It’s such a simple little song, a two-minute ditty about a woman sitting in a diner. Eight simple notes played in several variations, with a catchy a capella “doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo” repeated throughout. But Suzanne Vega’s song “Tom’s Diner” is more than meets the ear. In fact, it is one …
I’ve loved “Arrested Development” ever since the first episode. I remember watching it on Fox, hoping the TV network would keep the show going. I was disappointed, but unsurprised, when they canceled and doubled down on reality shows instead. It just wasn’t that popular. Thankfully, other people caught on, and over the years the show …
I grew up watching PBS. I loved Sesame Street and Mister Rogers. When I got older, we got cable TV, and I started watching documentaries on the History Channel, A&E, the Discovery Channel and the Learning Channel. These networks had intelligent videos and programming that I just loved. Other people may have found such programming …
DVD’s aren’t as popular as they used to be, but despite competition from online video streams, we still watch a lot of movies on DVD and BluRay. We also watch a lot of DVD Special Features. Back in the glory days of DVD’s (the mid-oughts), I remember standing in Best Buy comparing the list of …
When it comes to money, the more you print, the less it’s worth. This is a basic law of economics, and it doesn’t just apply to the money supply. If there are only three widgets in the world, each one is worth a lot. If there are thousands, the value of each widget drops. The …
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