Balls Up
When two men (Mark Wahlberg, Paul Walter Hauser) who are trying to sell a revolutionizing new type of condom cause a major scandal during the World Cup, they have to…
Curb Your Enthusiasm: It’s Pretty, Pretty, Pretty Good
Larry David. Photo: HBO In Yiddish folklore, a schlemiel is a person who never wins, ending up in unfortunate situations where his behavior causes distress. The difference between a schlemiel…
Seinfeld: New York State of Mind
Photo: NBC The seminal TV show of the 1990s started out as nothing special at all. It was a show about nothing, but it quickly turned into something. Stand-up comedian…