Well, this is oddThe John McCain camp puts out a web ad complaining that the media are soft on Obama. Stipulate that it’s true: even then, what...
Picture It: Sicily [Fill In Name of Year]Though Estelle Getty was the second-youngest Golden Girl (and had to wear makeup and a wig to appear older than Bea Arthur), she...
ToleranceSome of you have figured out that when you hit "Report Abuse" on a comment, it goes away to a place where I have to decide whether...
Waiting for Stephenie MeyerWhen I wrote about Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight series this week I noted how the Phoenix author’s work is beginning to...
i am emotionally crushed to discover i am no longer the world’s leading making-funner of steve guttenbergI am humbled, a defeated man. For years now – lo, for more than a decade – I have made it my business to make fun of Steve...
ProtectionNear the end of another article about the problems of the American TV business (well, lots of American businesses have problems...
Treacle CutterI have to admit I was a little taken aback by the ending of Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog (now only available via Itunes, drat...
Historical InaccuracyJust as an example of how historical accuracy is more important in today’s TV (especially if it’s Mad Men ) than it used to...
Vindictive press relations: Yes we can!Remember that New Yorker cover? The Obama campaign sure does. The New Yorker ’s man didn’t get a seat on the candidate’s Europe...
You Mean All These Years of Post-Janet Jackson Panic Were For Nothing?An appeals court has voided the FCC fine against Janet Jackson’s "wardrobe malfunction," ruling that: In other words, the court...