Unknown's avatar

About annette farmer

Writer, editor, TV watcher, raconteur, poker player, cynical optimist.

Sports: The Little League World Series

The pinnacle for the real boys of summer

Normally I don’t write about sports; I don’t consider myself knowledgeable enough to write authoritatively. But today, I make an exception for the one sporting event that catches my attention at this time every year: the Little League World Series. Continue reading

UPDATE: New Life for Tim?

HBO lets Tim live his awkward life again

 

UPDATE: Underrated fan favorite The Life & Times of Tim has been resurrected by pay network HBO for another 10-episode season.

Continue reading

An appreciation: At the Movies

Siskel & Ebert’s balcony closes for the final time

Siskel & Ebert

This week’s episode of At the Movies was the last of the series that premiered 35 years ago, originally hosted by Roger Ebert and the late Gene Siskel.

Continue reading

My Los Angeles: Westside Wednesdays

A cheap night out: Don Antonio’s and Liquid Kitty

Liquid Kitty

 

Wednesday night in West L.A. is the cheap night to dine and drink. Dollar tacos at Don Antonio’s and $5 martinis across the street at Liquid Kitty make for a good night out when money is an object.

Continue reading

Howard Stern on Whoopi Goldberg

Whoopi Goldberg ** Hollywood’s official apologist-in-chief for bad behavior?

Let’s start with a disclaimer: I have been a huge fan of Howard Stern for many years.

Continue reading

Mad Men**Public Relations

Don Draper is back and shows who’s the boss

Welcome to 1964 where the circumstances of his life have forced reinvention on our favorite Mad Man, Don Draper.

Continue reading