Category Archives: Newsmash

Three Days in Hall H

Posted on July 23, 2014 by Erik

As I began this post, I was on a train speeding to San Diego for the annual convention of all things geek. After a strange noxious odor entered the business class cabin, the Hollywood types around me started chatting about … Continue reading →

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What Are We to Do With This Shia LeBeouf?

Posted on February 11, 2014 by Louis

The above picture is from a Daily Beast article about Shia LeBeouf’s new “art” “exhibit” entitled “#IAMSORRY.” Normally, The Beef is wearing the pictured bag on his head (“the full Unknown Comic”), but writer Andrew Romano got the picture after … Continue reading →

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New Satellite Show Episode 6: Tube Meat and Weaponized Babies

Posted on October 16, 2013 by Erik

Original Satellite Show panelist Duane (Damien Thorne) stops by as Seth makes his show debut. A discussion of Cambodian vegetarian ham from a tube leads to a pancultural discussion of food habits. The premise of “That’s My Boy” gets dissected … Continue reading →

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Stupid White People: Suspended Sentences

Posted on September 3, 2013 by Louis

OK, usually I reserve “Stupid White People” for movies about upper-middle to upper-class Caucasians whose lives are so privileged and boring they have to make up problems to worry about. But “Suspended Sentences” is not a new film by Josh … Continue reading →

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Getting Ready for New Satellite Show, Our Best Yet

Posted on March 20, 2013 by Erik

Above are the humble beginnings of something I’ve thought about since the previous Satellite Show signed off the air in … Good God, we stopped recording new episodes in May of 2003!? Well, seems we’ll be beating a ten-year hiatus … Continue reading →

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Sailing Away: Huell Howser … Part I

Posted on January 9, 2013 by Erik

My original post for this week was derailed by numerous things, including the news of Huell Howser’s death. He was a staple of Southern California for his distinctly not Southern Californian manner. His joy for things is pretty damned infectious. … Continue reading →

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The Politics of Dining, the Politics of, Mmmmmm, Eating Food

Posted on August 5, 2012 by Louis

Here’s a brief one, because it’s been too long, and this is too dumb. One of the things that comes with knowing people from different areas is the inevitable “Oh, you don’t have a Blah Blah Restaurant Blah out here? … Continue reading →

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