Now let me admit something up front: I majored in English, History and jerked around frequently enough to only get a minor in Political Science. I’m not an expert, but I do have basic cognitive abilities, and these cognitive abilities tell me that this Facebook initial public offering is totally absurd. Facebook is looking for… Continue reading ‘Facebook’s IPO Reeks of Bullshit’
Mitt Romney’s hand-delivered bitch-slap to Newt Gingrich in Florida probably means he (Mitt) is out of the woods in terms of the Republican nomination. Any serious challenge by Rick Santorum or Ron Paul remains highly unlikely, and Newt’s win in South Carolina remains the outlier of his state-by-state performances. Nevertheless, I really like Newt Gingrich… Continue reading ‘Please, Newt Gingrich, Don’t Go Away’
Ever since Marc Maron rebooted his career with his podcast WTF, comedians have been flocking to the format, and every time I listen to one of these long, meandering conversations between generally funny people, I grow jealous. After all my scintilla of faux-fame has netted me many interviews but usually it’s either in writing (which… Continue reading ‘Ultimate Markley Interview Now Available’
I’m not sure how you would feel about this, “Off the Markley” reader, but I don’t think I can ever see the Drew Barrymore-John Krasinski whales-trapped-under-arctic-sea-ice Disney flick “Big Miracle” with anyone else present because I’m pretty sure I’d tear up. Does this make me a pussy? Absolutely. No doubt. Without question. But what am… Continue reading ‘Anyone Else Worried They’d Cry at ‘Big Miracle’?’
Today’s post will point you to a point-counterpoint on Travel+Leisure’s recent poll finding that Chicago is the 14th rudest city in the country. I take the “yea” while RedEye’s “social media lady” Jessica Galliart takes the “nay.”
Huzzah to Barack Obama for not taking the GOP bait and refusing to sign off on the Keystone XL pipeline that would carry carbon-intensive tar sands oil from Alberta to the Gulf of Mexico. I’ve written much about the pipeline so I won’t repeat all my points here except to say that it was a… Continue reading ‘Why the Keystone XL ‘Victory’ Matters–and Doesn’t’
Winter has arrived, which means that 1) it’s really hard to tell if the person you’re hitting on in a bar is physically fit because of their enormous and unflattering winter coat and 2) people are wasting gobs of energy heating their homes. This may include me, because no matter what we do in our… Continue reading ‘‘The Energy Bills’ Shows How to Cut Energy Use Easily’
Count me as a guy seriously bummed about Tim Tebow and the Denver Broncos’ ignominious exit from this year’s NFL playoffs, but not for any football reason (although my opinion of Patriots quarterback Tom Brady shares a lot in common with how I view the pus-like fluid that accumulates in the chaffing fat rolls of… Continue reading ‘Tebow’s Message Is Loud and Clear’
I had yet another appearance on “Politics Tonight”, this time to talk about Jon Huntsman dropping out of the Republican primary race, Stephen Colbert’s stellar new Superpac ads and presidential campaign (with some pushback about the purpose and effectiveness of that endeavor), as well as prostitutes endorsing Ron Paul (which allowed me a momentary red-faced… Continue reading ‘‘Politics Tonight’: On Huntsman, Colbert and Paul’
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