Brian Steinberg
@bristei.bsky.social
Senior TV Editor at Variety, covering media, advertising, sports TV, late night and much more. Also talk about comics and music. 'Some days are diamonds / Some days are rocks'
Just in: Despite earlier reports that suggested the contrary , CBS News' 60 Minutes will *not* air the segment about people deported to a brutal prison in El Salvador that was held by Bari Weiss on its January 4 telecast
January 2, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Just in: Despite earlier reports that suggested the contrary , CBS News' 60 Minutes will *not* air the segment about people deported to a brutal prison in El Salvador that was held by Bari Weiss on its January 4 telecast
New 'Nancy' cartoonist uses first strip to pay tribute to Charles Schulz....
January 2, 2026 at 5:02 PM
New 'Nancy' cartoonist uses first strip to pay tribute to Charles Schulz....
Rex Morgan is a physician in the prime of life, with three young children. How can he have cataracts? Well, he has been around since 1948, which means he's really closing in on 80...
January 2, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Rex Morgan is a physician in the prime of life, with three young children. How can he have cataracts? Well, he has been around since 1948, which means he's really closing in on 80...
The kid from 'Red & Rover' has a hangover?!?
January 1, 2026 at 3:11 PM
The kid from 'Red & Rover' has a hangover?!?
Sgt. Snorkel is surrounded by empty beer cans, an opened bag of chips, takeout pizza detritus...and an open sock drawer? Is the implication that he ate some of his hosiery along with the typical junk food during a New Year's Eve rampage?
January 1, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Sgt. Snorkel is surrounded by empty beer cans, an opened bag of chips, takeout pizza detritus...and an open sock drawer? Is the implication that he ate some of his hosiery along with the typical junk food during a New Year's Eve rampage?
First shot of the night for Anderson and Andy....
January 1, 2026 at 1:07 AM
First shot of the night for Anderson and Andy....
Don Lemon's NYE antics are back -- but not on CNN
January 1, 2026 at 12:16 AM
Don Lemon's NYE antics are back -- but not on CNN
I'm no expert in interplanetary travel, but shouldn't the *captain* and not the *doctor* be barking the instructions about how to steer the ship?
December 31, 2025 at 1:50 PM
I'm no expert in interplanetary travel, but shouldn't the *captain* and not the *doctor* be barking the instructions about how to steer the ship?
Authors! Are you stymied by the prospect of portraying an individual's evil side? Don't be. The strategic use of the phrase 'Heh heh' can do wonders for dialogue! Try an errant 'Heh heh' today....!
December 31, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Authors! Are you stymied by the prospect of portraying an individual's evil side? Don't be. The strategic use of the phrase 'Heh heh' can do wonders for dialogue! Try an errant 'Heh heh' today....!
Dr. Rex Morgan, sidelined by health issues? Could this mean that the main figure of this strip might not appear regularly >shudder< leaving the plotlines to ancillary characters?
December 30, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Dr. Rex Morgan, sidelined by health issues? Could this mean that the main figure of this strip might not appear regularly >shudder< leaving the plotlines to ancillary characters?
Dick Tracy is definitely getting older....
December 29, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Dick Tracy is definitely getting older....
Count Weirdly, who has tried to scam the residents of Forestville for decades, has finally discovered live-streaming, and will no doubt use his new video podcast to fill minds with misinformation and pseudoscience. Slylock Fox will have his paws full in days ahead....
December 29, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Count Weirdly, who has tried to scam the residents of Forestville for decades, has finally discovered live-streaming, and will no doubt use his new video podcast to fill minds with misinformation and pseudoscience. Slylock Fox will have his paws full in days ahead....
At last, high-stakes drama comes to 'Rex Morgan, M.D.'!
December 29, 2025 at 2:13 PM
At last, high-stakes drama comes to 'Rex Morgan, M.D.'!
In one of the strangest 'Mary Worth' episodes in months, Ian awakens from a phantasmagoric nightmare only to discover he's turned as blue as the Na'vi from 'Avatar' and that his wife has been killed by a bizarre stalagmite that emerged from under their bed...
December 29, 2025 at 2:06 PM
In one of the strangest 'Mary Worth' episodes in months, Ian awakens from a phantasmagoric nightmare only to discover he's turned as blue as the Na'vi from 'Avatar' and that his wife has been killed by a bizarre stalagmite that emerged from under their bed...
