Beatle Fronts Nirvana in 12-12-12 Benefit
It was the most audacious sounding mash-up of megalegends, but just the kind of thing that would be a highlight of a show full of them, “12-12-12: The Concert for…
Wednesday TV: Mega Benefit Concert, Barbara Walters’ Most Fascinating
It’s still a quaint idea that a big concert with classic rockers can be a balm to any situation - hunger, terror attack or hurricane. Or maybe Sandy was a…
Ravi Shankar, 1920-2012: Sitar Master Who Changed Western Rock
The master of Indian sitar, whose music influenced Western music at the highest levels, died Tuesday near San Diego. Ravi Shankar was 92. The office of India Prime Minister Manmohan…
Tuesday TV: Absurd Amish Series, Tigers
It makes some sense that there are so many series about the Amish on TV. The Amish themselves don't use electricity and never see all the series that exploit them.…
Queen of Latin TV Dies in Plane Crash
Shocking to hear of the death Sunday of Jenni Rivera, the Mexican singer with a career going a million miles an hour before she died in a jet crash with…
Another Major Death on ‘Homeland’
Why do so many dramas hinge on showdowns in forlorn abandoned factories? Aside from the barren atmosphere and all manner of possible hazards, it’s probably also really cheap to shoot…
Monday TV: Mel Brooks, Another Country Award
What looks to be an event with all the production quality of a CSPAN show -- Mel Brooks sitting down in Los Angeles to talk about his career with a…
Come from Behind ‘Amazing Race’ Win
If "The Fabulous Beekman Boys" was on a Viacom owned cable network, the conspiracy suspicions about the surprising win of Josh Kilmer-Purcell and Brent Ridge on "The Amazing Race" Sunday…
Sunday TV: ‘Amazing Race’ Finale, Christmas Movie Blitz, Big Cats
Twenty one installments in, "The Amazing Race" (CBS, 8 p.m.) retains its original appeal of wanderlust and cutthroat competition. Except that this season, most of the teams have been helping…
‘SNL’ Out-Foxxed
You knew things weren't going well on "Saturday Night Live" when the most promising comic bit for Jamie Foxx was one about a slave uprising film with Leonardo DiCaprio as…