Media Concepts

Two weeks ago, the DC City Council approved the use of marijuana by patients with certain illnesses. Based on what has happened with medic...

The documentary "It Might Get Loud" isn't just for electric guitar freaks, or fans of "Guitar Hero" and "Rock ...

By now, most Olympics followers and news consumers are aware of today's deadly luge accident in Whistler, Canada involving Georgian com...

This past weekend, as I walked along the beach in 70 plus degree weather in my Southern California backyard, I saw the snow-capped mountains...

From today's Los Angeles Times : “Cities have limited the number of dispensaries in two ways. The most common is to require them to be ...

Worse yet, if you knew they would rapidly age and then die before your eyes? That's why I can't get a dog. I love dogs. I'm cr...

Note to D.C. Bar: you don't get to place deadlines on me to fix your mistakes. As a member of the D.C. bar, I pay my annual dues shortly...

The Federal Trade Commission has issued new rules requiring bloggers to disclose financial or employment relationships regarding products ...

Screw the public option. We don't need it. Let's have good old-fashioned price regulation of health insurance, the way we had for...

February 1975. I'm a kid sitting at the Brodie Mtn. ski lodge in Massachusetts with an un-set just-broken right ankle. The first aid pe...

While others obsess over phony health care protests , we in Southern California have a genuine health concern: earthquakes. Scientists pred...

No, this isn't about the moon. It's about the man. Specifically, it's about all the words that now begin with the prefix ...

Right now, my vote is for cyclist Lance Armstrong . Here is what Lance has done: Today, he came in third place in the 2009 Tour de France ,...

The hottest domestic issue this month goes by the term "health care." For example, yesterday's headlines included "Obama...

I haven't seen that headline yet, but I expect to within a year. People are texting everywhere else, so why not in bed? A girl fell i...

It was everything I hoped it would be. A formal ceremony in the round, complete with kind words, applause, hugs, and an outpouring of emoti...

Michael Jackson's memorial service will be held this Tuesday at the Staples Center sports arena in Los Angeles . Although I know some ...

Geraldo Rivera at Faux Noise : It's all about meeee! I was ready to shave off my mustache if Michael Jackson was convicted of child mo...

Several days ago, I sent my parents an anniversary card with the wrong zip code on the envelope. Surprisingly, the card arrived at their hom...

Last Friday, I spotted a new Chevrolet Camaro , very similar to the 2006 concept version pictured above. Although the new Camaro is great-l...

I finally saw Slumdog Millionaire . Hated it. I had a feeling that Slumdog wouldn't be quite as good as it was hyped up to be, even tho...

Business Week reports that the Federal Trade Commission plans to issue guidelines this summer requiring bloggers to disclose when they are...

I wouldn't blame you if you were. Once again, the media are fanning the flames of fear. Remember the killer bees from Africa? The Y2K ...

You probably don't know the name Tom Braden . What if I mention CNN's "Crossfire" or the television program " Eight ...

My new name for Netflix is Netfux . If you are a Netflix customer who rents Blu-Ray DVDs, by now you have probably received an email from ...

I just saw a promotion for a new television program called "The Cougar." On the program, which premieres on April 15 on the TV La...

If you want to be taken seriously as a blogger, do what New York Times columnist Frank Rich does in his columns posted on the New York Time...

My blogging frequency is steadily decreasing. Interestingly, so is the blogging frequency of several of my blogger cohorts, the one impressi...

Whenever I am on the phone with a company's technical support department in India, the representative repeats the phrase "don't...

I had never heard of a " Marion berry " when I purchased a " marionberry pie" at Trader Joe's yesterday. However, ...