Idle Chatter – Column

May 1, 1995

Dennis Miller Live is continuing proof of the existence of smart topical comedy, even though I’m not willing to pay $15 a month to get it unscrambled.

Graffic Traffic – Column

May 1, 1995

This extra-dimensional energy was the result of an alien scientist’s experiment that went kablooey because the United States set off atom bombs in the ’50s.

Prelude to a Lick – Column

May 1, 1995

More writers and artists stormed out, slamming the door behind them. I don’t have the heart to tell them the springs are broken and the door would slam anyway.

Mediacrity! – Column

May 1, 1995

Any truly smart shut-in could tell you that talk shows are a source of serious, responsible journalism that makes the Ted Koppels look like fluff-mongers.

Idle Chatter – Column

April 1, 1995

A hearty “welcome back” to Michael Moore’s TV Nation, soon to come back via Fox, and The Young Ones, running weekly on Comedy Central.

Graffic Traffic – Column

April 1, 1995

Yes, Dr. Druid of Dr. Strange and Avengers as well as that recently cancelled, did-we-really-have-to-kill-the-trees-to-make-it? title, Secret Defenders.

Square Dance Lessons – Fiction

April 1, 1995

Whoa, ding-dong, three o’clock, I’m going to be late for my square dance seminar at the city college. Thank you all, but I’ll have to come back some other day.

Shrink-Wrapped Reality – Fiction

April 1, 1995

Arrested by the police yesterday, our guest has been charged with introducing the new McHuman™, fulfilling the needs of the fast-food cannibal niche.

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