Forty-five years ago, tennis superstar Billie Jean King beat Bobby Riggs in the Battle of the Sexes and immediately crossed over the cultural rubicon to become a first name only female icon. In the intervening years, there have been about a dozen women who’ve...
Comedy is largely a confessional sport in which comedians (and comediennes) mine the depths of their experiences to create a link with the audience. Like a boxer, a comedian (or comedienne) has a one-two punch–setup and punchline– and only the best can...
I hate it when I open my email broadcast software and receive a message the thousands of subscribers to my listserve that took me a decade to assemble have to resubscribe before it will allow me to send out any more emails. Commercial email broadcast services are an...
At the outset of every flight, passengers are given the instruction, “place your own mask on before helping others.” With over a million frequent flier miles, you’d think that advice would have sunk in by now, but while, I’ve been preaching the...
Taking a moment today to honor the life of Mitzi Shore, the godmother of modern stand-up comedy. Mitzi owned The Comedy Store in L.A. where she nurtured the talent of a who’s who list of comedians and gave them their first break in the industry by putting them on her...
(sung to the music of Neil Diamond’s Sweet Caroline) Sweet Sister Jean, She’s college basketball’s reigning queen; I’ve been inclined, To hope Loyola beats the line. When March Madness launched this year, it came with a black eye. It will be...
