The opportunity to write for the 'L.A. Weekly' has been one of the better breaks that has come my way in a long time.

I never thought I was right for TV or that TV was right for me.

Some people see Black Friday as a much-needed break for their wallet. I see it as retail outlets showing the customers the full weight of their contempt. The frenzy to buy cheap crap from China, the human downgrade of people fighting with each other over items they can probably live without, to me, is an insult.

Could it be that violence is as much a part of the American identity as the Constitution, and a vital component to its economic stability?

When I read that Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 had disappeared - a state-of-the-art Boeing 777, said to be an incredibly safe way to travel - I waited patiently for the chance to learn what happened.

I think Naomi Klein was very astute with her book 'Shock Doctrine.' We make money on disaster.

When you have to work with and exist amongst cynical, burned-out personnel on a set, it doesn't matter what you're shooting or how much you're being paid - it's not worth it.