Even if I was blogging regularly, I couldn't be blogging regularly right now. Yesterday, I saw "Fracture" with Ryan Gosling at...

Ryan's faux-hawk was the most predictable part of a predictable evening -- predictable, that is, if you read my postings. I got lucky ag...

Oprah Winfrey has always had excellent taste in books and her latest book club pick is just further proof. Cormac McCarthy's "The ...

Here's a look at the book cover art for the final Harry Potter. Scroll down to see the much inferior British version and scroll down to ...

Somehow, not a terribly exciting show last night for "Idol." Gwen Stefani seemed kind of sweet but she had one and only one piece ...

He lived upstairs and the sheep lived downstairs. As my brother Chris said when he sent me the link, "In a related story, they also fo...

I've been having repeated discussions and debates with friends over the past few months about the music industry. Clearly, massive chang...

The latest unnecessary iteration of the once iconic Life magazine is dead. I think that makes eight of its nine lives. They're bringing ...

SPOILER ALERT -- I'll be discussing the plot twists of the season finale so stop reading if you haven't watched yet. This was a very...

It's very hard not to blog. Don't I need to tell people the weekend box office and express my amazement that "The Last Mimzy...

The 2007 IRAs - the grand finale to the awards season -- took place Saturday night from 6 p.m. to 1 a.m. It's the 32 year the IRAs have ...

Don't miss my annual Best CDs of 2006 list, along with my favorite boxed sets, singles, reissues and early picks for 2007. Go here to re...

A note from your fearless leader.

No, award season for movies is not over. This weekend is the 30+ annual IRA Awards, a terribly exclusive event in which grumpy movie buffs g...

I always feel a certain protectiveness for a show I write about. So I was not terribly surprised to see mixed reviews for the new Kander ...

I skip through half the show (anything to do with murder and intrigue) but I have to admit I find the tone of the show and the central chara...

No word on whether David Tennant will still be playing the good doctor. Remember, they did a great job of revealing him unexpectedly as the ...

Go to MediaWeek's Marc Berman for a complete ratings breakdown. All I'll mention is that "Idol" seems to have finally plat...

In an odd bit of news, Penny Marshall and Cindy Williams of "Laverne & Shirley" fame are reportedly reuniting for a scripted s...

In a rather bizarre unexplained shift, SciFi has changed its mind about "Battlestar Galactica." Initially, the channel had renewed...

First, Peter Noone of Herman's Hermits sang. He's a real performer and knows exactly what to do with the modest voice he has left. N...

You knew "Ugly Betty" was a given, but ABC also just announced they were renewing the on-the-bubble shows "Brothers & Sis...

I've been popsurfing for about 15 months now. I was itching to continue the habit of blogging I developed when I was contributing modest...

I thought bringing on the guy from Herman's Hermits and Lulu were pretty sad choices for British Invasion week. But Peter Noone was okay...

Dave is out with a stomach virus, so Adam Sandler will be the host and Don Cheadle one of his guests. (I guess I should have been checking m...

I already know what my first bit will be when I get hired by "The Daily Show" as their gay correspondent. I'll sit next to Jon...

A sweet reminiscence from David Bowie about his days working as a record store clerk. A record shop was just about the coolest place one c...

In comic book form, that is. Creator Joss Wheedon shares the details with Publishers Weekly.

Personally, I'm intrigued. Sure, Miller tied himself too closely to Bush and still can't admit teh guy is bad for our safety. But hi...

My pal Beth Pinsker writes about the behind-the-scene people that keep "American Idol" the #1 show in the country. The one element...