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The Following Recap: If You Love Joe Carroll, Set Him Free
Does anyone care about the Poe angle in The Following anymore? I wondered that after last night’s episode, when we finally got a break from […]
Melissa Stark’s Road From “Sexiest Sports Reporter” to Mom Who Knows Football
It’s 6:40 a.m. in a frigid South Jersey TV studio, and in 20 minutes Melissa Stark—who looks better at this groggy hour than you ever […]
Finally: “Cosby Sweaters” Explained
For adults of a certain age, the term “Cosby sweater” is instantly evocative—a reminder of the multi-hued creations that Bill Cosby always seemed to wear […]
I Keep Watching Girls Because it Keeps Making Me So Uncomfortable
I finally sat down and watched the most recent, much-discussed episode of Girls last night. I’ve been putting it off, not because I don’t […]
If All Jeopardy Answers Were This Good, People Would Watch Jeopardy
Yesterday’s Teen Jeopardy! finale (Like “Panic! At the Disco” and “FUN.” we could do without the punctuation, Trebek) featured perhaps the greatest final Jeopardy answer […]
Will “30 Rock” Be Renamed the “Comcast Building?” Updates and Reactions on the Comcast-NBC Deal
Yesterday afternoon, Comcast announced they’d buy out GE’s remaining share of NBC for $16.7 billion, meaning TV programming and distribution are at last united. Here’s […]
The Official Drinking Game for The Following
My plans to recap this week’s episode of The Following were rolling along just fine—until Jacob got in the shower (fully clothed) with Emma (mostly […]
How Are the Singing Kids of Newtown Being Exploited?
So, you know those little kids from Newtown who sang “Over the Rainbow” on Good Morning America? No—not the children who sang with Jennifer Hudson […]
Every Time You Take a Philly Cab, Jay Leno Will Tell You Jokes
It’s getting more and more difficult to get into a Philadelphia cab that isn’t playing NBC on a screen embedded in front of the back […]
VIDEO: Watch This Cool Philadelphia Time-Lapse Video
I think Jon Stewart might call this a moment of Zen—it’s certainly a nice little video piece that combines a sense of bustle and joy […]
It’s the Third Quarter in America
On Sunday night, I obtained a leaked diplomatic cable during the Super Bowl blackout from none other than Clint Eastwood. Below, as a public service, […]
WATCH: Chris Christie Make Fat Jokes on David Letterman
Give it to Joisey Gov. Chris Christie: He knows how to turn a joke to his advantage—like he did Monday night on David Letterman: He’s […]
Too Much Downton Abbey Is Bad For Your Manhood
What with the Beyoncé halftime extravaganza and the mysterious third-quarter blackout that lasted for half an hour, Sunday night’s Super Bowl was even longer than […]
The Following Recap: How Not to Stab Your Wife
Early on in this week’s episode, cult specialist Debra Parker stands in front of a wall full of carefully arranged photos connected by string, […]
The Internet Loved, Hated Beyonce’s Super Bowl Halftime Show
If you weren’t watching Downton Abbey last night, chances are you were one of the 110 million people who tuned in to watch Super Bowl […]