I Survived 'I Survived a Japanese Game Show.'

Last week, ABC premiered two “goofy” reality shows: Wipeout and I Survived a Japanese Game Show. Both have lots of potential, but only one seems to realize it. In short, Wipeout is awful. I could only bear to watch five minutes of it before turning it off. The main problem (among others): canned “play-by-play,” which …

Urkel-bama?

Shill time. I’ve got a new post up on DipDive — one that dares raise an issue that many Obama-heads might not appreciate. Here’s the first paragraph: Take a look around the urban landscape: t-shirts, murals, and posters all boast pop-art odes to Barack Obama. He attracts celebrity followers wherever he goes, and his mere …