MICHAEL DAVIS WORLD

You can't make this stuff up, so we don't!

August 28, 2012

Ike For President, by Arthur Tebbel – Pop Art #194 | @MDWorld

Dear Art, I bet most people don’t appreciate how hard it is to be a tropical storm.  I have to blow 70 mph winds 24 hours a day and do...

August 27, 2012

Sex and the Single-Minded Republican, by Mike Gold – Brainiac On Banjo #289 | @MDWorld

Contributing to an e-mail list discussion that sprouted from Todd Akin’s pro-rape babbling, my dear friend, mystery-writer Elaine Viets (hi, Elaine!) added the tale of Republican State Senator from Tennessee Stacey...

August 25, 2012

Over My Dead Body, by Martha Thomases – Brilliant Disguise | @MDWorld

Lucky for you folks, Congressman Todd Akin made his ridiculous statements after my deadline last week, so I’ve had a chance to calm down. In case you missed it (and...

August 24, 2012

The Point Radio: THE OFFICE Goes Dark | @MDWorld

This week, former show runner for THE OFFICE Greg Daniels returned and dropped the bomb that the upcoming ninth season would be the last. We cornered Greg with all the questions that came up at...

August 24, 2012

A Fallen Hero: Appreciating Tony Scott, by Chris Derrick – Sympathy for the Devil #24 | @MDWorld

Earlier this week high-octane action director Tony Scott took his life under tragic circumstances. Hollywood was considerably shaken by these events, and the details will probably continue to come out...

August 24, 2012

Yet More Random Thoughts From the Edge, by Michael Davis – Straight No Chaser #280 |@MDWorld

Another week where I’m going to go out of my way and not comment on the politics of the day. If you have ANY idea how I think, then you...

August 22, 2012

What’s For Dinner? Chicken Choke by David Quinn – In Walked Quinn #18 | @MDWorld

Just caught my breath from San Diego – check the horror panel video, I’ve enjoyed the responses on Twitter and FB but already deep into a new story, the ongoing Faust...

August 22, 2012

Hatred: The Upside…, By Whitney Farmer – Un Pop Culture | @MDWorld

Whitney works at a rock music venue on the beach in L.A.. She has an MBA, and went swimming today. We left the Gypsy camp with two of the older...

August 21, 2012

The Point Radio: NBC Going GRIMM Again |@MDWorld

Banking off the momentum of The Olympics, NBC has already kicked off the second season of GRIMM. Wr jump right in with a look at what lies ahead for this cult favorite, straight from...

August 21, 2012

PSY-ched Out, by Arthur Tebbel – Pop Art #193 | @MDWorld

Dear Art, What a fascinating 10 days in politics.  Mitt Romney announced his running mate, Joe Biden drew the ire of political commentators when he told an audience that the...

August 20, 2012

Pussy Takes A Feminist Fall, by Mike Gold – Brainiac On Banjo #288 | @MDWorld

I have to admit, when I first heard of the feminist punk rock band Pussy Riot I immediately thought of the astonishingly hilarious Ritz Brothers scene in MGM’s Goldwyn Follies....

August 18, 2012

Eight Miles High, by Martha Thomases – Brilliant Disguise | @MDWorld

This is being written at the airport.  To a person my age,that is, in and of itself, a phenomenon.  Sure, I could write anywhere, at any age, but until now,...

August 17, 2012

Born Again? Reboots and Origin Stories, by Chris Derrick – Sympathy for the Devil #23 | @MDWorld

So now that Christopher Nolan’s operatic Batman saga has wrapped up with THE DARK KNIGHT RISES… it only makes me wonder, “How soon will it be before Warner Brothers decides...

August 17, 2012

Hey Jude, Is You Stupid? by Michael Davis – Straight No Chaser #279 | @MDWorld

You may or may not have noticed for a while now I’ve not talked about politics, the GOP, Obama, or the like. Yes, I do realize that I ended last...

August 15, 2012

Time to Make the Donuts…, By Whitney Farmer – Un Pop Culture | @MDWorld

Whitney works at a rock music venue on the beach in L.A.. She has an MBA, and – in honor of Julia Child’s 100th birthday – will wear today a...

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