Hold a Laugh-In this Week!

A nightly variety show for me in the early 80s, Nick at Night’ Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In entertained those that tuned in to see how the 60s informed the 70s and how the 80s where so far from the 60s, yet so close to Laugh-Ins core metaphor.  Suddenly, the laughter helped the country move through…

Daria is Damn Honest

Growing up through the Beavis and Butthead generation and seeing this character morph into her own TV show was so cool in retrospect.  I actually identified more with her than Beavis and his friend.  Daria’s honesty about her high school experience echoed what folks were living through during this time in the 90s.  Long live…