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Re: The Famous, Scandalous, Half Nazi Mitford Sisters

Mark_Rabinowitz — Thu, 16 Jun 2022 02:19:53 -0000

Decca aka Jessica was one of my parents’ closest friends and I suppose a sort of godmother to me. She was a wonderful woman.

Re: CNN Website, App Outage and Problems

Mark_Rabinowitz — Sat, 13 Feb 2021 12:12:50 -0000

Same issue.

Re: CNN Website, App Outage and Problems

Mark_Rabinowitz — Sat, 13 Feb 2021 12:12:32 -0000

Same, here.

Re: Un-Sundanced by Wokers

Mark_Rabinowitz — Thu, 06 Dec 2018 16:02:59 -0000

This^^^^

Re: Incredible Details You Never Noticed In Popular Films

Mark_Rabinowitz — Mon, 30 Jul 2018 09:10:44 -0000

You get vitamin D from sun exposure, not C.

Re: Review: 'Forever B': True-Crime Documentary about Jan Broberg

Mark_Rabinowitz — Tue, 13 Feb 2018 15:46:38 -0000

The FBI did, but not so much small town Idaho. People's radar wasn't as finely attuned.
Also, the fact is he was a psychopathic genius and groomed the entire family. It's WAY beyond Humbert.

Re: Review: 'Forever B': True-Crime Documentary about Jan Broberg

Mark_Rabinowitz — Tue, 13 Feb 2018 15:44:42 -0000

He groomed the entire family. It's astonishing and nuanced and heartbreaking.

Re: Review: 'Forever B': True-Crime Documentary about Jan Broberg

Mark_Rabinowitz — Tue, 13 Feb 2018 15:43:25 -0000

It will be released, for sure!

Re: These are 2017's most popular TVs—which one should you buy?

Mark_Rabinowitz — Wed, 22 Nov 2017 00:06:44 -0000

2 corrections: According to TCL, the P607 does support Dolby Vision but only had 3 HDMI inputs.

Re: The 50 Best Albums of 2016 :: Culture :: Lists :: David Bowie :: Page 1 :: Paste

Mark_Rabinowitz — Wed, 30 Nov 2016 17:38:01 -0000

Bowie: "....looking back at his own legacy as one of 20th century’s most innovative pop stars."

20th century?

Re: Susan Sarandon Says She Wouldnt Back Hillary Clinton If Bernie Sanders Loses

Mark_Rabinowitz — Tue, 29 Mar 2016 14:25:05 -0000

She said nothing of the sort. She was remarking on what some Bernie supporters might think: "But I think a lot of people are, 'Sorry, I just can't bring myself to [vote for Hillary].' "

Your headline is absolutely false.

Re: Jon Cryer is Duckie again, reenacting famous 'Pretty in Pink' dance with James Corden | EW.com

Mark_Rabinowitz — Wed, 05 Aug 2015 23:30:47 -0000

Not to pick nits, but they aren't winklepickers. They're creepers.

Re: Mad Men: I’d Like To Buy The World A Coke commercial ends series | EW.com

Mark_Rabinowitz — Mon, 18 May 2015 03:00:16 -0000

"But in real life, the Coke ad wasn’t dreamed up by Don Draper."

Right. Because Don Draper's not a real person.

Re: 10 Ways To Make Air Travel Suck Less :: Travel :: Lists :: Paste

Mark_Rabinowitz — Tue, 17 Feb 2015 19:07:16 -0000

It rings a bell! I will check it out, thanks!

Re: An Open Letter to Travel Writers :: Travel :: Features :: Paste

Mark_Rabinowitz — Mon, 09 Feb 2015 00:00:53 -0000

Well done, sir.

Re: Madam Secretary Review: “Collateral Damage”

Mark_Rabinowitz — Tue, 25 Nov 2014 19:01:09 -0000

Dave,

Yeah, I get it and you're totally right. Even shows I find generally exceptional, like The West Wing have to make concessions to drama or budget or location. Mostly drama. I just found this to be a little egregious and maybe a little lazy.

The interpreter was kind of an idiot, too. :-)
I guess as a writer and producer myself, the little things that I see as lazy "outs" tend to bug me.

Also, it's not as much the real world setting as it is a specific part of the real world that has rules that are generally understood. I mean, I have no idea how a real organized crime family would behave in a certain situation, so I just sat back and enjoyed the Sopranos for what it was. Scandal and Homeland are sort of a hyper-realized, slightly cartoonish version of the real world. I would never nitpick them like this, because it's all I would do.

Madam Secretary, however, isn't quite as absurd, so I tend not to cut is as much slack. Does that make sense?

Thanks for reading!

Mark

Re: Madam Secretary Review: “Collateral Damage”

Mark_Rabinowitz — Tue, 25 Nov 2014 10:18:01 -0000

Yes, yes I do. But I also know that while it's a fictional drama, it's set in the real world and doing silly, obvious stuff like this takes me out of the story.

Re: There’s a New Black Canary On Arrow, What Do You Think Of Her Outfit?

Mark_Rabinowitz — Wed, 12 Nov 2014 17:42:22 -0000

Katie's GREAT in The Scribbler (a recent, little seen sci fi pic that *self-promoting plug warning* I reviewed for Paste). Super badass. Looking forward to it.

Re: Madam Secretary Review: “Need to Know” :: TV :: Reviews :: Paste

Mark_Rabinowitz — Wed, 12 Nov 2014 17:37:57 -0000

Not sure I follow. At the beginning of the episode, she was on board with the whole "George was murdered" idea, but at the end, she wasn't interested in pursuing it. I confess, I don't remember the pre-school comment. Was it out of fear for their safety?

Re: Madam Secretary Review: “Need to Know” :: TV :: Reviews :: Paste

Mark_Rabinowitz — Tue, 11 Nov 2014 01:17:41 -0000

True, but their name is Maisy. As in Matt and Daisy.

Re: John Oliver's Seven Best Observations About English Soccer

Mark_Rabinowitz — Fri, 03 Oct 2014 14:38:25 -0000

I really wish he'd fully explained the basics of relegation. Dave kept asking him if lower teams could make it up tot he Prem and Oliver kind of ignored it.

Re: Premier League Coming to a Theater Near You

Mark_Rabinowitz — Mon, 28 Jul 2014 14:52:31 -0000

Nice, but will there be beer?

Re: The Complete History of Official England World Cup Songs

Mark_Rabinowitz — Thu, 19 Jun 2014 04:26:15 -0000

Not to menton that Vindaloo was a pretty spot-on spoof of The Verve's video for "Bittersweet Symphony!" And let's not forget there were two, equally brilliant versions of "Three Lions!"

Re: "Grammys 2014: Imagine Dragons Beats Bowie, QOTSA, Jack White in Rock Shocker"

Mark_Rabinowitz — Sun, 26 Jan 2014 19:44:20 -0000

Bowie wasn't nominated vs. Vampire Weekend. That was NIne Inch Nails.

Re: Thoughts on Roger Ebert, 35mm and Peter Wintonick

Mark_Rabinowitz — Tue, 31 Dec 2013 19:22:10 -0000

Beautiful, Ray. Thanks for this. I too must wait to write about the passing about loved ones. It's a requirement I think.