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In 2008, Barack Obama did get Democrats hyperventilating, whipped up to a creamy froth, while John McCain creaked ahead like a cranky granddad whom... →
After a decade this glum, we deserved a shot of 'Glee,' a show that restored our faith in the power of song, the beauty of dance, and the... →
What stars do in their off-hours is a never-ending source of diddling curiosity to the tabloid sensibility.
Who elected Larry King America's grief counselor? We, the viewing public, did, by driving up his ratings whenever somebody famous passes.
At 'The Village Voice,' there were all these fevers inside the offices, that would break out into full-scale rumbles between writers.
It's one thing to fight for what you believe in, another thing to fight for what others believe in.
The lies the government and media tell are amplifications of the lies we tell ourselves. To stop being conned, stop conning yourself.
Today a celebrity sex video isn't a stigma that requires penance and smarm removal; it's a branding device, a platform enhancer, a show reel.
I never accepted why there should be some invisible, wavy cutoff line separating Great Fiction from phosphorescent beauties and dollhouse miniatures... →
Stars wide of belt often cultivated a gentlemanly grandeur, a groomed refinement that filtered through their fingertips - the dainty fidgets of... →
What a turnaround in sentiment 'Glee' exemplifies. It was only a few years ago that pursuing the dream of a Broadway career or cabaret... →
As music migrates into our iPods, CD collections require less and less room, residing in our heads rather than resounding off the walls. The... →
Since I'm a fan of collections and anthologies, believe that the best writing often shines in shards and galloping stretches, I never find myself... →