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'
Dagwood thinks so much about food that even his internal monologue is stuffed with nods to menus, plating and presentation....
November 17, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Dagwood thinks so much about food that even his internal monologue is stuffed with nods to menus, plating and presentation....
Slylock Fox shocker: No criminal is at fault in today's escapade, and blame largely falls on a public citizenry too distracted by social media and mobile phones to think more critically about the offers they encounter every day!
November 17, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Slylock Fox shocker: No criminal is at fault in today's escapade, and blame largely falls on a public citizenry too distracted by social media and mobile phones to think more critically about the offers they encounter every day!
Hey, have we checked in on how that woman-parrot date in 'Mary Worth' is coming along? Well, after a romantic dinner of salad (even the narrator is impressed!), this star-crossed couple turns up the volume on a little Blood, Sweat and Tears. Romance appears guaranteed...
November 16, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Hey, have we checked in on how that woman-parrot date in 'Mary Worth' is coming along? Well, after a romantic dinner of salad (even the narrator is impressed!), this star-crossed couple turns up the volume on a little Blood, Sweat and Tears. Romance appears guaranteed...
This chicken was arrested within seconds, according to people familiar with the matter, and placed in solitary confinement until the proper authorities can consider the ramifications of his, um, fowl play. Oops!
November 15, 2025 at 8:47 PM
This chicken was arrested within seconds, according to people familiar with the matter, and placed in solitary confinement until the proper authorities can consider the ramifications of his, um, fowl play. Oops!
That is one MASSIVE apartment described in NYT Metropolitan Diary...!
November 15, 2025 at 1:06 PM
That is one MASSIVE apartment described in NYT Metropolitan Diary...!
'Don't adjust your settings....We are MS NOW,' says @CapehartJ as MSNBC changes over.....
November 15, 2025 at 12:04 PM
'Don't adjust your settings....We are MS NOW,' says @CapehartJ as MSNBC changes over.....
It's only their first date and already there's talk of self-improvement and development goals...
November 14, 2025 at 2:52 PM
It's only their first date and already there's talk of self-improvement and development goals...
'Daddy Daze' Alert: Someone's anti-sentience drugs are wearing off...
November 13, 2025 at 3:09 PM
'Daddy Daze' Alert: Someone's anti-sentience drugs are wearing off...
Warren Zevon tribute today in 'Hagar the Horrible'...
November 12, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Warren Zevon tribute today in 'Hagar the Horrible'...
'Chef. give me an extra bowl of salad for my new best friend!'
November 12, 2025 at 4:40 PM
'Chef. give me an extra bowl of salad for my new best friend!'
U.S. military continues to be saddled with surplus iPods, leaving our personnel on the front lines struggling to catch up on critical digital expertise....
November 11, 2025 at 4:43 PM
U.S. military continues to be saddled with surplus iPods, leaving our personnel on the front lines struggling to catch up on critical digital expertise....
Lonely female character in 'Mary Worth' considers romantic affair with nearby parrot that appears poised to take a chunk out of her ear lobe....
November 11, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Lonely female character in 'Mary Worth' considers romantic affair with nearby parrot that appears poised to take a chunk out of her ear lobe....
Did you say remote-controlled drones have made their way to Forestville, where anthropomorphic fauna outnumber humans ten to one?....
November 9, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Did you say remote-controlled drones have made their way to Forestville, where anthropomorphic fauna outnumber humans ten to one?....
I confess I did not expect to see environmentalist Mark Trail winking his way through a solemn discussion of a beached Oregon whale who was exploded with a half ton of dynamite in my Sunday comics...
November 9, 2025 at 8:44 PM
I confess I did not expect to see environmentalist Mark Trail winking his way through a solemn discussion of a beached Oregon whale who was exploded with a half ton of dynamite in my Sunday comics...
Creative problems looming over at 'Luann'....
November 9, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Creative problems looming over at 'Luann'....
Warren Zevon, Bad Company, Soundgarden don't make the cut in D+ graphics for tonight's R&R Hall of Fame induction ceremony
November 8, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Warren Zevon, Bad Company, Soundgarden don't make the cut in D+ graphics for tonight's R&R Hall of Fame induction ceremony
Another fascinating 'Headliner' feature in the NYT's Arts & Leisure section, which presents us with just two of Itzhak Perlman's musical favorites, and then entries such as 'my skillet' and 'garlic and onion'...
November 8, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Another fascinating 'Headliner' feature in the NYT's Arts & Leisure section, which presents us with just two of Itzhak Perlman's musical favorites, and then entries such as 'my skillet' and 'garlic and onion'...
NYT Metropolitan diary s-t-r-e-t-c-h-e-s its parameters to include this tale from Okinawa, which, last time I checked, is not located within the five boroughs of NYC.....
November 8, 2025 at 3:22 PM
NYT Metropolitan diary s-t-r-e-t-c-h-e-s its parameters to include this tale from Okinawa, which, last time I checked, is not located within the five boroughs of NYC.....
'I love this time of year -- when your parents are forced to make bad puns about us from behind a plate glass window, with only an errant 'Ha' able to escape!'
November 7, 2025 at 5:08 PM
'I love this time of year -- when your parents are forced to make bad puns about us from behind a plate glass window, with only an errant 'Ha' able to escape!'
Parrots aren't supposed to eat sunflower seeds in large quantities, but at least this snack comes from a bag cleverly adorned with a single ink-black depiction of one of the tasty treats, all the better to spur fear of choking, or even death...
November 7, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Parrots aren't supposed to eat sunflower seeds in large quantities, but at least this snack comes from a bag cleverly adorned with a single ink-black depiction of one of the tasty treats, all the better to spur fear of choking, or even death...
R.I.P. Dolly, who was found drowned in a sink basin filled with soapy hot water....
November 6, 2025 at 2:38 PM
R.I.P. Dolly, who was found drowned in a sink basin filled with soapy hot water....
Even the well-to-do Flagstons in 'Hi & Lois' are grappling with rising consumer prices and hard-to-ignore inflation....
November 6, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Even the well-to-do Flagstons in 'Hi & Lois' are grappling with rising consumer prices and hard-to-ignore inflation....
Countdown to brutal parrot-pecking incident in 'Mary Worth' starts now....Paging Rex Morgan!
November 5, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Countdown to brutal parrot-pecking incident in 'Mary Worth' starts now....Paging Rex Morgan!
Say, it's been a while since anyone checked in on Toby in 'Mary Worth,' and now we've got a problem, because her head has swelled out of proportion with her torso and she's holding telepathic conversations with her snack food....
November 3, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Say, it's been a while since anyone checked in on Toby in 'Mary Worth,' and now we've got a problem, because her head has swelled out of proportion with her torso and she's holding telepathic conversations with her snack food....