No essay today, but it's worth mentioning that March 30, 1970, was when Lauren Bacall opened on Broadway in Applause, the All About Eve musical. She won the Tony over Katharine Hepburn in Coco.
Monday, March 30, 2026
Sunday, March 29, 2026
Politics Corner March 29
beware of Harlan Crow
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Step 11 is pure cult: Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His Will for us and the power to carry that out.
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What's On Tonight (Monday): Paradise lost?
Courtesy The Hollywood Reporter.
Tonight's Top Pick is the second season finale of Paradise, premiering at 12 a.m. on Hulu. Hey, I'll applaud anything that gives Sterling K. Brown and James Marsden work.
CBSSM: At The Jellicle Ball
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| Via Tenor |
This week's segments can be found at the CBSSM YouTube page. Viewers in Australia/New Zealand may encounter IP geoblocking that requires a VPN to bypass.
PET SET - HANNAH MONTANA
Saturday, March 28, 2026
What's On Tonight (Sunday): Live from London, it was Saturday Night
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| Saturday Night Live UK |
Curse your sudden but inevitable Betrayal! Here's what's on television for tonight, Sunday, March 29!
Our Top Pick tonight is Saturday Night Live UK (Peacock, 9 p.m.). While Canada gets episodes night-of, and the show is uploaded to YouTube quickly, Peacock delays it by more than 24 hours. Don't want it to get in the way of the OG? Tonight(?) is the second episode. The first was okay and very British. It's a cast without any heavy-hitters and a full crew trying to get the hang of how SNL should work. It'll take time to find its groove. (SNL season one is a rough oddity, too.) Maybe its time is short like SNL Russia or finds longevity like SNL Korea.
Elsewhere, Easter arrives at the Crossroad, the Comeback has a breakdown, Rebekah is preggo, Marshal is a tracker, Sherlock returns to see Watson, Tracker tracks, and Pat Summitt is remembered.
Politics Corner March 28
beware of Harlan Crow
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Thanks MClen for yesterday!
Now back to our regularly scheduled programming with a reminder to stay on your knees.
Step 10: Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.
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This Weekend in Pop Culture: March 27-29
Welcome to the Weekend in Pop Culture! Let's examine what's coming out in theaters this weekend.
They Will Kill You
A maid is locked in a Satanic hotel and forced to fight off people who want to kill her.
What have you been watching?
Friday, March 27, 2026
Politics Corner March 27
I just see there's nothing scheduled, and I happen to have this picture from Raley's.
What's On Tonight (Saturday): Danger zone
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| Dangerous Animals |
Puck off! Here's what's on television for tonight, Saturday, March 28!
Our Top Pick tonight is Dangerous Animals (Hulu, midnight). It's an Aussie serial killer/shark movie with Jai Courtney and other people I've never heard of. Saturday TV!
Elsewhere, Kara Swisher has News, Rooster gets a reveal, the women throw balls, the women kick balls, and a Royal falls for a talented commoner.
Jeopardy! recap for Fri., Mar. 27
Here are today's contestants:
- Tanya Iyer, a student originally from Lisle, Illinois;
- Brent Wilson, a manager research analyst from Toronto, Ontario; and
- Jamie Ding, a bureaucrat and law student from Lawrenceville, New Jersey. Jamie is a 10-day champ with winnings of $272,810.
Not-So-Top-Secrets And Other Friday Headlines
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| Val Kilmer Via ReactionGifs |
'The Influencer Infestation Of Politics' [The Bulwark]
George Takei: 'For Me, PFLAG Is Personal' [The Big Picture]
Thursday, March 26, 2026
What's On Tonight (Friday): The Martians Stink on Ice
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| For All Mankind |
I have a strained relationship with the series that brings us today's Top Pick, the fifth season premiere of For All Mankind. I loved the first season. I loved a lot about the second season, in particular the final episode. The third season lost me in the second half, and I haven't returned. My main issue is the soap opera bullshit, which didn't bother me as much in the first couple seasons, but became almost intolerable beyond that. The other big issue I had was the Mars space race just never rang true or realistic as the first two seasons' alternate history events did.
A smaller quibble: I'm also not big on aging actors up with unrealistic make up rather than just recasting with older actors.
Still, the show is nothing if not ambitious, and I feel the need to support ambitious, big budget sci-fi whenever I get the chance (Did I see Project Hail Mary opening weekend? Damn right, I did!). I just wish there was an alternate history where Mankind didn't do any time jumps, dropped the soap opera crap and was still speculating about a what-could-have-been space race in the 60s-70s.
Also, For All Mankind could easily be seen as a prequel to my beloved The Expanse, which earns it instant consideration even when it sucks.
⭐🚀 For All Mankind (Apple, 12:01 AM) SEASON FIVE PREMIERE. 'Picks up in the years since the Goldilocks asteroid heist. Happy Valley has grown into a thriving colony with thousands of residents and a base for new missions that will take us even further into the solar system. But with the nations of Earth now demanding law and order on the Red Planet, friction continues to build between the people who live on Mars and their former home.'✔️
Elsewhere...
Politics Corner March 26
beware of Harlan Crow
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Has anyone ever completed step 9? First of all, AA demands that you drop everyone you know who drinks or who was part of your life while you were drinking. Guess what? That includes all of the people who you need to make amends to. You piss them off, you cut them out of their life. They are probably grateful. Now you come back claiming to be better. They don't want to see you. They don't want to hear you. You can't change what happened. Don't even think about trying to get them to join the cult.
Step 9: Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.
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Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Mar. 26
Here are today's contestants:
- Jeff Bienstock, a musical theater writer from Brooklyn, New York;
- Donna Vaughan Singer, a radio news anchor from Long Island, New York; and
- Jamie Ding, a bureaucrat and law student from Lawrenceville, New Jersey. Jamie is a nine-day champ with winnings of $245,802.
May Your Own Thursday Headlines Swing for the Fences
My Notable Opening Nights essay on the March 26, 1987 opening of Fences will come at a later time. I'm working a six-day week this week, and I'm just hella-tired right now. My apologies.
Project Runway Canada, S3 E4: 'Twice As Fresh'
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| Via CB |
Via IMDb:
The designers take on a Joe Fresh challenge, where each is assigned a timeless wardrobe staple to inspire a transformative look.
Originally aired December 5, 2025 [Google Drive Link]
Wednesday, March 25, 2026
Politics Corner March 25
beware of Harlan Crow
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We're getting really culty now. Before it was just about personal mess and GOD. Now we've got other people involved. Next thing you know we'll be selling flowers in airports. (Watch Airplane! if you don't get that.)
Step 8: Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all.
Let's look at the obvious, anyone that I remember harming? They do not want to hear from me.
epileptic warning
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