Tina for All Seasons

A new TV miniseries from My Fake TV/Movie/MediaMogul Wife Tina Fey? Finally, a reason to hope beyond all the April premieres. Tina has created and stars in “The Four Seasons” based on the early 80s film by the same name that starred Carol Burnett, Rita Moreno and Alan Alda. I don’t think I ever watched that one, as I was too young for the theaters when it released. Though, it’s possible I caught it on repeats on HBO years later. The original apparently starred Bess Armstrong, a.k.a. The Mom from “My So-Called Life” as the Hot Young Thing.

Tina’s adaptation appears to keep the three couples who go on vacation through the seasons/years concept. But now one of the couples is a gay couple, played by Colman Domingo and Marco Calvani, and the others are played by Tina and Will Forte, Steve Carell and Reno 911 alum Kerri Kenney-Silver. There’s also a lot of travel and possible personal injury, per the trailer. While we clearly have a gay male couple in the mix, I have no idea if any queer ladies show up too. But this woman about to get smacked in the face by a frisbee certainly has potential.

So, anyone have strong feelings about the original they want to share? Is this White Lotus for middle-class couples, with hopefully less death?

p.s. Here is the original trailer, as a refresher, for those who like to compare and contrast.

Music Monday: Cannonball Edition

Any Gen Xers knows those signature opening awoo-wooos and gritty bass riffs by heart. And whenever I hear this song I’m flooded with the chaotic optimism of youth. Also, the hotness of twin sisters Kim and Kelley Deal and bassist Josephine Wiggs. I read Kim Deal is solo touring, and was in my neck of America recently. I missed it, which is a bummer. But I fondly remember seeing The Breeders in the 90s. This song right here, it needs a Kate Bush renaissance. Because that shit still slaps – or whatever the kids today say these days. If the 90s are back in fashion, bring The Breeders back to our radios. It only seems fair. Happy Monday, kittens.

My Weekend Crush

Well, obviously, I missed the end of Women’s History Month 2025 by four days. But as we all endure the madness of an economic and social policy hellbent on dragging us back to a pre-New Deal America, I want to remind everyone that so much of That Orange Turd’s appeal to the Incel Generation is putting women back in their place. We are there to serve the Big Important Men, as faithful wives and loyal messengers. Blind obedience. Willful ignorance. Compulsory cruelty. No thoughts, just owning the Libs.

Well, fuck them. Fuck all of them. Fuck the women who think embracing the patriarchy and white supremacy is the best way to protect themselves in particular. (But, truly, fuck those guys.)

Whenever I think about women’s emotional (and physical) labor, I always think of Kate Bush and her brilliant “This Woman’s Work.” (Also Paris Paloma’s “Labour,” but Kate is the OG.) Kittens of a particular age will remember her song as the crescendo heartstrings moment in the 1988 romcom-dramedy “She’s Having a Baby” with Kevin Bacon and Elizabeth McGovern (boy, both those two crazy kids ended up having pretty OK careers, huh). Anyway, that scene still does it to me. So, equally obviously, I’ve been thrilled with the Kate Bush renaissance brought about by Stranger Things. Finally, good things happening in this universe. May so many more deserving women and marginalized people be similarly recognized. The universe owes us, quite frankly, a billion what with all the bullshit it’s been pulling recents. Happy weekend, kittens.

Gay Old Time

This Christo-fascist wet dream of an administration may be literally stripping the accomplishments of Black, brown, indigenous and other people of color not to mention women and transgender people from federal history. But Sunday during primetime TV two big old queers are gonna gay it up in concert together for all of America to see. On CBS, of all places. During these oppressive, anti-Diversity, Equity and Inclusion times (I believe anyone who is against DEI should have to say they are against “Diversity, Equity and Inclusion” out loud every single time they say they are against DEI), representation matters more than ever. Of course, not only are Elton and Brandi doing a primetime concert together, they’re releasing their album “Who Believes in Angels?” tomorrow as well. I feel like this era in Brandi’s career has been about collaborating and reinvigorating music icons. First Joni, now Elton. I love it all, and obviously the gayer the better. Make a joyous gay noise all over America’s Sunday nights, you two. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion makes beautiful music together, it turns out.

Dropped the Ball

Well, shit. I let this week get away from me. It’s been a busy work/life/everything time and I actually had posts ready to go but didn’t get a chance to post them. C’est la Late Stage Capitalism vie. As an apology here are the stars of Friday’s women’s Final Four in various tank top and tank-top accessorized uniforms (or, in Paige Bueckers’s GQ photoshoot case, bikinis masquerading as a tank top…). Admittedly, I only get really interested in these kinds of sportball things when championships approach. I’m a call-me-when-the-stakes-are-really-high fan, I guess. For women’s sports, that is. The only men’s sport I regularly watch is the Super Bowl, and that’s mostly for the mid-game concert. And with that, some real ballers.

UConn, Paige Bueckers #5

She heard Caitlin Clark bulked up in the off season, and is responding accordingly.

UCLA, Lauren Betts #51

I’ll be flying Air Betts after all these FAA cuts, thank you very much.

South Carolina, Chloe Kitts #21

In Dawn Staley we trust.

Texas, Madison Booker #35

Not to be outdone by Air Betts, Air Booker also seems highly reliable.

Who ya rooting for? I want to see UConn and South Carolina go at it for the championship, duh.