Aries (March 21 – April 19)

You’re a diamond in the rough.  Like, really rough.

Taurus (April 20 – May 20)

That wasn’t chicken you ate.

Gemini (May 21 – June 20)

Bigfoot is a lot closer than you think.

Cancer (June 21 – July 22)

Mom?

Leo (Jul 23 – Aug 22)

Don’t eat ice cream, just because I said so.

Virgo (Aug 23 – Sep 22)

A Capricorn is very stressed this week.  How about you make them some cookies or treat them to lunch?

Libra (Sep 23 – Oct 22)

Heels were not a good idea.

Scorpio (Oct 23 – Nov 21)

Good boy.

Sagittarius (Nov 22 – Dec 21)

[YOUR HOROSCOPE IS NOT AVAILABLE IN THIS COUNTRY]

Capricorn (Dec 22 – Jan 19)

Don’t trust Virgos.

Aquarius (Jan 20 – Feb 18)

We told you to hurry.  Why don’t you listen?

Pisces (Feb 19 – March 20)

Go listen to this great new band, Stare-281.  THey’re the hottest new band.  Get ahead of the curb.

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Aries (March 21 – April 19)

Actions speak louder than words, so please stop karate kicking people.

Taurus (April 20 – May 20)

Don’t trust the computers. They’re out to get you.

Gemini (May 21 – June 20)

Sparkle and shine, you’re beautiful just like your birthday gem…in…i?

Cancer (June 21 – July 22)

You might be tempted to take a walk and look at the beauty of nature, but don’t. Nature’s feeling self-conscious today.

Leo (July 23 – August 22)

That wasn’t a dream. You should probably go apologize.

Virgo (August 23 – September 22)

Everyone else is reaching their dreams. Take a break this week.

Libra (September 23 – October 22)

Set an alarm. Things are coming.

Scorpio (October 23 – November 21)

Sit. Stay. Behave.

Sagittarius (November 22 – December 21)

Welcome back!

Capricorn (December 22 – January 19)

Open your third eye, but keep out of peepholes.

Aquarius (January 20 – February 18)

Follow your dreams. QUICK. They’re getting away.

Pisces (February 19 – March 20)

Don’t worry, you’ll find your true love by wrapping yourself in a blanket burrito.

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When a group of strangers witness a car wreck, they learn from the dying man of a treasure buried under a “W.”  The next three hours follows the ensemble racing each other to reach the money first.  So, here’s a map to help you follow the many storylines of It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World.

“Smiler” Grogan (Jimmy Durante)

It all begins with Smiler, a thief who crashes his car at the beginning of the movie.  As he lies on the rocks, surrounded by the strangers who witnessed his wreck, he tells them of $350,000 buried beneath a “W” in Santa Rosita Park.  Unknown to the witnesses, he’s wanted for a tuna factor robbery, and had been tailed by the police for years.

The Highlight

He literally kicks a bucket when he dies.

Captain T.G. Culpeper (Spencer Tracy)

At the end of his career, he’s leading the search for Smiler Grogan.  While trying to keep tabs on the witnesses as they lead him to the buried treasure, he struggles with keeping the peace between his angry wife and daughter.

The Highlight

With an exasperated and exhausted look, he holds two phones up to each other.  One line is his angry wife, the other is his crying daughter.

J. Russell Finch (Milton Berle), Emmeline Marcus-Finch (Dorothy Provine), and Ms. Marcus (Ethel Merman)

As great as Milton Berle is as the timid, “bad driver,” Russell, Ethel Merman steals every scene as his loud-mouthed mother-in-law, Ms. Marcus.  She can be summed up in a single Buddy Hackett line as Benjy, “May you just DROP DEAD!” Ms. Marcus is obnoxious, loud, forceful, and cutting. They hitch a ride with Lt. Col. J. Algernon Hawthorne (Terry-Thomas) who’s studying desert fauna, and together, the four make up what is possibly the funniest pairing of the movie.

