TV
National Sports Announcers Hate Philadelphia! Or Do They?
In recent years, an entire industry has crept up around the notion that the mainstream media is biased in its coverage of the news. Mostly […]
American Idol Is the Most Important Show on TV
Tonight, the seven remaining contestants on American Idol will each belt out two tunes in their continuing quest for singing stardom, and tomorrow night one […]
One Man’s Break Up With Comcast
When one man’s Comcast bill eclipsed the $200 mark in February of 2011, he ditched cable and picked up his iPad. Over a year later, […]
Turns Out Violent Death Makes Humans Want to Shop
You can muddle along in life without ever really wondering why watching Criminal Minds, CBS’s gruesome, nihilistic series on FBI profilers, makes you want to […]
Daytime Soap Goes Lesbian
Popular daytime soap the Bold and the Beautiful is getting ready for its first-ever lesbian story line. Taking a page from The L Word, the […]
With Santorum Out, Philly Dodges Attack Ads, Endless Robo-Calls
No one was more upset about Rick Santorum suspending his campaign for the Republican nomination than the television sales executives at local TV stations. Many […]
You Can Always Watch Phillies Games for the Commercials
Were you psyched for baseball this year? Were you still pumped once you learned that the Phillies are old and terrible, and all they do […]
Mike Wallace: The Homosexuals
This past weekend, the media world lost Mike Wallace, a pioneer in many ways when it came to broadcast journalism. It got us to thinking […]
Kate McKinnon’s SNL Debut
Fans of the Big Gay Sketch Show got the chance to see Kate McKinnon make her debut on Saturday Night Live this weekend. The out […]
Does John Bolaris Have a Shot at Getting on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon?
Recently, Jimmy Fallon took to Twitter to get fans and views to send him their spring break horror stories. John Bolaris responded with an extremely […]
Yellow Fever Couldn’t Keep Philadelphia Down
Imagine. It is a deadly summer in Philadelphia. Mosquitoes are biting everything. Neighbors are coughing up black vomit. They are dying in the streets. They […]
Meredith Baxter on Coming Out
As she turned 60, actress Meredith Baxter decided to come out. That was three years ago. And while she admits that tabloid rumors fueled her decision, in […]
Is Don Draper Mad Men’s Resident Vampire?
Like the rest of the Mad Men-watching universe, I’ve spent the last 10 days with Megan Draper/Jessica Paré’s rendition of Gillian Hill’s nugget “Zou Bisou […]
Katie Couric’s Good Morning America Hosting Stint: Part Perky, Part Pukey
She laughed. She danced. She cracked wise. What’s not to love? If you’re a Katie Couric fan, nothing. But if you’re not, her guest-hosting stint […]
Watch: What Would You Do?
On Friday, ABC’s What Would You Do?, a hidden camera reality series that captures real peoples’ reactions to sometimes controversial scenarios, tackled LGBT issues. In one […]