Culture‘All About Eve’ and ‘American Idol’How soon, viewers wonder, before the new judge tries to steal Paula’s job?
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UncategorizedVertical Integration Gets Even More VerticalThe saga of "vertical integration," that mysterious and weird process by which huge corporations co-ordinate the efforts of the...
CultureVIDEO: Four reasons why America loved Jerry Lewisin the ’60s, he was one of the few people making interesting comedies
UncategorizedThere Will Still Be Moments Of ZenVariety just did an article on the question that every Daily Show viewer is asking: What happens after Bush? They interview two...
UncategorizedA Very Special DVD Review/Interview: BLOSSOM and Mayim BialikNext Tuesday (Jan. 27), Shout! Factory is releasing seasons 1 & 2 of the popular ‘90s show Blossom in a 6-disc, 37-episode set...
UncategorizedFrank Rich, The Clean-Shaven James LiptonThis account of the recent "Conversation with Stephen Sondheim and Frank Rich" at Avery Fisher Hall makes it sound like a pretty...
CultureThe real shame about Jerry LewisThe humanitarian award isn’t the problem. It’s that he’s never got an Oscar for his films.