When Ms. Marcus and Emmeline leave the men to go off on their own, they enlist the help of Emmeline’s brother and Ms. Marcus’ son, the mama’s boy, speedo-sporting, Sylvester (Dick Shawn).

The Highlights

Sylvester, speeding down a hill, his car soaring, wiping away tears and crying, “I’m coming Mama!”

Russell and Lt. Col. Hawthorne’s fist fight.  It’s not often that you see two people who have never been in a fight before fight each other.  Here’s a sneak peek: Milton Berle accidentally kicks a rock instead of kicking Terry-Thomas.

Melville Crump (Sid Caesar) and Monica Crump (Edie Adams)

On their second honeymoon, dentist Melville Crump and Monica Crump are the couple you would hate to meet on a cruise.  Flaunting his dentist credentials, Melville Crump is always trying to be in charge. Whether it’s creating a convoluted system of splitting the money between the witnesses, or trying to break out of a basement, Melville Crump is never the hero he wants to be.  At least he has a doting wife. I guess.

The Highlight

After paying a man to fly them to Santa Rosita in a rickety plane, Melville Crump nearly destroys the plane mid-flight while trying to kill a bug.  It starts out funny, but when his feet fall through the floor, it’s hilarious.

Dingy (Mickey Rooney) and Benjy (Buddy Hackett)

A pairing for the ages, the two friends were on a trip to Vegas when they got side tracked.  Their downfall? They decide to fly to Santa Rosita in a drunk millionaire’s plane. When they accidentally knock out the millionaire, it’s their job to keep the plane in flight.  Both Rooney and Hackett are comedy geniuses as they try to land the plane for what feels like—and probably is—the majority movie.

The Highlight

Air Traffic Control struggling to explain how to land the plane.  With the mic cable wrapped around him, the controller falls out of the tower, dangling by the cord, still trying to direct Dingy and Benjy to the runway.

Lennie Pike (Jonathon Winters)

The only witness working alone, he was driving a moving truck when the race began.  With the greatest character arc of the movie, we watch him transform from a reserved driver looking for some cash into a raving lunatic.  His first mistake was asking for the help of Otto Meyer (Phil Silvers), who abandoned Lennie after he was told of the treasure. His second mistake was confronting Otto Meyer at the gas station.

The Highlight

What started as an attempt to beat up Otto Meyer, quickly turns into a maniacal tirade as Lennie Pike destroys an entire gas station while trying to catch up to the two geeky attendants.  It’s entirely unmotivated with no context. It makes no sense. But oh God, it’s side-splitting funny. Just watch it, because you will never see a man lose it as badly as Lennie Pike.

It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World is a classic because it’s still, after all these years, it’s still a riot.  The cameos might not hold the same thrill as they once did, but that doesn’t matter. (Although, The Three Stooges cameo still gets me.)  It’s a farce, a comedic look at greed. Everyone’s insane, and everyone wants the money, but most importantly, there’s a little bit of all of us in the characters.  It gives us a chance to laugh out ourselves, which is a good thing.

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It’s an interesting look at the relationship between man and technology, and the never ending cycle of grief.  Such a strong emphasis on happiness led to oversimplification, creating the very opposite of the intended.  When everything is black and white, it simultaneously becomes man’s downfall and the Vardi’s survival.

With big ideas, the episode falls a little flat.  Despite smiling proving to be a great source of physical comedy on Capaldi’s part, the humor couldn’t always carry the story.  Perhaps it’s because talking so much about happiness always comes with the caveat of talking about grief.  Ironically called “Smile,” there isn’t much room for smiling.  Through all of the twists and turns, everything seemed so predictable.  But Bill is still delightful, and her teacher/pupil relationship with the Doctor is still fun.  They make a good team and ultimately save the episode.

The Doctor asks Bill, “Do you know why I always win at chess?  Because I have a secret move: I kick over the board.”  Sometimes the simplest solution, is the best solution.  In an episode asking big questions, the best part is the Doctor and Bill. 

