In Ohio, federal prosecutors are pursuing legal action against former state Cuyahoga County commissioner, Jimmy Dimor, on racketeering charges. It seems like this guy was up to a lot of no good. He…   Read Story »

Jason Segel, star of the new Muppets movie that you probably haven't even heard about yet, is everywhere these days. Remember when he hosted Saturday Night Live? I know it seems like forever ago, but…   Read Story »

Bert absently watched the smoke rising off of the lit cigarette that dangled on the edge of the bathtub and then looked down to see a nugget of gray ash fall off the tip and disperse in the now…   Read Story »

Another day, another misguided on-line campaign. Today the New York Daily News is reporting that there is an on-line position to get Sesame Street to have Bert and Ernie marry each other. Oh…   Read Story »

A couple of weeks ago, when we did the Videogum 6-Month Performance Review, some of you said that you did not like when the site covered movie trailers very much, which personally I will never…   Read Story »

First of all, YES, obviously. "One adult for the movie with the felt toys in it, please." We are all going to see this and that's the end of that. But I do wish Amy Adams's character was going to be…   Read Story »

Have you ever felt like you were just a pawn in a gigantic game of chess, that individual choice is an illusion, and that every action we make is determined by cosmic forces using us for some higher…   Read Story »

Obviously, nobody likes Mondays, but that’s no excuse to walk around like a Grouchapus. These guys know what I’m talking about. You all look better. Now just drink this. What’s that?…   Read Story »

In Herman Dune's "Tell Me Something I Don't Know," Jon Hamm picks up a blue puppet thingamajig that is hitchhiking on the side of the road. LADIES?!   Read Story »

A long-lost Jim Henson pilot for a show called The Wizard of Id has turned up and now you can watch it. Neat!   Read Story »