The Ballad of Herman Cain: The Night I Drove Old Dixie Home
Herman Cain is my name and I served up some pizza plain ‘Til so many calories came, I tore up my bio again In the winter of 95, those who…
Wednesday TV: Concerts for Grammys and Tree
Two concert shows tonight herald upcoming events. Once Grammy nominations were just announced; now they’ve made a big deal for the fourth year running with “The Grammy Nominations Concert Live!…
Hating for All
You don't have to have a teenage daughter to hate the new Fox sitcom “I Hate My Teenage Daughter.” Or, as co-creator Sherry Bilsing Graham put it, “I don’t think you…
Donald Faison’s Step to ‘The Exes’
Not so long ago, he was part of the long-running “Scrubs.” So it’s a little surprising that Donald Faison has ended up on the roster of the nostalgia-based cable network…
The Victoria’s Secret Underwear Show
“The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show” is as much a tradition of the holiday season as “Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer” that preceded it by a couple of hours. But it’s…
Remembering Patrice O’Neal
Patrice O’Neal, who died Tuesday at 41, the result of a stroke he suffered last month, was an uncompromising comic who challenged audiences and didn’t mind not being the most…
Tuesday TV: Supernanny, American Style
It makes no sense, in the current economy, to farm out TV nanny jobs to the Brits. Finding suitable alternatives to Adderall for managing ADHD symptoms is a topic of…
Pentatonix Wins ‘Sing-Off’
Texas based quintet Pentatonix beat an army of colligates from Dartmouth to take the third season of “The Sing Off” Monday night. The group Urban Method came in third. As…
Monday TV: Finales for ‘Sing Off,’ ‘Bored to Death’
For the third and least-watched season of “The Sing Off” (NBC, 8 p.m.) – it had a lot of competition – the finalists are the Dartmouth Aires, Pentatonix and Urban…
Sunday TV: Soul Train Awards, Chaz’ Journey
Cedric the Entertainer hosts the 40th anniversary 2011 Soul Train Awards (BET, 9 p.m.), where Gladys Knight, right, and Earth, Wind and Fire will be honored with Legend Awards. Among…