Orange Is the New Black
While it's hotter than Satan's taint outside, it's a great time to stay indoors and catch up on the latest original series from Netflix: Orange Is the New Black. The show is based on Piper Kerman's memoir Orange Is the…
Cutting the Cord, Cutting the Cost and Keeping the Content
I've been without cable for about five years now. In my last year as a subscriber to Time Warner Cable, my package included internet, basic cable and one premium channel (HBO). My monthly tab was $144. I don't miss it…
Mad Men 6.0
AMC just released a stunning set of promotional photos for the coming sixth season of Mad Men. In the gallery below, the color set depicts the cast at a black tie affair, and the black and white images capture the…
The Black Tie Affair of the 70th Annual Golden Globes
As Vesper Lynd famously said to 007 in Casino Royale: "There are dinner jackets and dinner jackets. This is the latter." While there was a whole lot of handsome at the 70th Annual Golden Globes last night, there was a…
Best Dressed Man at the 2012 Primetime Emmy Awards: Jon Hamm
Jon Hamm went Clooney-classic in Giorgio Armani - a midnight blue, two-button, single-breasted dinner jacket with perfectly proportioned peak lapels. Trend-proof evening wear that would look great in any decade.
Johnny Carson: King of Late Night
He was, indeed, the king. As a child of the '70s and '80s, I grew up watching Johnny Carson every night on NBC. To this day, it hosts some of my favorite memories of great television moments. Throughout its run,…
Alec Baldwin Talks With Dick Cavett
If you haven't subscribed to Alec Baldwin's podcast Here's The Thing, do it now. In this episode, Alec has a fascinating talk with the legendary Dick Cavett at Cavett's home on Long Island, a house called Tick Hall. From the…
“Were you on Sex and the City?”
Appearing on a commercial, movie or television show is something. Appearing on a hit television show with an astounding shelf life - even years after its final episode - is something else. In the summer of 1999, I had the…
Radio Roundup: The Week of 1/27/12
Since my college days as a student radio host, I've been a sucker for good radio and it's inherent portability, particularly public radio, like National Public Radio (NPR), Public Radio International (PRI) and the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). Here's a…
A Christmas Present For ‘AbFab’ Fans
Jennifer Saunders, one of television's funniest women, has brought us more shenanigans from Edina and Patsy for brand new episodes of Absolutely Fabulous. Here is a sneak peek of what's to come... Links: Jennifer Saunders on Graham Norton (full interview…