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Bill Goodykoontz @goodyk.bsky.social · 22h

I loved reading “East of Eden.” I loved watching the Netflix series. And I really loved writing about it. There’s a link to my review in the comments.

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Bill Goodykoontz @goodyk.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Big day on the Opinions page today. There are links to both of these columns in the comments.

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Bill Goodykoontz @goodyk.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I think “The Social Network” is one of the three best movies of the century. The good news is that Aaron Sorkin came back to write the screenplay for “The Social Reckoning.” The bad news is that he also directs. There’s a link to my review in the comments.

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Bill Goodykoontz @goodyk.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

If he lies (or if she lies, for that matter), get it on the record, spoken right in front of us. It's like people are afraid their candidate will misstep if given the chance. I think they're newsworthy, still. Of course, no one has ever asked me to run a campaign LOL

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Bill Goodykoontz @goodyk.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I always enjoy (civil) disagreement. I think she should debate. I keep hearing people say we know all we need to know about them. But do we? Or do we know what's been filtered through misleading ads? Or occasionaly interview? I'd like to hear the moderator ask who won the 2020 presidential election.

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Bill Goodykoontz @goodyk.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Katie Hobbs won’t debate Andy Biggs. I think she should, but whatever. Now comes Rob Schneider with a comedy bit - “comedy” - satirizing her absence. Biggs is wooden, the repetition is numbing and Schneider isn’t funny. Other than that… There’s a link to my column in the comments.

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Bill Goodykoontz @goodyk.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

ICYMI: I wrote about the least surprising news in the world - Fox News hiring Karoline Leavitt. Same job, basically, different employer. There’s a link to my column in the comments.

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Bill Goodykoontz @goodyk.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Fox News hired Karoline Leavitt, because of course they did. I wrote about a perfect match, albeit one made a few feet below heaven. There's a link to my column in the comments.

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Bill Goodykoontz @goodyk.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Took a long drive, met a lot of interesting people.

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Bill Goodykoontz @goodyk.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

This was in today's paper. A surprising number of commenters defended Trump's use of public money for what is clearly a political ad by saying, "He did it because he can." Pretty weird. There's a link in the comments to my column.

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Bill Goodykoontz @goodyk.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I didn't love 'Digger,' though no one can ever accuse Tom Cruise of not going all in on a performance. And, in this case, then some. It never connects. There's a link to my review in the comments.

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Bill Goodykoontz @goodyk.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Federal law prohibits public money from being used to pay for political ads. The White House says this is a public service announcement. For what? And it’s nearly identical to a Trump 2024 political ad — only this time you paid for it. Wake up, people. There’s a link in the comments to my column.

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Bill Goodykoontz @goodyk.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I was just sitting there watching the Cardinals-49ers game when Trump pops up, threatening the media and everyone else. It was nearly identical to a 2024 ad he ran while running for president. Only this time YOU paid for it. I wrote about another mess. There's a link in the comments.

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Bill Goodykoontz @goodyk.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

No such thing as a moral victory, so they say. Fair enough. But the Cardinals’ loss to the 49ers was at least better TV. I wrote about the broadcast. There’s a link to my column in the comments.

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Bill Goodykoontz @goodyk.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

This was in today’s paper. I didn’t think MAGA types would bother to defend such a sad little vanity project. I was wrong about that. (Actually their defense consists mostly of attacking CNN or whatever.) There’s a link to my column in the comments. Check it out!

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Bill Goodykoontz @goodyk.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I am watching the Diamondbacks game and I have seen the sad little NatureMade commercial where the father and son pretend the jar of vitamins is a football and the dad hasn't changed his jersey since the winning streak began and they seem like morons about 27 times (it's the top of the 4th inning).

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Bill Goodykoontz @goodyk.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Here's this week's Watchlist newsletter. I get into it a little bit. There's a link in the comments to subscribe.

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Bill Goodykoontz @goodyk.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

This is in today’s paper. If you had certain notions about what Scottsdale is like, this will confirm them. It’s “Dance Moms” on the diamond, with the backbiting and gossip that implies. Scottsdale gonna Scottsdale, you might say. There’s a link to my review in the comments.

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Bill Goodykoontz @goodyk.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

When a show set in Scottsdale boasts that it’s from “Kim Kardashian and the producers of ‘Love Island USA,’” it promises, um, certain things. “Team Moms: Baseball” delivers, for good and often bad, especially on the Scottsdale part. There is a link to my review in the comments.

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Bill Goodykoontz @goodyk.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

One more time: I wrote about Trump TV. If you kick reporters out of the White House, you have to get attention somewhere, I guess. What a time to be alive. www.azcentral.com/story/entert...

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What is Trump TV?. It's mostly a sad bow to vanity| Opinion

Donald Trump needs TV coverage the way sharks need water. When networks suspended pool coverage of the White House, Trump TV appeared. It's sad.

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Bill Goodykoontz @goodyk.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

ICYMI: Not sure who the audience for Trump TV is, but ... wait. Yes I do. Trump, of course. I wrote about this sad little venture. There's a link in the comments to my column.

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Bill Goodykoontz @goodyk.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I wrote about Trump TV, which has the whiff of state TV but is really just a sad little vanity project. There’s a link in the comments to my column. Have a look!

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Bill Goodykoontz @goodyk.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Happy first day of fall! It is in fact the perfect day to listen to our new episode of Valley 101, in which I talk to @azcentral.com meteorologist Tevian Whitehurst about when autumn really arrives in Arizona. (Hint: patience is a virtue.) There’s a link in the comments to the episode.

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Bill Goodykoontz @goodyk.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

ICYMI: The Cardinals' 31-7 loss to the Seahawks wasn't just bad. It was boring TV. I wrote about the broadcast (sigh). There's a link to my column in the comments.

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Bill Goodykoontz @goodyk.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I wrote about how the Cardinals’ loss to the Seahawks played on TV. Chris Myers and Mark Schlereth aren’t exactly the Fox Sports A-team, but they’re … OK. The game itself, on the other hand. … There’s a link in the comments to my column.

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Bill Goodykoontz @goodyk.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

ICYMI: I wrote about Trump banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House, and why it’s more than just another petty move. There’s a link to my column in the comments.

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