A Longer Rockin’ Eve
New Year ‘s Rockin Eve has never taken so much time – five hours at least to countdown one 10-second stretch time. But in addition to “Dick Clark’s Primetime New…
The Christmas Hearth, Circa 2011
Managed to survive another Christmas season, mostly by lowering expectations of myself so far, nobody was too disappointed. Part of the problem came with a big move from New England…
Tree, Beiber, Both Light Up
Santa Claus hasn’t appeared on the “Christmas in Rockefeller Center” treelighting special in years. But another magical man who can cover a lot of ground in one night did stop…
Sunday TV: It’s Telethon Day; Where’s Jerry?
Jerry’s Kids are left without a father figure this weekend as the 46th annual MDA Labor Day Telethon (WGN, 6 p.m.) plays it short and sweet tonight, wrapping up at…
What’s New in Candy Heart Sayings
It’s an old tradition to print little sayings on candy hearts. They make the little lumps of sugar, corn syrup and pastel-colored dyes almost palatable. But spilling out a box…