commerce
Leno Lengthens Lead Over Letterman in Late-Night Race

Jay Leno's Tonight Show continued increasing its audience lead over Late Night with David ...

manners-and-morals
‘I Am Proud to Be a Heterosexual Man’

I am proud to be a heterosexual man. This is something worth celebrating. Allowing myself...

movies
Seminar: Acting for the Camera

Do you know an aspiring actor or actress? Heartland Truly Moving Pictures is holding a sem...

commerce
‘Dragon’ Crushes ‘Time Machine’, Shortage of 3D Theaters Notable

Fantasy still dominates the U.S. movie box office. Leading in ticket revenue during its o...

culture101
Bill “Bojangles” Robinson

Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, doing his acclaimed step dance in 1932, back when dancing was s...

mysteries
Praise for John Dickson Carr

The talented contemporary British writer Christopher Fowler pens an appreciation for impos...

philosophy
Health Care Is a Culture Issue

Despite the successful (kind of, sort of) passage of the Obama-Reid-Pelosi health care bil...

philosophy
Shroud of Turin ‘Decoded’ on History Channel

Whatever else the Shroud of Turin might be, it is certainly a fascinating artifact of puzz...

comic-books-graphic-novels
‘Human Target’ Hits Action-Adventure Mark

As the recent passing of Mission: Impossible star Peter Graves reminds us, the mid-'60s ...

genres
‘Justified’ Premieres on FX Network

The new crime-drama series Justified premiered on FX Tuesday night at 10 EDT. The show, ...

commerce
‘Alice’ Thrashes Damon’s ‘Green Zone’

Alice in Wonderland crushed Matt Damon this past weekend—bless her heart. The Johnny Dep...

television
‘Apparitions’: Interesting but Overly Fanciful Story About Possession, Exorcisms

As a phenomenon surrounded by mystery and controversy, demonic possession would seem to ...

commerce
‘Alice’ Ten Feet Tall at Movie Box Office

Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland topped even Avatar last weekend, with $116.3 million of t...

movies
Academy Awards a Pleasant, Depoliticized Surprise

'Hurt Locker' director Kathryn Bigelow, co-producers, and stars at 82nd Academy Awards T...

movies
Academy Awards, Meh

The Academy Awards are tonight on ABC, but even with the expanded Best Picture field, they...

uncategorized
NBC’s ‘Community’ an Exemplary Sitcom

In addition to its well-publicized, disastr0us experiment with moving Jay Leno to primetim...

commerce
Fox News Remains Far Ahead of Competitors

Fox News Channel remains the top-rated cable news network by far, drawing more viewers tha...

commerce
E-Readers Will Save Magazines, Not Harm Them, ‘Wired’ Editor Says

Magazines have a bright future on e-reader tablets, and they have nothing to fear from the...

commerce
Hulu to Lose Comedy Central Shows

In a move indicating serious problems with Hulu's business model and advertising sales, Vi...

commerce
New ‘Rockford Files’ Lead Actor Announced

NBC has announced that Dermot Mulroney will star as the title character of the upcoming Ro...

commerce
Leno’s ‘Tonight Show’ Return: Controversially, No Surprises

If you want to identify the most controversial person in television, forget about Glenn ...

books
E-Bibles Lead the Way

"If you want to see what a 21st century reading experience should look like, . . . the mar...

movies
‘Shutter Island’ Clichés Can’t Stop DiCaprio Star Power, Genre Appeal

Although it's ambiguous about much, Martin Scorsese's Shutter Island makes two things extr...

noteworthy
BBC America Announces New Doctor Who Eps

A new series of Doctor Who episodes will get their U.S. premiere on BBC America beginning ...

commerce
Discovery Files Amicus Brief in ‘Must-Carry’ Challenge

The Discovery Network has joined a legal challenge to a longstanding FCC ruling forcing ca...

noteworthy
Curling on the Rise

CNN explains why the sport of curling has gained significant new attention during these Wi...

noteworthy
Buckley Critique Misses Point

S. T. Karnick writes about Christopher Buckley and the Mount Vernon Statement on Pajamas M...

noteworthy
Kornheiser Suspended

ESPN commentator Tony Kornheiser has been suspended for two weeks for criticizing a fellow...

music
Glass Hammer Cheers

For well over a decade, Glass Hammer has been one of the most impressive and productive ...

books
Dick Francis, Mystery Novelist, Born Storyteller

British mystery novelist Dick Francis produced a steady stream of very good and well-rec...

commerce
‘Valentine’s Day’ Movie Does Big Business, ‘Percy’, ‘Wolfman’ Also Strong

Hollywood had a record weekend at the U.S. box office during the past few days, with the c...

commerce
Obama Wants Control of Internet, aka Net Neutrality

Who owns the internet? We all do, but the government wants it: (more…)

theater
The Politics of (Singing and) Dancing

The acclaimed suspense novelist, screenwriter, and essayist Andrew Klavan notes that a gro...