Television
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Bennett gets his due -- and maybe moreOct 31, 2021 8:39 pm - Simply stick around long enough, and you'll be acknowledged an "American Master." Not to sound harsh, but that seems to be the message behind the PBS Tony Bennett profil...
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Sex on the small screenOct 31, 2021 8:36 pm - TV shows have never shied away from trading on the sex appeal of their stars, but a quick look at the new fall season reveals that the overall TV landscape is about to g...
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Mt. Prospect boy says controversial reality show was fun, safeOct 31, 2021 8:36 pm - His boarding school in New Jersey is a far cry from the New Mexico ghost town where this 12-year-old lived for more than a month. But the two will converge next week whe...
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Less, not 'More'
Oct 31, 2021 8:31 pm - LAS VEGAS -- Somewhere, Kevin Federline is laughing. An out-of-shape, out-of-touch Britney Spears delivered what was destined to be the most talked about performance of...
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Less is more with Hawk and DJOct 31, 2021 8:11 pm - A funny thing happened on my way to doing an intent analysis of White Sox TV announcers Ken "Hawk" Harrelson and Darrin Jackson this week: a 1-2-3 inning. And not just a...
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Music and style join together on 'Fashion Rocks'Oct 31, 2021 8:02 pm - Remotely interesting: CBS airs its annual "Fashion Rocks" special mixing music with style at 8 p.m. today on WBBM Channel 2. … MTV's Video Music Awards run at 8 p.m. Sun...
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Joyless sex in 'Tell Me You Love Me' a turnoffOct 31, 2021 8:11 pm - Trying to stay out in front of the competition -- on premium cable and on broadcast TV -- HBO gets more daring and bold (and, not coincidentally, more revealing) than ev...
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Survivor storiesOct 31, 2021 7:58 pm - The Bush administration has all but banned news media from showing coffins and body bags coming back from Iraq, but there's nothing it can do to silence the walking woun...
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Triple amputee seeking dreams in HollywoodOct 31, 2021 7:53 pm - Bryan Anderson would love to show people what it's like for a wounded soldier to get back to normal life -- but he can't. As he puts it, "I wouldn't call this a normal l...
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'Runway' mentor gets his own makeover show