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Stephen Colbert does the reductio ad absurdum.

Was Super Bowl XLV the most-watched television event in U.S. history? Sure. The Nielsen Co. said Monday that an estimated 111 million peo...

Because I am your arbiter of taste. In no particular order. 1. Life on Mars ( the British import ). Snappy humor mixed with non-sappy dram...

In a current commercial, James Patterson, crime novelist ordinaire, urges readers to purchase his latest novel (at least I think it's hi...

Peter Gammons recaps 20 years with ESPN. ESPN sent me to every World Series in those 20 years. In 1991, when I got out onto the field at the...

The AV Club, steadily unveiling its best of the '00s, has generated a massive list for the best TV series. There are no runners-up, on...

In my swine flu funk , I'm sitting on the sofa, watching ESPN360, as USC (the other USC) takes on Ole Miss. During commercial, the site...

Ichiro meets Obama at the All-Star Game, July 14, 2009. Guess which one doesn't have the weight of the free world on his shoulders? Adde...

Son: "Daddy's home!" Mom: "Thank goodness. I thought he had died at work again."

Apparently my education blog got noticed by a Spokane TV station. That's right: the DNR, a circuit-driving dentist, Gene Simmons, and...

Dear CBS: 63-62 with :26 left > 85-66 with 6:52 left. So what's with the manic back-and-forth? Regards, Me

Q: What if delivery people ran the world? A: 1984 , plus a few dings, dents, and scratches.

This sounds like quality television--which is to say, horrifyingly, shockingly bad debate: The debate over whether Satan exists is hardly g...

Word is, Jim Cramer is going to be appearing on this blog sometime soon to offer perfunctory apologies, unctuous self-pity, and a few stock...

I've been teaching my students about the value of posture, eye contact, gestures, and other nonverbal signals. About four minutes into t...

1. Investing in tourism in Afghanistan. 2. Banking on banking television... comedies. 3. Facebook might be good for you. 4. Texting might no...

The Colbert Report Mon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c Nailed 'Em - Buffet Crime Colbert Report Full Episodes Funny Political News Christian Ba...

Thank you , Kunio Kato . (Why does the official transcript lack "Thank you, my pencil?")

Some people like the ad. (The ad, mind you, not the company behind it). Me, I can't get past the overwhelming aura of vapid pretentiou...

Dianne Feinstein, emcee Energetic and smiling, she gets in the best line of the day: "This was the moment when the dream that once ech...