Jon Stewart returned to work last night with a writer’s strike unibrow and dedicated the majority of the show to the WGA‘s strike. It was still funny, but I seriously need my fix of Daily Show regulars – From Samantha Bee and Aasif, to the big, goofy ex-Marine guy, to the British dude and that…

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The writer’s strike has been brutal on the Snob. No hot, emotionally inappropriate doctors on the TV. No Jon Stewart. No hot cons who can’t be bothered to button their shirts on the run. But my drought is over, starting tonight. Finally being released after the networks held many new episodes back because of the…

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… The kind that causes one to get in fights with Obama staffers and get shut down by Obama’s Secret Service detail. Video from Crooks and Liars. And some more crazy detail from John Dickerson at Slate.com: At first, the railing where O’Reilly stood wasn’t very populated. Then, as the Obama team saw who was…

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CNN took to calling it the “Presidential Playoffs,” but in football, the playoffs only last for a few exciting weeks (Go Cowboys!). This presidential race has been going since before January ’07. I’d say it’s even been going on as long as the Democrats congressional win in ’06. And I, like a lot of people…

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While some love Halle Berry, I’ve always found her to be … err … a bit wanting in the dramatic acting department. From “Losing Isaiah” to her Oscar-winning effort in “Monster’s Ball” color me unimpressed. I still remember watching the TV miniseries “Alex Haley’s Queen” and bursting out in laughter during the scene where Berry…

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Man, oh man, 2007 was rough on the Black Snob. Taye Diggs’ new show was semi-successful, making me happy for the beautiful woman playing his ex on the show, yet making me annoyed that Taye Diggs was still on my TV. Then the writer’s strike happened. MY GOD, studios! Cave in already! Jon Stewart needs…

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***Warning. Optimism alert. The Snob is smitten with the politics of “hope”*** The lame can walk! The blind can see and a BLACK MAN can win the Iowa caucuses! Black people of the world drop your dispair and cynicism and rejoice is our five minutes of glory and how it can last five minutes longer.…

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