It seems natural that the wholesome Americana of Hallmark movies finally aligns with the magazine cover Americana of Norman Rockwell. It happens in "Norman Rockwell's Shuffelton's Barbershop" (Hallmark Movie Channel,…
Like professional wrestling and Tea Party politics, it's impossible to parody reality TV. There's just nothing that can be thought in jest that hasn't already been done in earnest by…
"Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic" (Showtime, 9 p.m.) filmmaker Marina Zenovich considers the influential, successful and wildly funny comedian who was undone by a streak of self-destruction and immolation. Big…
The brainiest competition on ESPN begins its telecast, with a lot of kids asking about pronunciation, place of origin and use in a sentence. The 2013 Scripps National Spelling Bee…
When there's a disaster on the coasts, almost one of the first thing organized is the celebrity-spattered TV benefit show. It's almost a reflexive action: How else can creative respond…
Blake Shelton, who happens to be cleaning up on "The Voice" just as he did on the AMAs, is now bent on cleaning up tornado damage in his native Oklahoma…
From the beginning of the season, Judith Hill was poised to win "The Voice." She already had a superstar pedigree, having been Michael Jackson's duet partner as he prepared for his…
Carole King, the woman who enlivened the Brill Building, recorded an album that set the tone for a generation, judging from her performance recently at the Rock and Roll Hall…
Elbowing the usual "Bachelor Pad" out of its summer slot, like a rollerskater on Venice Beach with cutoffs, is a new edition of "The Bachelorette." It's as if Desiree Hartsock couldn't…
What was once the fastest growing city of the country is now the fastest shrinking. Many American cities are having a crisis in manufacturing and jobs, but nowhere quite like…