Ryan Seacrest
‘Shahs of Sunset’ shows a distorted view from Tehrangeles
A reality show about spoiled, bratty Iranian Americans has enraged the Persian expat community
Investor idol
American Idol host Ryan Seacrest has a knack for making money with schlocky reality TV
What killed Larry King?
Nobody wants a mellow host anymore, at least not on cable news
The meaning of Ellen (on American Idol)
She combines the best elements of Woody Allen and Oprah
Hope comes to America
It was, for a breathless moment, like staring into the country’s soul
The beginning of the end of American Idol
‘In one segment, American Idol was explained as the ultimate end goal of the American Revolution’
Newsmakers of the week
Perez Hilton gets punched, Carla Bruni’s biggest fan, and Arnold Schwarzenegger’s interesting statue
American Idol: Kris Allen? Really?
A diary of the shocking season finale
American Idol: Adam Lambert and some other guy
A running diary of this season’s penultimate episode