Playlist 9-9-10
Started with some old soul. Then, the death of a former ELO cellist from a freak accident -- his van was hit by a runaway 700-pound hay bale -- leads…
‘Nikita’ Star Learning American Action
“I’ve done action movies,” Maggie Q, the striking star of “Nikita” says. “I have never done TV, but we’ve never done an action-television show, which is a whole other deal.”…
Behind ‘Hellcats:’ Clark Kent
The biggest star involved in “Hellcats,” the new series that started this week to what The CW called “solid” ratings, may be the one behind the camera. Tom Welling, star…
America Loves Its Poppycock
And we’re just not talking Glenn Beck here. We’re talking Prince Poppycock, a full camp operatic singer who dresses like a fop, who has ascended to the “America’s Got Talent”…
Old Cat, New Hat
One of the quirks of my mother growing up is that she didn’t like Dr. Seuss books. We never had any in the house. The ones at school were looked…
Lone Dawg
Let’s see: Kara DioGuardi is officially out as “American Idol” judge as of today. Ellen DeGeneres quit in July. Simon Cowell put in his notice in January. Paula Abdul quit…
Playlist 9-3-10
Funk from the Meters to start, new stuff from the Vaselines, Les Savy Fav, The Walkmen, The Drums and Ra Ra Riot. Closed with a bunch of Dave Alvin, solo…
Earls We Have Known
If there is no hurricane this weekend, then there will at least continue to be a storm of overblown stories. It makes us think of some other Earls in history.…
The TV Critic as Terrorist
The hostage situation at the Discovery Channel Wednesday, which ended with the death of the offender, shows the extent some people will go to complain about cable programming. Not blaming…
Back to School
We moved Lillie back to college Saturday and her new single dorm room reminded me of something I couldn't quite recall until now.