Marlee Matlin Goodness
I’ve been on a Marlee Matlin kick lately, digging up videos of her on YouTube. She’s an extraordinarily beautiful and talented actress who has gone farther than any other deaf person in Hollywood. Sure, she’s gotten criticism for speaking on occassion, but hey, I think we can get all past that now in the great [...]
Raymonda Azrelyant’s Media Blitz
Hell hath no fury than a woman scorned. This rule appears to be especially true for disqualified beauty queens. At last month’s NAD pageant in Palm Desert, Miss Deaf New Jersey was disqualified by the pageant committee (and apparently also by members of the NAD Board) for alleged violations and improprieties. Miss Raymonda Azrelyant was [...]
We Want “The Real World: Washington!”
So I happened along this fascinating Washington Post article discussing how the median age of viewers of TV shows based in Washington, D.C., are, well, the highest of any show on the network. I’m not sure if my explanation above made any sense, so read the article. The median age of ABC’s “Commander in Chief” [...]
The Most Hilarious Deaf Videos Ever
There’s been so much discussion of supposed “divisions” within the deaf community lately (oral vs. ASL, educated vs. grassroots etc.) that it’s all gone into sheer absurdity. Filmmaker Wayne Betts, Jr., apparently agrees, and developed three knee-slappin’-funny videos illustrating excellent caricatures of pretty much all of these “divisions.” As a friend said, they’re “genius-funny.” Need [...]
Filmfest DC
Gasp. No, I’m not writing about Gallaudet. It may be everyone’s favorite topic these few weeks, but you know what? In a year, no one is going to remember this controversy (except those diehards who can’t let go of their dreams of an Anderson or Rosen administration) and we’ll all be safely esconced in the [...]
Network TV Is NOT Filthy
For the last few years, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has been overstepping their authority and deciding–for 300 million Americans–what is decent and what is indecent to view on network TV. Never mind that we’re already so exposed to swear words, sexually provocative scenes, and violence on the other 500 channels we get, and let’s [...]
The Talk Show Non-Queen
The daytime talk show circuit is abuzz with the impending ascendancy of Rachael Ray, whose new show will be backed by Oprah Winfrey, no less. The boisterious cooking show hostess, who is single-handedly responsible for the fastest rate of adoption of a new cooking acronym (E.V.O.O. = extra virgin olive oil) since the advent of [...]
No Deal!
I go to Results (THE GYM!) 3-4 times a week and usually spend about 25 minutes on the cardio machines. There’s six televisions up there in the front of the room, so my buddy and I stake out the ellipticals closest to the TVs and watch to our heart’s content. It makes those 25 minutes [...]
Flirting with Deaf Girls?
On a lighter note, Chesapeake Bay and recycling aside, check out 5thape’s post about flirting with deaf girls. We rarely hear about the “hearing perspective” of their everyday interactions with us. I think he brings up few very interesting points about the aesthetics of writing back and forth with a deaf person. What do you [...]
How To Pick A DPHH Location
So, you want to pick a location for the next DPHH? Excellent. You might be curious how I picked Kelley’s Irish Times for August’s DPHH. No, it wasn’t done by lot, darts, or the Electoral College. When the time comes to pick the next DPHH location, I must consider a few important factors. The first, [...]