3 out of 5 emojis

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The show’s still just as funny as it’s always been: Erlich (TJ Miller) and Jared (Zach Woods) steal every scene, like they always do. But things are very different now: Dinesh and Richard are fighting, Erlich is struggling when Big Head’s dad becomes a road block in his Bachmanity venture, Monica’s new office has a clear view of the men’s bathroom, and Richard is leaving Pied Piper, and he’s taking the name with him.   The whole thing is, unfortunately, a downer, but an interesting downer.

Silicon Valley is entering new ground.  With the backing of the least respectable billionaire in the industry, Russ Hannigan, Richard embarks on a mission to build a new internet.  But nothing new is learned that we don’t know from the trailer, with a few exceptions.  It’s a bit underwhelming.  Thankfully, Silicon Valley hasn’t loss what it has always been about: an average guy trying to help the world.  And that’s its saving grace.

Richard is full of big ideas, and we’re still rooting for him, despite his most recent failures.  Maybe Richard will build a new internet.  Maybe he’ll fail even harder than we’ve already seen.  Either way, the Season 4 premiere paves new ground for the show.  It’s different, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing.  At the very least, let’s handle the change better than Jared.

Funniest Lines

Jared: “I think I need to leave, but I love you guys.”
Erlich: “You know what we desperately need is a palapa.”

Funniest Moment

Jared giving Richard a manicure in order to repair Richard’s cuticles.  When asked how he learned it, Jared responds, “When I was on the street, it was a means of survival.”

3 out of 5 palapas

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As the girls were supporting each other and talking out their beefs during Untucked, Nina remained silent with her back to the rest of the girls, pouting in the dark. Poor Shea Couleé was assigned the role of Black Chyna, instantly painting her as the antagonizing “it” girl, when in reality she was simply following orders, and killing it in the process. Shea earned her spot as the winner of this episode’s challenge, despite Nina’s constant rooting against her.

While certain queens were riding on rivalries, others were making amends. Eureka made it a point to apologize to Sasha Velour and Valentina for making a joke about eating disorders – thank God – and successfully made it off of my hit list. Not only did the apology ease the tension in the workroom, but it invited a conversation that I was grateful to hear.  Valentina confides in the other queens about her current battle with an eating disorder and the promise she made to her mother to eat every day. The sobering confession brought the queens closer, and my love for her stronger.

Drama Level 

One sided and underwhelming. Nina Bo’Nina Brown vs. The World and Alexis Michelle with the classic blame game. How dare they not monitor your drag while simultaneously taking care of themselves. You’re a big girl, Alexis, you should be able to tell when a dress looks pedestrian.

Ru Paul’s Look of the Week 

10/10 the glitziest of the glam.

Favorite Look of the Challenge 

Alexis Michelle being an eerily accurate Kris Kardashian

Favorite Look on the Runway 

For the second week in a row, Sasha Velour and her tasty pastees. (I tried my hardest to like the other looks more, but I’m a sucker for Katya-esque decorations and a tasteful pair of pants.) Runner-up for the runway was Eureka with her best look of the season, even with crutches and ballet flats. I would provide a photo, but Ru Paul’s Drag Race won this round of “can our lighting ruin every shot of this runway look.”

Queen of the Week 

Out of honor and appreciation, I deem Eureka as Queen of the Week for the second time in a row. In one episode, she managed to change my mind about her behavior and look and act absolutely phenomenal despite her injuries.

Honorable mention goes to Aja for making significant progress with her makeup and her attitude as well. Look at all these cranky queens growing up, I’m so proud!

Lip Sync

The bottom two for this week were expected, but the deliberation most certainly was not. As Cynthia Lee Fontaine stripped herself bare and threw herself around the stage, Farrah Moan did a passive jig, not because she didn’t care, but I guess because she isn’t capable of doing more? It was clear she was going home, until a crew-member informed Ru Paul of the orders from Eureka’s doctor, forcing Ru to send Eureka home to heal. I may have been bitter about Eureka’s attitude the past few weeks, but gosh darn it, she had finally redeemed herself!

I give this episode 3.5 out of 5 Farrah Frowns

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 Aries (March 21 –April 19)
Take a risk.  Try some Yoplait.

