Outside the Beltway

The 1990s country star is dead at 61.

He was the king of crossover hits long before Garth Brooks.

Is this our Rock Hudson moment?

Because America.

Another controversy amid a reality show State of the Union address.

René Auberjonois, a long time character actor best known for his roles on Benson and Star Trek: Deep Space NIne, has died at 79.

A sad day for those of us who grew up watching Big Bird, Kermit, and the rest of the Muppets.

A sequel to E.T. The Extraterrestrial of sorts, premiered yesterday.

Happy Thanksgiving!

It’s still the best Thanksgiving television episode ever.

The Butterball Turkey Hotline still thrives even in the era of the Internet.

We won’t have Sean Spicer to ikick around anymore.

South Park mocked Chinese censorship so, of course, they were censored in China.

SNL takes on impeachment and the 2020 Democratic Presidential race.

Former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer has hit the bottom of the barrel.

Another Rock and Roll Hall of Famer is gone.

Sean Spicer will appear on the upcoming season of Dancing With The Stars

New estimates place the Cowboys and Yankees at the top of the list of the most valuable sports franchises in the world.

This past weekend, Avengers: Endgame passed Avatar as the biggest-grossing movie of all-time, but there are several caveats.

Fifty years ago today, we were reminded of what humanity can accomplish if we put our minds to it. It seems like we’ve forgotten that over the past half-century.

Volkswagen recently announced that it was ending production of one of its most famous and recognizable models. The last Beetle rolls off the assembly line tomorrow.

The attempt by Arizona’s Governor to revoke tax benefits granted to Nike in the wake of the “Betsy Ross Flag” controversy is most likely unconstitutional.

After 67 years, Mad magazine is ceasing publication of new material.

A new report suggests that the Chinese movie-going market will surpass the American market in 2020.

Today’s edition of “I Am Not Making This Up,”

Strong public records laws, not an excess of weirdness, has driven a sad meme.

Having exhausted their word list and the competitors, the contest ended with octo-champs.

Herman Wouk, best known for works such as The Caine Mutiny, The Winds of War, and War and Remembrance, has died at the age of 103.

Thanks to Donald Trump and the GOP, there’s plenty of material out there for Saturday Night Live.

Legendary Comedian Tim Conway has died at the age of 85.

Que Sera, Sera

The original star of ‘Happy Days’ reflects on the shift to second fiddle.

I sense a great disturbance in the Force. As if a billion voices are crying out “No, not Chewie!!!!”

A year and a half into the #MeToo era, we’re still debating who gets to have a career.

A classic demonstration of the old maxim, “the medium is the message.”

One of the most bizarre cases in recent memory gets . . . much more bizarre.

“His sexual needs were his sexual needs.” And, you know, criminal.

Luke Perry’s death is a sad reminder.

A powerful Congressman successfully pressured a media giant to pull content. We should be worried.

It turns out, The Duke wasn’t all that woke.

Ku Klux Klan jokes, fake lynchings, and the like were routinely depicted even at places like Cornell.

Saturday Night Live mocked the President’s declaration of a ‘national emergency,” which caused him to lash out on Twitter.

RIP, Dolly.

Washington State has a problem with people stealing “Mile 420” signs, so they’ve come up with a solution.

I’m not saying it was aliens, but……..

While most Hollywood blockbusters have male leads, films starring women actually do better on the aggregate.

A fifty-year-old song is getting new scrutiny in the wake of the #MeToo movement.

It’s been thirty-five years since one of the best music videos of all-time was released.