My name is Jay Phillippi and I've spent my life in and around the media. TV, radio, the movies and more. I love them, and I hate them and I always have an opinion. Call this the View from the Phlipside. My first reaction to the current Mark Twain controversy was as a book lover... Continue Reading →
View From the Phlipside – Sports Media and Women's Sports
(This is a script from the end of 2010 and that didn't get published to the blog. Please excuse its tardiness) My name is Jay Phillippi and I've spent my life in and around the media. TV, Radio, the Movies and more. I love them and I hate them and I always have an opinion. ... Continue Reading →
View From the Phlipside – Net Neutrality
My name is Jay Phillippi and I've spent my life in and around the media. TV, Radio, the Movies and more. I love them and I hate them and I always have an opinion. Call this the View From the Phlipside. The last big news story of the year for the world wide web will... Continue Reading →
View From the Phlipside – Movie Sequels
My name is Jay Phillippi and I've spent my life in and around the media. TV, radio, the movies and more. I love them, and I hate them and I always have an opinion. Call this the View from the Phlipside. I've discovered the perfect way to watch a movie sequel. Go with someone who... Continue Reading →
Books – 3 Mysteries
I've been on a bit of a mystery roll right now. This forms an interesting trio of books. Three mysteries, two about kidnapping, all about mind games, one a private eye story, one a police procedural, and one something a little different.. Two are very good and one, well... The Danger - Dick Francis -... Continue Reading →
View From the Phlipside – Social Networking Worries
My name is Jay Phillippi and I've spent my life in and around the media. TV, radio, the movies and more. I love them, and I hate them and I always have an opinion. Call this the View from the Phlipside. You can't turn around without running into social media any more. We've got movies... Continue Reading →
View From the Phlipside – The Future for Newspapers
My name is Jay Phillippi and I've spent my life in and around the media. TV, radio, the movies and more. I love them, and I hate them and I always have an opinion. Call this the View from the Phlipside. The steady tolling of the death knell for the newspaper as we know it... Continue Reading →
Theological Thoughts – On Michael Vick
I've been hearing another round of uproar about Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick. There are many dog lovers for whom Vick, convicted in 2007 on charges of running a dog fighting kennel and executing some of those dogs with great cruelty, will be forever outside the pale. Recently Fox News commentator Tucker Carlson said that he believed,... Continue Reading →
Movies and Books
The list of stuff I've read and seen is getting a little long so I'd better get caught up quickly here: Books: The Marching Season, The Mark of the Assassin and Prince of Fire by Daniel Silva Been a little bit of a binge with this author. He writes very nice thrillers in the same... Continue Reading →
View From the Phlipside – TV Stupid
My name is Jay Phillippi and I've spent my life in and around the media. TV, Radio, the Movies and more. I love them and I hate them and I always have an opinion. Call this the View From the Phlipside. I was watching TV last week when I saw something that I know I’ve... Continue Reading →