 Taurus (April 20 – May 20)
If someone offers you money, just nod nod, say “yes,” then walk away.

 Gemini (May 21 – June 20)
Juicy Juice.  100% Juice.

 Cancer (June 21 – July 22)
When’s the last time you called your grandmother?  Call your grandmother.

 Leo (July 23 – August 22)
Don’t do that.  Yeah.  That.

 Virgo (August 23 – September 22)

This week you will learn that fake fruit may look convincing, but doesn’t taste nearly as good as you think.

 Libra (September 23 – November 21)
NOT THE BEES

 Scorpio (November 22 – December 21)

Next time you think about buying a lifted truck, slap yourself in the face.  Actually, this applies to everyone.

 Capricorn (December 22 – January 19)
Hey now, you’re an all-star, get your game on, go play
Hey now, you’re a rock star, get the show on, get paid
All that glitters is gold
Only shooting stars break the mold

 Aquarius (January 20 – February 18)
Cutting your own hair isn’t always the best idea, but sure, go for it.

 Pisces (February 19 – March 20)
*Elevator music*

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Meat Loaf was born Marvin Lee Aday.  You may recognize him as Bob from Fight Club or Eddie from The Rocky Horror Picture Show.  And if you like Rocky Horror, then you’d love this album, because “Hot Patootie – Bless My Soul” sounds like it could come right form Bat Out of Hell.  Meat Loaf’s second album, Bat Out of Hell, was released in 1977.  It’s the first of a trilogy with Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell, and Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster is Loose following suit.  I promise, this isn’t Syfy’s latest horror trilogy.  With the songs by Jim Steinman and sung by Meat Loaf, the album grew from Steinman’s musical, Neverland, a futuristic retelling of Peter Pan. 

Bat Out of Hell

The first song off of the album, it was intended to be the world’s most extreme car crash song.  It begins with a young man who wants to leave a small town with his girlfriend, “Like a bat out hell, I’ll be gone when the morning comes,” but crashes before he can.  “Then I’m dying at the bottom of a pit in the blazing sun, torn and twisted at the foot of a burning bike.”  And while the lyrics may sound gruesome, the almost 10 minute long song feels huge, dramatic, theatrical, and wild.  With a motorcycle engine at the 6 minute mark and a crash at 7 minutes, the stage has been set: this album will feel like a vivid, wild and exciting movie.  By the end of the song, you’re drained.  But this is just the beginning.

You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth (Hot Summer Night)

“You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth” didn’t chart very high, mostly because of the introduction.  Beginning with a dramatic spoken intro, one man asks, “On a hot summer night, would you offer your throat to the wolf with red roses?” He and the woman speak of what sounds like a sacrifice, a thematic introduction to a song about a first kiss.  And once again, it’s a vivid story.  “We were lying together in a silver lining by the light of the moon.”  The chorus doesn’t leave your head.  I swear.  “You took the words right out of my moth, oh it must’ve been while you were kissing me,” just may be the sweetest thing I’ve heard about a first kiss.

Heaven Can Wait

Originally from the Jim Steinman’s Peter Pan musical, Neverland, “Heaven Can Wait” is easily the simplest song on the album.  As the third track on the album, it’s almost an intermission.  The song is just piano and vocals.  “Heaven can wait and all I got is time until the end of time.” It’s sweet and pretty.

All Revved Up with No Place to Go

Instead of young love, “All Revved Up” is more about young lust.  “I was nothing but a lonely boy looking out for something new.”  In typical Meat Loaf fashion the song’s fun with the piano and sax swinging through the stages of the song, picking up towards the end, rapid fire.  Then stopping, leaving suddenly, all revved up with no place to go.

