How I Spent My Earthquake
It may be a testament to my ability to roll with the punches, or proof that I clearly can’t identify with what’s all around me, but I didn’t feel the…
At the MLK Memorial Soft Opening
After an earthquake it was almost a letdown – the first major memorial in Washington D.C. in years, a $120 million effort, one that has been the works for decades.…
No Room for Bill Moyers at PBS?
It’s great news that the great newsman and wise cultural observer Bill Moyers has decided to cut his TV retirement short at 77 and return once again to public television.…
Tuesday TV: ‘Drug Kingpin Hippos’ and Other Pests
Colombia’s Pablo Escobar was an outsized criminal drug lord, with a personal fortune estimated at $25 billion and responsible for the deaths of thousands, including hits on 600 Colombian police.…
Letterman: Fighting the Fatwa with the Funny
Becoming the target of a jihad only played into David Letterman’s careerlong self-deprecating humor Monday. It was a shot in the arm for writers just back from vacation. The jihad…
Soul Songwriting Greats, Stilled
Generations of great soul music were represented by the deaths Monday of two songwriting giants. Jerry Lieber, half of the classic songwriting duo of Lieber and Stoller, died after a…
A Hantz Returns to ‘Survivor’
Russell Hantz swore he’d never go on “Survivor” again. But he never said anything about his nephew. So 19-year-old Brandon Hantz, left, an oil tank crewman from Katy, Texas, is…
Dewey Wins Notice in New C-SPAN Series
Having profiled all the Presidential homesteads and libraries C-SPAN moves this fall into what could have been. A new 14 part series “The Contenders: They Lost the Election but Changed…
Ryan Murphy Upends ‘Glee Project’ Finale
Ryan Murphy made a mark by setting up and exploding his previous TV shows, especially “Nip/Tuck” and he’s put “Glee” on the edge more than once. His upcoming “American Horror…
Monday TV: Suddenly, ‘American Ninja’ Finale
It’s been running all season as one of the most physically demanding reality competitions on TV. But it’s been on the G4 network., where it’s been averaging only about 300,000…