Don't get too comfortable during the holiday break, 'Marvin'...
December 28, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Don't get too comfortable during the holiday break, 'Marvin'...
Other comic strips may phone it in during the holiday break, but not 'Rex Morgan M.D.' The titular protagonist clearly needs glasses, and this delicious plotline may just carry us over from the last days of 2025 into *March or beyond*...
December 28, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Other comic strips may phone it in during the holiday break, but not 'Rex Morgan M.D.' The titular protagonist clearly needs glasses, and this delicious plotline may just carry us over from the last days of 2025 into *March or beyond*...
Quote of 2025 found in this week's NYT Headliner feature, courtesy of actor Cheyenne Jackson. Sometimes, you have to wait until the very last days of the year....
December 28, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Quote of 2025 found in this week's NYT Headliner feature, courtesy of actor Cheyenne Jackson. Sometimes, you have to wait until the very last days of the year....
Big news for all fans of NYT Metropolitan Diary: the long-running feature turns 50 in 2026 (and will no doubt willingly publish anecdotes that are even older)....
December 28, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Big news for all fans of NYT Metropolitan Diary: the long-running feature turns 50 in 2026 (and will no doubt willingly publish anecdotes that are even older)....
'I try to think ahead, at least where dinner reservations are concerned. As for dressing appropriately for the weather and how to get you to spend the night, none of it has crossed my mind.'
December 27, 2025 at 4:06 PM
'I try to think ahead, at least where dinner reservations are concerned. As for dressing appropriately for the weather and how to get you to spend the night, none of it has crossed my mind.'
'Hi & Lois' is first to test 'affordability' humor during lesser-read holiday interim....
December 27, 2025 at 3:57 PM
'Hi & Lois' is first to test 'affordability' humor during lesser-read holiday interim....
Are you getting the sense that Dr. Morgan is *not* a fan of the holidays....Or perhaps that he has crippling OCD?
December 26, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Are you getting the sense that Dr. Morgan is *not* a fan of the holidays....Or perhaps that he has crippling OCD?
Peace on Earth and all that stuff, from your pals at 'Flash Gordon'!....
December 26, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Peace on Earth and all that stuff, from your pals at 'Flash Gordon'!....
Because no one asked, here are my most played songs from 2025:
10) Born in/USA (Electric Nebraska) -- Bruce Springsteen
9) Horses - Jesse Welles
8) The New Normal - Sheryl Crow
7) It's Gonna Be A Long Night - Shannon McNally
6) Truth is a Dimension - Josh Ritter
10) Born in/USA (Electric Nebraska) -- Bruce Springsteen
9) Horses - Jesse Welles
8) The New Normal - Sheryl Crow
7) It's Gonna Be A Long Night - Shannon McNally
6) Truth is a Dimension - Josh Ritter
December 26, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Because no one asked, here are my most played songs from 2025:
10) Born in/USA (Electric Nebraska) -- Bruce Springsteen
9) Horses - Jesse Welles
8) The New Normal - Sheryl Crow
7) It's Gonna Be A Long Night - Shannon McNally
6) Truth is a Dimension - Josh Ritter
10) Born in/USA (Electric Nebraska) -- Bruce Springsteen
9) Horses - Jesse Welles
8) The New Normal - Sheryl Crow
7) It's Gonna Be A Long Night - Shannon McNally
6) Truth is a Dimension - Josh Ritter
If it's Christmas, please wear your bathrobe. Whether it's teal, mauve, salmon, forest green or navy blue, a bathrobe keeps you from getting too close to other members of your family or social circle and -- yuck! -- having to express emotion! Put that bathrobe on -- right now!
December 25, 2025 at 5:10 PM
If it's Christmas, please wear your bathrobe. Whether it's teal, mauve, salmon, forest green or navy blue, a bathrobe keeps you from getting too close to other members of your family or social circle and -- yuck! -- having to express emotion! Put that bathrobe on -- right now!
Christmas is definitely in the air at the Bumstead household, where Dagwood likes to stuff his socks with uncooked sausage and steak...
December 25, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Christmas is definitely in the air at the Bumstead household, where Dagwood likes to stuff his socks with uncooked sausage and steak...