Two Out of Three (Ain’t Bad)

While listening to this in the car, my mom said, “When Meat Loaf sings, you feel it.”  Every song off this album is theatrical, but none of them makes you feel the song’s pain like this one.  “I want you, I need you, but there ain’t no way I’m ever gonna love you.  Now don’t be sad, cause two out of three ain’t bad.”  While it may be my most common shower song—it’s great to belt out—it may be the saddest song off of the album.  Meat Loaf takes your hand and walks through someone’s break up with great emotional honesty.  “There ain’t no Coupe de Ville hidin’ at the bottom of a Cracker Jack box.”  And by the end, you learn about him.  You learn that those same words were told to him, and he’s been unable to love ever since.  It’s beautiful, sad, honest, and so much fun to sing.

Paradise By the Dashboard Light

This is the first Meat Loaf song I’ve ever heard.  And I was much too young to understand it.  I’d sing it with my mom in the car, ask her what it was about, and she’d fumble over her words, concluding I’ll know when I’m older.  But now I’m 22 years old, so it’s time.  “Paradise by the Dashboard Light” tells the tongue-in-cheek story of a couple’s first time.  “I never had a girl looking any better than you did, and all the kids at school, they were wishing they were me that night.”  The song bounces back between Meat Loaf and Ellen Foley, building and building to a baseball game at 4 minutes.  The announcer cries I think he’s going to make it!  And Ms. Foley shouts “Stop right there!”  It’s the most fun you’ll have the whole album: Ellen Foley asks if he loves her, to which Meat Loaf replies, “Let me sleep on it, I’ll give you an answer in the morning.”  The song builds and builds until he caves, “I’ll love you ’til the end of time.”  And now he’s praying for the end of time, because he’ll never break his promise or forget his vows.  “Paradise by the Dashboard Light” is a raucous good time.  Its wild, it’s theatrical, and it’s easily one of the best songs off of the album.

For Crying Out Loud

Jim Steinman’s favorite song off of the album, “For Crying Out Loud,” is about sex and love.  The most dramatic, with the greatest crescendo, “For Crying Out Loud,” is the perfect ending to the wild ride that is Bat Out of Hell.  Beginning with a simple piano, it builds to a full orchestra as Meat Loaf sings, “For crying out loud, you know I love you.”  It is the perfect balance of theatrics, honesty, and humor.  The song ebbs and flows throughout a hearty 8 minutes and 45 seconds.  By the end, you believe what Meat Loaf has been saying this whole time. 

Bat Out of Hell is an exciting, high-energy, wild ride.  It’s worth it to listen from start to finish without shuffle.  It’s great for singing in the shower, or road trips.  And while many of the songs near the 10 minute mark, there is no waisted time, no dull moment.  It’s a classic for a reason.

I have been saying for years that I want to see a Bat Out of Hell musical.  And when I say years, I really mean it.  I was singing “Paradise by the Dashboard Light” since fourth grade.  Now that there’s one opening at the Manchester Opera House April 29 and then moving to London in June, I’m going to start praying that it will come to Broadway.  (I mean, it has to.  I don’t know what I will do if it doesn’t.)  But since I’m not going to be able to fly out to England anytime soon, someone tell me how many American dollars £19.99 is, because I’m about to drop it on a hat.

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My mom once asked me why do I stick with a show when there is a different Doctor every three or so years, to which I replied, I don’t know.  It just works.  This is what I was thinking by the end of the season 10 premiere.  I don’t know, it just works.  (Which may or not be a good thing, but I’m hopeful.)

“The Pilot,” isn’t anything special.  We’re introduced to Bill (Pearl Mackie), a curious, adventurous, and compassionate woman.  She has a big heart, and lives a boring life: the perfect combination that acts like a “Doctor magnet.”  Despite not attending the university, she attends the Doctor’s lectures—who’s traveling has taken a backseat, or so it seems—where he took notice of her excitement for learning.  He takes her in as his pupil, thus beginning their Doctor/Companion relationship, keeping it on the ground.  No time travel, no world saving, no visiting planets, just text books and lectures.

The main conflict of the episode revolves around Bill and Heather, which falls kind of flat.  Without the proper development necessary for the two’s relationship, the final interaction between them feels highly undeserved.  Dare I say it, borders uninteresting.  It’s important to note, here, that Bill is the show’s first gay companion.  (Aside from Captain Jack, but he never made it to main companion status.)  And since the main conflict of this episode centers on her relationship, or desire for a romantic relationship, with Heather, Bill’s sexuality was very much a plot point.  Which is fine.  Because this is exposition, an introduction.  And like what I said, I am hopeful. 

