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How Bad Can It Be?: “90210: The Soundtrack”
As anyone must be who follows pop entertainment, I’m a keen observer of trend cycles. Culture is a marketplace, and there are all kinds of practical reasons to keep an eye on what succeeds.
Read More »How Bad Can It Be?: “Steven Seagal: Lawman”
Pity poor Steven Seagal, the Forgotten Man of action movies. His fellow redneck / kung-fu badass Chuck Norris becomes popcult meme thanks to “facts” like Lightning never strikes in the same place twice because
Read More »How Bad Can It Be?: “Neil Diamond Is Forever”
In the abstract, Neil Diamond seems like somebody I should dig. Smart dude; good work ethic, fairly self-aware, tries a lot of different things. Steeped in the classics of pre-rock music, both the Great
Read More »How Bad Can It Be?: Kathy Griffin, “She’ll Cut a Bitch (Uncensored)”
Comedienne Kathy Griffin takes as her great subject the foibles of Hollywood celebrity culture. Part of the kick of Griffin’s TV show Life on the D-List and her stand-up routine is the feeling of
Read More »How Bad Can It Be?: W.A.S.P., “Babylon”
W.A.S.P. frontman Blackie Lawless was infamous for raunchy lyrics and an outrageous stage show. Now the onetime shock-rocker has got religion — and a new album. Jack Feerick wonders: How bad can it be
Read More »How Bad Can It Be?: “It’s Up to Us Alone”
Surprise! Ed Asner is still alive, and his latest project -- the political drama It's Up to Us Alone -- has Jack Feerick asking How Bad Can It Be
Read More »How Bad Can It Be?: “Ripley’s Believe It or Not: Seeing Is Believing”
Believe it or not, this week's column finds Jack Feerick giving something an unabashedly positive review!
Read More »How Bad Can It Be?: Michael Bublé, “Crazy Love”
Michael Bublé's music might sound like a boring mishmash of adult contemporary tropes, but it's just a front -- he has a dark secret, and Jack Feerick knows what it is
Read More »How Bad Can It Be? FLASHBACK: “The Biggest Loser Families”
Jack Feerick has the deadline blues this week, leading him to publish his first flashback column -- a previously unpublished look at "The Biggest Loser."
Read More »How Bad Can It Be?: Squirrel Nut Zippers, “Lost At Sea”
As I write this, the Dow-Jones is breaking 10,000, and the economy looks to be coming out of a slump — even though nobody’s hiring just yet. Most folks who still have jobs are
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