Judy Tenuta soda ad

I was a huge fan of standup comedy when it was popular in the 1980s. One of the strangest comics was the accordioned Judy Tenuta. I was listening to Marc Maron interview Joy Behar this week and she mentioned working with Tenuta. Talk about a blast from the past!

Tracey Ullman interview

When Fox was a brand new baby TV network in the 1980s, it had a few hilarious and innovative shows-- The Tracey Ullman Show and Married with Children. Ullman was interviewed recently by Marc Maron and is worth a listen.

New car show starring Orlove and Ballaban

Raphael is one of my favorite car people out there. I am so happy for him and his weirdo fondness for cars. The show premiers on Fusion TV tomorrow night.

Ken Burns Vietnam War documentary

Watching this 10-part, 18-hour series has been gut wrenching. I just watched Episodes 5 and 6 last night. I've been in a funk all day today as a result. The atrocities. The futility. The waste of hundreds of billions of dollars on helicopters, fuel, and ammo. Everything was just so fucked up.

The documentary is paired with dozens of iconic songs, like this one.

 

Conan O'Brien visits Golan Heights and Tel Aviv

Crazy that he could hear the fighting from his vantage point.

Tel Aviv looks like a chill place to hang out. 

Heathcliff cartoon

Did anyone else watch this as a kid in the 80s?

• Drawn by the same people as Inspector Gadget.
• Were they trying to emulate Transformers with that junkyard Cadillac?
• Cleo was a gold digger!

Guy on disability has valuable Navajo rug

In California, one third of the drivers either do not have any liability insurance or have the state-mandated minimum of $15,000 in coverage. Please protect yourself and your family and buy as much Uninsured/Underinsured coverage as you can.

Peruvian TV airing programming in Quechua

Other than Paraguay, indigenous languages in Latin America have been marginalized and looked down upon. This is changing in Peru, as the new-ish president is promoting Quechua and other languages with TV and radio programs in those languages. Here's an ad promoting Quechua programming. You can read more about this positive development in this Economist article.