportunity offenders.” Everyone knows that. Everyone, that is except for militant Muslims, who not only don’t find them funny but don’t realize that the more upset they get, the more they egg Stone and Parker on. Mohammed [...]
Comedy Central Bows to Intimidation
On April 23, 2010 at 6:19 amThis piece originally ran at www.newsrealblog.com Last night marked the much anticipated second part of a series of South Park episodes that sparked controversy recently. In a post that ran Wednesday, I reported on the death threats targeted at the show’s creators. It appears that the extremist website (Revolution Muslim) harboring the threatening video has [...]
South Park Creators Threatened By Extremist Group
On April 22, 2010 at 6:16 am
This piece originally ran at www.newsrealblog.com **caution**Due to the nature of the topic at hand the videos and images below contain graphic images and language After being on the air since 1997 it is clear that South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone are not afraid to tackle any subject. For years I have [...]
Ladies, what is it with Larry King?!
On April 19, 2010 at 7:59 am
by Sid Bridge, APR, with input from the ladies of Parcbench It’s divorce number eight for Larry King. Allegations of infidelity abound as the monarch of talking down into a microphone enters Liz Taylor territory for failed marriages. The whole situation left myself and the rest of the guys on the Parcbench writing staff a [...]
Ultimate Fighter 11 Episode 3: A Lotta Heart
On April 16, 2010 at 7:22 am
If my gut feeling is anything to go by, we’re being prepped to watch the Ultimate Fighter house undergo its own surgical procedure mere days Thiago “Pitbull” Alves had surgery of his own to seal a hole in his head. From the looks of it, no one in the house expected a sudden departure. Will McKinney come [...]
Erin Andrews and The Dance
On April 12, 2010 at 7:58 am
Erin Andrews, no matter what your opinion of her tango last week, should be congratulated for dancing her way into the center of a F40PH-powered train wreck. For a while now, the thirty-one year old ESPN fixture and X-rated Viewmaster slide has been at the center of a major controversy involving a nut case in [...]
Sarah Returns to SNL
On April 10, 2010 at 7:53 am
I’ve always wondered how SNL cast members felt about retiring their best caricatures. I, for one, am really stoked that former cast member, Tina Fey is bringing back her Emmy winning Sarah Palin character, if only for one episode. Fey, who has gone on to starring in Thirty Rock, [which apparently you can’t pay anyone [...]
