Category Archives: Consumers
How We Talk About Mental Health Matters.
For Donald Trump, calling Kamala Harris “mentally impaired” and “mentally disabled” at a rally this past weekend was downright demure for him. If not previously scripted by Steven Miller, the adjective of choice for Donald would likely have been
How We Talk About Mental Health Matters.
For Donald Trump, calling Kamala Harris “mentally impaired” and “mentally disabled” at a rally this past weekend was downright demure for him. If not previously scripted by Steven Miller, the adjective of choice for Donald would likely have been
Make Fashion Great Again
Swarms of MAGAS have invaded Long Island this past week, as invasive and annoying as late summer gnats at the beach. If only I could swat them away! Out in full force, their rallying cry was “Let’s show the world
Make Fashion Great Again
Swarms of MAGAS have invaded Long Island this past week, as invasive and annoying as late summer gnats at the beach. If only I could swat them away! Out in full force, their rallying cry was “Let’s show the world
Picturing our Pets
One look at our social media feeds and you know Americans have a love affair with their pets. We may be living in the golden age of fawning over cats and doggos, out in force constantly capturing every cute pose
Picturing our Pets
One look at our social media feeds and you know Americans have a love affair with their pets. We may be living in the golden age of fawning over cats and doggos, out in force constantly capturing every cute pose
Phil Donahue The Talk Of TV
How big was Phil Donahue? He was so big that for several months in the fall of 1984, David Letterman, the irreverent host of his own late-night talk show, had a countdown calendar marking off the days before afternoons most
Phil Donahue The Talk Of TV
How big was Phil Donahue? He was so big that for several months in the fall of 1984, David Letterman, the irreverent host of his own late-night talk show, had a countdown calendar marking off the days before afternoons most
Donald Trump’s Roots Are Showing
Watching Trump’s performance yesterday I was struck with how he bore such a striking similarity to another Queens native, Archie Bunker. No one represented the silent majority of fading white male patriarchy than that other sexist, racist, xenophobic from
Donald Trump’s Roots Are Showing
Watching Trump’s performance yesterday I was struck with how he bore such a striking similarity to another Queens native, Archie Bunker. No one represented the silent majority of fading white male patriarchy than that other sexist, racist, xenophobic from
Presidential Races- Joe Biden Wasn’t the First President to Drop Out
July 21 was an ordinary lazy Sunday at the beach. Until it wasn’t. As I do most Sundays in the summer, I spend time at my local beach on the North Shore of Long Island. After a week of political
Presidential Races- Joe Biden Wasn’t the First President to Drop Out
July 21 was an ordinary lazy Sunday at the beach. Until it wasn’t. As I do most Sundays in the summer, I spend time at my local beach on the North Shore of Long Island. After a week of political
Remembering the Voice of Bob Newhart
While always a fan of Bob Newhart’s two landmark TV shows spanning nearly two decades, I was first introduced to the deadpan comedian as a 5-year-old in 1960. His comedy album “The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart” from 1960
Remembering the Voice of Bob Newhart
While always a fan of Bob Newhart’s two landmark TV shows spanning nearly two decades, I was first introduced to the deadpan comedian as a 5-year-old in 1960. His comedy album “The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart” from 1960
Milk, Eggs, and Ammo
Giving new meaning to the expression guns and butter some grocery stores in the South now have computerized vending machines to sell ammunition to adults with ID. In a country where gun violence is already widespread, is this really such
Milk, Eggs, and Ammo
Giving new meaning to the expression guns and butter some grocery stores in the South now have computerized vending machines to sell ammunition to adults with ID. In a country where gun violence is already widespread, is this really such
How Presidential Debates Were Changed By Television
Whether tonights debate between President Joe Biden and Donald Trump is the summer blockbuster they are hoping or not, this is potentially one of the most consequential debates since John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon’s. And that’s saying a
How Presidential Debates Were Changed By Television
Whether tonights debate between President Joe Biden and Donald Trump is the summer blockbuster they are hoping or not, this is potentially one of the most consequential debates since John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon’s. And that’s saying a
Who Knew Adopting A Dog Would Feel Like Online Dating?
Who knew finding a dog could be as tough as online dating? Finding my furbaby Moe was a fraught process with age becoming a liability. I share my story of how I cleared all the many hoops in my article
Who Knew Adopting A Dog Would Feel Like Online Dating?
Who knew finding a dog could be as tough as online dating? Finding my furbaby Moe was a fraught process with age becoming a liability. I share my story of how I cleared all the many hoops in my article
Envisioning The American Dream 