Fernwood2Nite: The Cult Comedy That Torched Television’s Rulebook

Martin Mull and Fred Willard turned Hollywood's roster into chaos and a career crucible

Fernwood2Nite didn’t just bend the rules of television; it bent the careers of the people who dared to make it.

Fernwood2Nite, starring Martin Mull (as Garth and Barth Gimble) and Fred Willard (as Jerry Hubbard), was a blast of television history worth a look as a peculiar piece of the craft and a cultural phenomenon, as object lessons go. Fernwood2Nite and the corollary America2Nite featuring the distinctly unhappy Happy Kine and his Orchestra, the Mirth Makers, and a cast of stellar character actors making faux guest appearances, mixed with actual guest stars, such as Charlton Heston.

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How Farmed Salmon Rewrote a Japanese Tradition Older Than Most Nations

 

(Farmed) Salmon Sushi: The modern preference built on a millennia‑old love affair

It’s one of those culinary ironies that hides in plain sight: the most excoriated fish in modern food politics — farmed salmon — is also the beating heart of sushi’s global pop‑culture identity. Japan and South Korea, two nations with millennia‑deep affection for wild salmon, now celebrate its farmed cousin as the sleek, photogenic emblem of modern taste. The ancient palate met the industrial supply chain, and together they built a phenomenon that feels traditional but isn’t. The sushi bar became a stage where aquaculture plays the role of heritage.