Television
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The best of 2007 televisionDec 27, 2007 10:00 pm - Television obeys its own calendar. Technically, the TV season begins in September with the return to school as families settle into new routines, then ends in the spring...
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'Funniest Commercials' proves sex and humor sellDec 24, 2007 10:00 pm - This commercialism actually enhances holidays Kevin Nealon plays host to "Funniest Commercials of the Year: 2007" Wednesday on TBS. Many people complain about commercial...
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Gotta have heart: Gifts to soothe the disillusioned baseball fanDec 20, 2007 10:00 pm - It strikes me that disillusioned baseball fans can use a little extra TLC this Christmas, so have I got a gift idea for them. It got scant attention when it was released...
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Gunning for greatnessDec 20, 2007 10:00 pm - On the best DVDs, the movie is just the beginning. Yes, top-shelf picture and sound quality are important. But great DVDs reach way beyond that, providing artwork, back...
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Television offers a sackful of last-second stocking stuffersDec 20, 2007 10:00 pm - It's Dec. 21, which means there are but four more shopping days until Christmas, and that's counting today if you're reading this in the morning over coffee and not in t...
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Marrying for moneyDec 17, 2007 10:00 pm - On a recent episode of "Dirty Sexy Money," ABC's soapy drama about the filthy rich, heiress Karen Darling gets married for the fourth time, to a golf pro. Minutes after ...
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Nader gets his due -- both pro and conDec 17, 2007 10:00 pm - Whether Republican or Democrat, liberal or conservative, reactionary or progressive, you probably have little interest in a documentary on Ralph Nader. The man has alien...
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'She's still just Gina'Dec 17, 2007 10:00 pm - In some ways, Gina Glocksen's life has hardly changed since April, when she finished in the top 9 on "American Idol." She still lives in the same Naperville townhouse, s...
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In the airDec 17, 2007 10:00 pm - Remotely interesting: WBBM Channel 2 has hired Don Schwenneker as its weekend evening meteorologist, effective with the new year. Schwenneker comes to town from WTAE-TV ...
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Rachael Ray has new Food Network series starting January 12
Dec 17, 2007 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- The Food Network has ordered extra helpings of Rachael Ray. A new prime-time series, "Rachael's Vacation," will premiere Jan. 12, the network announced Monda...