(Note: If you are reading this and you are not Harold Perrineau, it may help to read his recent TV Guide interview. Dear Harold, This is very hard to say. Big fan. I mean, you’ve played key roles in two of my favorite shows of all time, Oz and Lost. […]

Summer’s here, and a lot of our favorite shows are taking a break.  But, that doesn’t mean there’s nothing new on TV until September.  There’s the same mixture of good, bad and ugly you’ll see come fall, really.  And we at spunkybean want to help you make some viewing choices […]

Dear Greg: I can call you “Greg”, right? We go back, you and me. Back to your days on The Simpsons, really. If you never did anything other than write “22 Short Films about Springfield”, you’d be my hero. But, and you may know this about me, I’m a giant […]

Well, it took almost 20 years, but Barenaked Ladies, a band known for their unique blend of humorous, sometimes wacky lyrics, as well as top-notch musicianship and harmonies, have put out a children’s album.  It’s called Snacktime, and it’s one parents might ask the kids if they’d like to listen […]

Rejection is funny. Sure, it’s not usually hilarious at the time, but sometimes it gets there. I didn’t laugh when I was told “You’re the guy I’m going to want when I get my life together. Well, not you exactly, but somebody like you.” But years later, it’s, well, still […]

Happy (belated) Cinco De Mayo Everyone! This day celebrates a great victory in Mexican history but it is also the release date of a book called If I’d Known Then, Women Under 35 Write Letters to Their Younger Selves by Ellen Spragins. In this book people such as actress Jessica Alba, Olympic […]