The Move So Far
As a young person, there may be a kind of adventurous spirit to moving. But having raised a family in a big house where you’ve lived for 20 years, it’s…
Playlist 2-25-11
Downloaded the new Radiohead album and played three cuts, augmented by three songs from their past and a couple of Flaming Lips tracks to boot. Heralded spring with new stuff…
Saturday TV: Gospel and Comedy
The 12th Annual BMI Trailblazers of Gospel Music Awards (GMC, 9 and 11 p.m.), honoring Shirley Caesar and the group Commissioned is hosted by Donnie McClurkin and Kim Burell, and…
Playlist 2-4-11
Started with a bunch of thing from the latest Southern Music sampler from the Oxford American, heard some new Iron and Wine, and then some new stuff later by Gang…
Heidi Klum Gets Funny with Kids
Heidi Klum turns Art Linkletter in her new Lifetime series. Though she’s somewhat of a stern host on “Project Runway,” she’s a conduit for kids on the new “Seriously Funny…
The Onion News Takeover
From its origins as a satiric newspaper in Wisconsin, the Onion has become something of an empire suddently this month with the premieres of both “The Onion News Network” on…
Joan Rivers, Off the Red Carpet and on to Reality TV
Joan and Melissa Rivers are back on cable, but not on the red carpets where they stood sentinel for so long. We’ve done it,” says Melissa, who stars with her…
Olivia Munn’s Imperfect Sitcom
One weak spot on the three-hour comedy night on NBC Thursday, which resulted in pretty good ratings for both “The Office” and “Parks & Recreation,” seen by 8.2 million and…
Kelley’s Law: New Drama from Former Whalers Stickboy
Kathy Bates and David E. Kelley at press tour. I wasn’t surprised to see that “Harry’s Law” did fairly well in its debut this week, drawing 11 million viewers. There…
Polarizing Piers Premieres
The public persona of Piers Morgan, the Brit who takes over the Larry King slot on CNN tonight, is that of a snide judge on “America’s Got Talent” and an…