Here’s why:

Pearl Mackie brings something special to the table.  She’s fun, she’s curious and confident, she won’t be pushed around, and she would be able to knock some sense into the Doctor when needed.  For the past few companions, their relationships have felt like two people discovering the world together.  This one is distinctly mentor/pupil. 

While the plot was not necessarily strong, “The Pilot” never lost the Doctor Who sense of wonder.  Despite knowing the Doctor’s history and the universe of the show, we still continue to discover the world around us.  The show always succeeds in making us feel comfortable and confused.  This was not lost.

Previous companion introductions have all felt like this: quiet, small, and magical.  When Bill first enters the TARDIS, the Doctor tells her she will always be safe inside it.  It leads one to wonder of a time when  she won’t be.  There wasn’t much in “The Pilot” that seems to allude to episodes to come.  There’s a vault at the center of the university with which the Doctor is concerned.  The episode ends with the Doctor saying that time changed his mind, which led him to invite Bill to travel with him.  (Leads one to wonder what happened between her leaving him behind, and him standing outside beside the TARDIS.) 

But allusions weren’t the point of this episode.  It served its purpose of an introduction to Bill, and while there is not enough character development for it to be completely satisfying, there’s enough to keep me watching.  “The Pilot” is not a perfect episode, but in typical Doctor Who fashion, it’s bizarre, and it’s curious.

3 out of 5 TARDIS’s

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Aries (March 21 – April 19)
You will find yourself only living off of cucumbers this week.  Every emoji will be replaced with an eggplant.  You will love it.

Taurus (April 20 – May 20)
Remember to go to class this week.  You may find yourself distracted by your own beauty.  Avoid mirrors and all reflective surfaces while you’re at it.  You’ll thank us later.

Gemini (May 21 – June 20)
You’re a disappointment to the STARS.  (But don’t let this get you down.  Life goes on, and STARS are forgiving.  Hang tight.  We still love you.)

Cancer (June 21 – July 22)
Whatever you do, for the love of God, stay away from ancestry.com.  Trust me on this one.

Leo (July 23 – August 22)
Don’t put yourself in the spotlight.  They’ll catch you if you do.  Their vision is based on movement.  They have ways… and big nets.

Virgo (August 23 – September 22)
Use a textbook as a pillow this week.  Absorb the sweet, sweet knowledge through osmosis.

Libra (September 23 – October 22)
You will travel by night.  You will become the hero Savannah deserves, not the one they need.  Watch out for bees.

Scorpio (October 23 – November 21)
Be careful with what you buy this week.  Target won’t be accepting your returns.

Sagittarius (November 22 – December 21)
More like “SAD-ittarius,” amiright?

Capricorn (December 22 – January 19)
All work and no play makes Capricorn a dull sign.  All work and no play makes Capricorn a dull sign.  All work and no play makes Capricorn a dull sign.  All work and no play makes Capricorn a dull sign.  All work and no play makes Capricorn a dull sign.  All work and no play makes Capricorn a dull sign.  All work and no play makes Capricorn a dull sign.  All work and no play makes Capricorn a dull sign.  All work and no play makes Capricorn a dull sign.  All work and no play makes Capricorn a dull sign.  All work and no play makes Capricorn a dull sign.  All work and no play makes Capricorn a dull sign.  All work and no play makes Capricorn a dull sign.

Aquarius (January 20 – February 18)
You will win the lottery, but must split it with the rest of the Aquarius signs.  It will come out to be 2 cents.  It will be waiting on your welcome mat.

Pisces (February 19 – March 20)
“Imagine where you will be, and it will be so.  Hold the line!  Stay with me!  If you find yourself alone, riding in the green fields with the sun on your face, do not be troubled.  For you are in Elysium, and you’re already dead!” — Gladiator (2000)

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