MICHAEL DAVIS WORLD

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

December 5, 2011

The Napoleon of New York City, by Mike Gold – Brainiac On Banjo #252

If you took the total ego of the state of Texas and squeezed it into a mere 321 square miles, you would have New York City. “I have my own...

December 3, 2011

Christmas Money, by Martha Thomases – Brillilant Disguise

Because there’s an election next year (and there was one last year, and even this year in a few places), everything has to be politicized.  Everything has to be a...

December 2, 2011

Happy Holidays Nigger. A Christmas Story, by Michael Davis – Straight No Chaser #245

I LOVE Christmas. If I’ve said it once I’ve said it a million times. I love Christmas. A million and one. Hey, pay no attention to the harsh title of...

December 1, 2011

It’s Not Religious… But It Could Be, by Christopher Derrick – Sympathy for the Devil #1

Ever been at this point in a discussion? What you say: “What? You didn’t like that movie?” What you think: “This guy (or girl) is a fool, and every artistic...

November 30, 2011

Island of Misfit Toys, by Whitney Farmer – Un Pop Culture

Whitney runs a rock music venue on the beach in L.A.. She has an M.B.A, and is looking forward to Hanukkah and Christmas. The last of the turkey was made...

November 30, 2011

The Point Radio, by Mike Raub

Every LOONEY TUNE Fan has a favorites character – and director. We open up the floor on that topic with animation superstar PAUL DINI, plus we slip backstage for the...

November 29, 2011

Three Years, by Arthur Tebbel – Pop Art #156

Hey everyone, I’m going to take a break from the archive run this week (which, if you’re keeping track, means I’m taking a break from taking a break from my...

November 28, 2011

Greed and Battery by Mike Gold – Brainiac On Banjo #251

I’ve got a great idea for holiday fun. Next year, Walgreens, CVS and Rite Aid should hold a Black Friday sale on Oxycontin. Open up the stores at 9 PM...

November 26, 2011

Shiny Happy People, by Martha Thomases – Brilliant Disguise

Lisa (not her real name) was back in the cancer hospital.  The seven-year-old had a bone marrow transplant and been in-patient for four months.  After being home for a while,...

November 25, 2011

Black Friday, by Mike Raub – The Point Radio

Tis’ the season for getting cool stuff, and there is little cooler than the new LOONEY TUNES CLASSIC Collection on Blu Ray DVD. We talk to the men who put...

November 24, 2011

Jean’s Dad, by Michael Davis – Straight No Chaser #244

Five minutes ago I hung up the phone. I was talking to my dear friend Jean who texted me a few moments before telling me her Dad died. I have...

November 23, 2011

Lost and Found in Translation, By Whitney Farmer – Un Pop Culture

Whitney runs a rock music venue on the beach in L.A.. She has an M.B.A, and is strategizing her stuffing recipe. The church called and said that the last of...

November 22, 2011

Pop Art Flashback: 1935, by Arthur Tebbel – Pop Art #155

Art is still on break.  Here’s another installment from the deep Pop Art archives. Dear Art, I’ve been struggling for Indian independence for many years.  Despite my use of nonviolent...

November 21, 2011

The Point Radio, by Mike Raub

Maggie Q talks at length about breaking the “Asian Actress” barrier, staging good fights and what she learned from Jackie Chan – all of which benefits her each week on The CW‘s NIKITA. Plus BREAKING DAWN blasts out,...

November 21, 2011

Ego, by Mike Gold – Brainiac On Banjo #250

At first I was going to amaze you with my ability to predict today’s Congressional Supercommittee activities and then, in my patently self-serving way, explain the political wisdom behind my...

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