Imponderables http://www.imponderables.com/ News and thoughts from David Feldman, author of Imponderables en-us 2013-05-09T12:13:02-05:00 So You Want To Move to New York City? http://www.imponderables.com/archives/001256.php Maybe rent a room? Maybe not. [Thanks to Virginia Parker]... Humor feldman 2013-05-09T12:13:02-05:00 RIP, Roger Ebert http://www.imponderables.com/archives/001255.php Roger Ebert, just days after announcing a recurrence of cancer, died of the disease today. The tributes and obits are pouring in, including a fine one from his newspaper home. A quick search indicates that I've posted about Ebert more... Movies feldman 2013-04-04T16:24:02-05:00 How a 'New Girl' Script Gets Made http://www.imponderables.com/archives/001254.php TV critic Alan Sepinwall visits the set of New Girl to see how a rough draft is re-worked and re-worked and re-worked.... TV feldman 2013-02-28T00:46:52-05:00 Celebrity Heights http://www.imponderables.com/archives/001253.php It is somehow comforting to know that I am taller than Sting and shorter than Kyle Chandler. How about you?... Pop Culture feldman 2013-02-25T01:03:27-05:00 Why Is Your Memory So Bad? http://www.imponderables.com/archives/001252.php Maybe you know too much! [Thanks to Joanne Pavia]... News feldman 2013-01-31T19:05:37-05:00 Buddy Rich Lives! http://www.imponderables.com/archives/001251.php Music feldman 2013-01-22T18:00:38-05:00 Pinball Survives http://www.imponderables.com/archives/001250.php Barely.... Pop Culture feldman 2013-01-12T22:15:47-05:00 Penguins Are Awesome http://www.imponderables.com/archives/001248.php Make sure your sound is on.... Potpourri feldman 2012-12-12T23:32:20-05:00 Mark Evanier's Larry Hagman Story http://www.imponderables.com/archives/001247.php It may be long, but it is so worth reading.... Pop Culture feldman 2012-12-03T01:09:30-05:00 Why Are Turkeys Cheaper at Thanksgiving Time? http://www.imponderables.com/archives/001246.php Shouldn't turkey prices rise when they are in the most demand? Happy Thanksgiving!... Imponderables feldman 2012-11-22T12:17:53-05:00 IMDB Top 250 in 2 1/2 Minutes http://www.imponderables.com/archives/001245.php [Thanks to Brian Rose]... Movies feldman 2012-11-03T11:06:08-05:00 A Power Pop Primer http://www.imponderables.com/archives/001244.php The Onion's A.V. club offers a great introduction to the origins of power pop, one of my favorite musical genres.... Music feldman 2012-10-15T11:05:28-05:00 RIP, Frank Wilson http://www.imponderables.com/archives/001243.php A great songwriter, Frank Wilson, died last week, after a long illness. Wilson wrote songs (often, just the music), among others, for the Temptations, Marvin Gaye, and most successfully, for the Supremes. He was one of the hands in trying... Music feldman 2012-10-05T13:18:18-05:00 Dionne Warwick, Live in Paris http://www.imponderables.com/archives/001242.php Who is the greatest female singer of the last 50 years? My guess is that if you polled musicians, Aretha Franklin would dominate. If you polled the average American, Barbara Streisand might win. But I'd vote for Dionne Warwick. The... Music feldman 2012-10-03T00:21:04-05:00 I Miss Siskel & Ebert... http://www.imponderables.com/archives/001241.php ...and especially how funny they were together, as the videos on this blog post illustrate.... Movies feldman 2012-09-14T00:27:07-05:00