A wise man once said “It’s not just about seeing Star Wars two weeks before everyone else. You’ve gotta plow through crap like Marie Antoinette and Catwoman as well.� I have the fortune of being able to see all of the films that I want, and find out that they are only worth one viewing (or l...

Milk Sean Penn won an Academy Award for his portrayal of openly gay San Francisco politician Harvey Milk, and Dustin Lance Black won another for his script, which focused on Milk's activist years in the 1970s. "It's a minor miracle of sheer film making joy and determination," wrote James Rocchi, "an...

This Week in DVD is a column that compiles all the latest info regarding new DVD releases, sales, and exclusive deals from stores including Target, Best Buy and Fry’s. Please don’t take the commentary on the movies and TV shows too seriously, as they’re meant not to be reviews but rath...

.. T he tired old fogies at f/k/a want to thank the energetic Scott Greenfield for covering the latest Schenectady cop scandal at his Simple Justice weblog, so we won’t have to think too hard this morning.  See “Even Cops Need Some Sleep” (Feb. 19, 2009) Teaser: Schenectady Police...

Everyone poops. It’s a truism that you can’t deny, and there’s even an entire book on the subject. In fact, there’s a whole slew of books in that department, ranging from What’s Your Poo Telling You? to It Hurts When I Poop: A Story For Children Who Are Scared To Use Th...

.. photo by Albany Times Union /Skip Dickstein (+ ENLARGE) S ometimes, it’s just too easy to poke fun at the City of Schenectady and its hard-working civil servants, so we try to stick with more challenging fare.   But, we can’t always resist the temptation to share the news: For the s...

I'm obviously far from alone in declaring the Christmas week to be my favorite time of year, but I may be the only person who says that but still has to work on both Christmas Eve day and Christmas. Not a complaint, mind you, because come Boxing Day I'm off to NYC, which means spending five days wit...

.. Christmas Eve in an airport lounge grandpa paces poem: by dagosan; photo by Arthur Giacalone T his kind of headline is never really news at Christmas Time in America: “Fierce Northwest storm adds to nation’s numerous weather worries as holiday approaches” (Associated Press, Dece...

I t has often been suggested there are too many lawyers here in New York State.  There is, in fact, 1 lawyer for every 390 people in NYS, as compared to 1 lawyer for every 2272 residents of North Dakota.  It’s hard to say whether it should make us feel any better to know, on the other hand, ...

Schenectady’s Lesson for Civic Leaders : If a cop has the nickname “Sgt. Snow,” or even “Lt. Noriega,” don’t make him Chief of Police. unseen eyes – an apology made behind dark shades …. by dagosan .. A fter years of tarnishing the reputation of the ch...