Category Archives: TV

Kruger

Daniel von Bargen, who played George’s boss “Kruger” on Seinfeld, has passed.

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Spock’s Vulcan Greeting

Leonard Nimoy explains the Jewish origins of Spock’s Vulcan hand gesture greeting. In the Jewish Journal, Tom Tugend writes on “Nimoy Unalienated“. Some excerpts: His early psychological bent became irreversible – as did his decision to become an actor — … Continue reading

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Gutfeld Leaving “Red Eye”

Greg Gutfeld is leaving ‘Red Eye’ to host a still-in-development weekend show on FNC: Fox News host Greg Gutfeld will be developing a new weekend program for the cable news network with a bit of an edge to it, with … Continue reading

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JPod: Media Out of Touch with Red America

The huge success of overtly patriotic movies such as American Sniper and TV shows such as NCIS, argues John Podhoretz, demonstrates how out of touch the cultural elite is. This parochialism is a form of willing blindness about what America … Continue reading

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The 2nd Court Jester Exits

Of Jonathan Leibowitz’s decision to leave The Daily Show, Hank Stuever has a piece in WaPo titled “It was time for Jon Stewart to wrap up the joke anyway”. The piece actually begins thusly: Comedy Central’s Jon Stewart got in … Continue reading

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Reviews: Better Call Saul

The advance critical buzz on Better Call Saul appears positive.

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Whitey Lurking in “Blue Bloods”

Here’s a hilariously sanctimonious Slate column with the click-baity title “Breathe Easily, White America” that tackles the dastardly ‘white privilege’ lurking in the CBS show Blue Bloods: Blue Bloods is currently the most popular network television show on Friday nights—though … Continue reading

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Depictions of Jewishness in ‘Seinfeld’ and ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’

The Jewish tropes in Seinfeld and (more pointedly) Curb Your Enthusiasm have been sporadically written about by race realists. From a different perspective, here are the abstracts of 4 unpublished conference papers by Evan Cooper on the theme of Jewishness … Continue reading

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Better Call Saul: No Parking

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The Simpsons Homage to Kubrick

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