Is she a feminist icon?

Watch out Sean, Rush, Randi and Ed. Talk radio no longer just belongs to the broadcast airwaves — or even the relatively new frontier of satellite radio. Blog talk radio, which has been around for a bit but seems to be gaining more participants and listeners, seems to be taking off. And what better indication do you have of it than Blog Talk Radio hiring one of the blogosphere’s top and most thoughtful...

And here’s a You Tube tribute to the opening title of the show — this time shot in Austin, TX:

But sometimes people do make mistakes.

According to Mad TV (in a truly BRILLIANT bit):

The Moderate Voice occasionally runs Guest Voice columns and Guest Voice reviews. Here’s a review by one of our best-received guest posters, Dan Schneider about a book about one of the greatest comedy teams in movie history. Stan And Ollie, The Roots Of Comedy, The Double Life Of Laurel And Hardy Copyright © 2007 by Dan Schneider The one thing I’ve always wanted to know about the comedy team...

Here’s a multiple layered treat. Click on the You Tube below and you’ll see a rare, late 1940s appearance of The Three Stooges on the Emmy Award winning Ed Wynn Show (before my time). This will be of great interest to Three Stooges fans, and those interested in both early live television and vaudeville. Note: –By the time this skit was performed Jerome “Curley” Howard was out of...

Here’s a fascinating piece of Americana. There was a time in America when audiences would savor hand-drawn, supremely-smooth- moving animated cartoons — and even sing in the theater as they “followed the bouncing ball” that gave them the lyrics to a then-popular song. Now, step back into the time machine (way before I was born) to see Disney-rival Max Fleischer’s short cartoon/live...

And now another poetic jewel from TMV’s favorite, Michael Silverstein, aka Wall Street Poet: Alfred Prufrock measured his life in coffee cups. Today, a great many Americans have a different day measure–the tube.” My TV Week In Verse The TV is my calendar, I use it to measure my days; It helps to pass the empty times, On my cupcake life it’s the glaze. The week’s fun starts on Sunday...

The MSM and blogs have spent a lot of attention to Ann Coulter’s outrageous remarks at CPAC. Both Democratic and Republican leaders have denounced her, the same goes for bloggers, etc. As you all know, we at TMV have done the same. Ann’s remarks were bigoted, she should never be allowed to speak at a serious political gathering from now onward and I don’t exactly consider it a bad thing if...

Back by popular demand. Here’s another Guest Voice review by Dan Schneider: DVD Review Of Clouds Of May Copyright 2007 © by Dan Schneider I am usually very wary when people recommend art to me- be it a poem, a book, or a film. Usually they are in love with a certain work or artists, and are blinded to its manifest flaws because of some emotional attachment to it. It’s the first poem that ever...

How can young people enjoy quality music now?

In 1959 The Three Stooges returned with a new “Curley replacement” after the release of their theatrical shorts (their contract with Columbia had ended) led to a new generation getting hooked on their highly physical humor. The You Tube below contains the first-ever TV appearance of veteran comedian Joe DeRita as the latest incarnation of the late Jerome “Curley” Howard character. DeRita...

If you missed the Oscars last night (as I did) here is some GREAT LIVE BLOGGING that will fill you in.

INDIO, California — It is the buzz up here at the Riverside County Fair, where I have been performing three shows a day in my other incarnation since Feb. 16. It’s the subject of conversation among entertainers, some of the people who have booths in the main vendors’ buildling and others. What’s going to happen to Anna Nicole Smith’s baby? Who was the real father? And why is the...

Baby boomers growing up in the 1950s faced a choice. Which Peter Pan was the REAL Peter Pan? Was it stage star legend Mary Martin’s Broadway-based musical Peter Pan? Or Walt Disney’s cartoon Peter Pan? And which would stand the test of time? The answer to that is that Disney’s Peter Pan eventually triumphed, although Kathy Rigby did a wonderful revival of the stage musical Peter Pan (I saw...

Here are some Oscar picks (and a thought and debate provoking analysis) from Booker Rising.

Well that’s what the Chinese think!!! We were all born in the Chinese Year of the Pig in 1947. The Year of the Pig repeats itself after every 12 years. But 2007 is going to be an extremely lucky year for the Pigs. “A rolling barrage of fireworks greeted the Year of the Pig in Beijing as residents chased away any lingering bad spirits and celebrated the new moon in boisterous fashion. “Fortune...

The great Fats Waller doing his song “You’re Feets Too Big”:

THIS JUST IN from investigative reporter Andy Borowitz: Networks Criticized for Lack of Anna Nicole Smith Coverage CNN: We Dropped the Ball A media watchdog group today blasted the major news networks for failing to provide enough coverage of Anna Nicole Smith’s death in the 72 hours following the blonde bombshell’s passing. The media watchdog group, which calls itself The Media Watchdog Group,...