Re-Tools Rip-Roaringly RevisitedThe AV Club has an article after my own heart: "’The Clown Show has been put on hiatus for retooling’: 20 cases of mutant TV." 20...
Van Loan works WashingtonWe catch up to the Public Safety minister, who is in DC for a few high-level meetings
Ivan and Atom: Odd CoupleStrange days for Canadian auteurs. David Cronenberg is making a movie with Tom Cruise. And Atom Egoyan is making a movie for Ivan...
Weekend Flop Viewing: OPEN ALL NIGHTThis show had a very, very, very short run on ABC; I’ve posted the title song before (which is sort of famous even though the show...
Crazy Liz Lemon vs. Semi-Sane Liz LemonCarrying this over from a not-online discussion I was having: Liz Lemon on 30 Rock is a character whose level of sanity varies...
Your Friday update on disgraced figures from the world of sportAccording to the New York Times, Mark McGwire has had a baseball “rebirth” and is using his expertise to volunteer as a...
For Anyone Who Ever Wished Real Life Was a MusicalVia Mark Evanier , this 2007 clip of members of the Boston University Stage Troupe doing the opening number from The Music Man on...
Cramer On The Daily Show: Too Boring To LiveblogHotly-anticipated interviews by Jon Stewart can’t help but be anti-climactic
The Commons: ’I am unclear as to why this is amusing’The Scene . Michael Ignatieff arrived in the House foyer shortly before Question Period and walked to the designated spot where he...
Harrison Ford, Raider of the Lost SweatshopOpening Weekend: Film reviews of "Crossing Over," "Gomorrah" and "Rip: A Remix Manifesto"