About
Polentical is made by mixing politics with entertainment, and occasionally adding personal details for spice.
Matthew is a doctor (not like that) who currently resides in Silicon Valley. He cares about politics, but also enjoys tabloid talk. So what’s a boy to do?
Todd has worked as a stage manager, a college instructor, and Daffy Duck. He shares a lot of Matthew’s politics, but doesn’t get the Garfield without Garfield thing.
Max doesn’t miss President Bush, but he misses Bushisms.
Your blog is my latest guilty pleasure
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I’m delighted you’re here! More pleasure, less guilt.
“Progressive politics and regressive entertainment” – amusing idea for a blog. Thanks for the like, and for reading my old blog posts!
You’re welcome. I’m an admirer of your art!
Why, thank you. That’s nice to know.
Thanks for liking one of my posts. It got me here and now I’m a new follower myself
You’re welcome, Julio! I’m trying out Stitcher so I can check out your podcast.
Sadly, my podcasts are no more.. I’ve deleted the feeds and sites.. you can still find the episodes under archive.org if you’re feeling up for it. They’re under “The Julio From NY Show” and “The Mundane Chatter Podcast”
Oh, no! I’m sorry to hear that, although I imagine it took an unwieldy amount of time. Thanks for pointing out where they can still be found.
no problem.
I second Julio’s comment. Thanks for liking my Tolkien post. I’ve only read a few of the posts here so far but I already know I’ve found another guilty pleasure.
Look at me, finding interesting bloggers like you! One of the things I like about literate sites such as yours is that they show how new technology can be used to keep talking about books.
Thanks for stopping by my blog. This is a cool concept!
Hi! thank you for stopping by my blog
you have quite the blog here! 
Hi, thanks for liking my blog post on US Republicans!
Thanks for liking my story. Love your choice in avatar, I’m reading Richard Mason’s latest book right now. Looking forward to following your blog.
You’re welcome, and it’s good to see you over here! You know, I didn’t actually realize that Mason used that for his cover. I just knew that I like Magritte. Great minds, and all that…
Always delighted to be visited by someone new, especially anyone who embraces snark and cynicism – sometimes the only proper reaction to this bad dream we live in.
Hey, you’ve got an impressive website…and anyone who can say that they dated Richie Havens before he was Richie Havens has got my respect!
Thanks Matthew. Respect? Okay, I’ll take it where I can get it.
This is my new favorite site. Thanks for the entertainment commentary as well as the beautiful photos. Living on the east coast (Asbury Park, NJ), I appreciate seeing personal photos of architecture, landscapes, etc. from the west. All photos i would stop to capture if i was there. WHat about photos of you all, the writers? Cheers!
Thank you for the high praise! I may come out (so to speak) and grace everyone with a photo of myself someday, but it may actually be kinder for me to refrain.
I continue to be amazed by this thing called blogging, and the realization that sometimes people hear me when I dare to think out loud. Thanks for the playback.
BJ -aka- xmatman
Not only do you dare think out loud, but you do it with sharp humor and sharp insight! It’s a great combination, and thanks for stopping by.
Thanks ~ I’ll be back of course. Btw, you look awfully familiar! Could I have seen you somewhere before… perhaps somewhere on the streets of Manhattan?
MATTHEW
You recently sent me a “bounce” message.
How do you do that?
LEW
Hi Lew! Was it a “pingback” notice that I had linked to one of your posts? I might have linked to you if I felt you wrote something interesting and relevant to one of my posts, in which case WordPress automatically generates the note to you.
Happy Friday! I wanted to let you know that I nominated you for the ABC Award! Visit my post to find out what that’s about:
http://doubleyooteeeff.wordpress.com/2012/04/06/todays-fyi-awards-and-excuses/
Keep on posting and have a great weekend! – Chris (a.k.a. DoubleyooTeeEff)
I’ve already said thanks on your own seriously awesome site, but thanks again, Chris! It’s an award that really applies to your own work, and I really enjoy reading your writing, and having you visit over here. Have a wonderful weekend yourself!
Am intrigued by the concept of your blog. I agree, the two are not mutually exclusive- and in their absurdity, can sometimes seem very complementary. Look forward to following your thoughts.
Thanks, it’s great to have you here! And I think a lot of progressives enjoy their entertainment as well as their politics.
Great blog, Matthew! I was delighted to see that you liked my post “‘Mad Men’ Unfulfilled–Again” and even more delighted to read your political commentary. I definitely look forward to more in the days ahead.
Thanks for stopping by! I like what you’re doing on your blog, even though you appear to be a Mets fan.
Just for that (as well as for keeping me entertained on a daily basis), I’ve nominated “Polentical” for the “One Lovely Blog Award.” Check it out at http://bettysbrownies.wordpress.com/2012/09/22/brain-bits-on-a-september-saturday/
Thank you so much! It really brightens my day (and week and month), particularly as your blog is the very definition of “lovely” at its best.
Also, congratulations on your blog’s recent appearance on “Freshly Pressed.” It was truly well-deserved!