OK, let’s take off the gloves and get down to a seminal issue. While many of the choices on “The Decider” are easy and frivolous — like last week’s, in which Bugs Bunny thoroughly trounced Mickey Mouse by about a 4-to-1 ratio…

QUESTIONS

1. Today is Tom Brokaw’s 70th birthday. In what state was he born?

2. Who was the director of “Jules and Jim” and “The 400 Blows”?

3. This singer had hits with “Mona Lisa,” “Too Young” and “Rambling Rose.”

4. What was the…

I was glad that Jeff Bridges was nominated for an Oscar for his work in “Crazy Heart.” While it is too early to dissect the nominations, at least for me, I applaud the Academy’s decision to give the talented, but largely unappreciated actor…

We’re ba-ack … and this time we’re looking for the best burger in the StL. Evan “Beer Guy” Benn and yours truly, the Life Sherpa, were afraid we had run out of “Best” foods to taste in the area. We’ve been…

Let’s get animated today on “The Decider” and choose between the two biggest , baddest cartoon characters to ever hit the screen. (By the way, women worry about their eyes more than their lips; mascara defeated lipstick by a 73-27 percent…

Happy Birthday, Gene!

Let me take care of some business. Last week, I said Elvis Presley appeared in St. Louis a total of four times: 1956, 1957, 1973 and 1976. Several readers, one of whom still has the ticket stub, reminded me…

Gene Hackman, a two-time Oscar winner and in my opinion one of the most underrated actors, turns 80 years old on Saturday. Such a momentous event calls for, requires actually, a Top 10 list of the best Hackman films and…

It is entirely possible that I kicked some rear in the first leg of my journey toward “Jeopardy!”

Wednesday night, the head honchos at “Jeopardy!” put the Midwest to the test in the opening round of the national qualifying process for…

Welcome to a kinder, gentler version of “The Decider.” After several weeks of sports-related questions — with the persecuted Blues fans weighing in that a Stanley Cup is all this city really needs – we’re going with a question aimed more…

QUESTIONS

1. The TV sitcom “Barney Miller” made its debut on this date in 1975. In what precinct did the officers on the show work?

2. Name the actor who played “MacGyver.”

3. Who wrote “The Age of Innocence” and “Ethan Frome”?

4. Name…