Whitney gets one last curtain call in the otherwise turgid Sparkle
There’s a moment in Sparkle where Whitney Houston’s stern matriarch character looks directly at her fame-seeking daughters over Sunday..
One Compulsive TV Watcher’s 2012 Fantasy Emmy Noms
Outstanding Drama Series
Game of Thrones (HBO)
The Good Wife (CBS)
Homeland (SHO)
Justified (FX)
Luck (HBO)
Mad Men ..
America’s Next Top Model Finale Recap: An “Illuminata” Princess is Crowned
She flirted with it all season, but I really have to give props to Tyra for taking until the finale to directly compare the season’s B..
America’s Next Top Model Recap: The Sweet Smell of Third Place
First off, let me apologize for missing last week’s recap. I didn’t see the episode until the weekend, and by that point it seemed a littl..
America’s Next Top Model Recap: Don’t Have Macau, Man!
The last two episodes of Top Model have been so low-key and normal that I’m starting to get flashbacks to seasons 2 & 3. While we’ll never..
A Somewhat Comprehensive List of Reasons Why I Envy Women
-You got to grow up wearing Lip Smackers. I was always secretly hoping men would try to get in on this because they smelled delicious ..
America’s Next Top Model Recap: A Fiercely Real Goodbye
By this point I’m so used to covering my face in horror and shame at Tyra’s attention-grabbing antics (don’t ever change, Ty) that I’m nev..
America’s Next Top Model Recap: More Toochin’, Less Bullyin’
I’m guessing Tyra can’t even remember whether or not Top Model has centered a challenge around anti-bullying ever since Glee and Lady Gaga..
America’s Next Top Model Recap: The Art of the Booty Tooch
Top Model may already be a handful of eliminations into its current Americans versus Brits season, and while editor Becky Lang and I have ..
In Memory of Whitney: 5 Favorite Tracks
My family got cable TV in the fall of 1995. As a second grader, my initial reaction of complete and utter joy had pretty much everything t..
In Defense of Community: Why It’s The Best Comedy on TV
At what point is it fair to criticize a television show for it not being exactly what you want it to be? I asked myself this question earl..
11 Stupid Things I Collected as a Child
Beanie Babies
I spent every Saturday morning in 1997 and 1998 digging though a crib full of freshly shipped beanbag animals alongsi..