The Cosby Show

The Case of the Bank-Robbing Prostitutes: How a Team of L.A. Hookers Became the "Starlet Bandits"

The Best TV Writer Panel Ever?

When the invitation went out from the Writers Guild of America, It seemed too good to be true. Norman Lear, Carl Reiner, James L. Books, Steven Bochco, and more, all on the same panel? And yet last night at the WGA Theater in Beverly Hills, to celebrate the organization's 101 Best Written TV Series ... More >>

Cosby's Sweaters Website Changes Name After Bill Cosby Objects

Updated at the bottom with comments from the site's co-founder, who tells us he'd sell the domain to Cosby for $10 million. First posted at 4:01 p.m. Remember in high school when there were the geeks? And then there were the jocks? But never the twain shall meet, unless one was getting his ass kick ... More >>

Does Madea's Witness Protection Mark the Mainstreaming of Tyler Perry's Iconic Character?

For many, especially black people who see in her a mockery of our own grandmothers, Tyler Perry's Madea is little more than a mammy -- an insult to the matriarchal community figure that Perry claims to celebrate. And unforgivably, when compared to Flip Wilson's Geraldine or even Martin Lawrence's Bi ... More >>

Remember 'Must See TV' on NBC? Warren Littlefield's New Book Explains Why It Worked

It could have been called "Night of Bests," but NBC execs, including former President of NBC Entertainment Warren Littlefield, knew that wasn't quite right. It was the early '90s and juggernauts Cheers and The Cosby Show had recently ended their runs. The network was nervous. "I was getting killed b ... More >>

Gary The Knife Guy: Knife Customer Honesty, What It's Like To Be Married To A Knife Guy The Best Knife For Mom

In the handful of years that Gary Silverstein of Gary's Knife Sharpening has been in the steel refining business, he has built up a cadre of loyal Wüsthof and Korin devotees, including us, who make pilgrimages across town to the various farmers markets wherever he makes appearances. When you drop ... More >>

Top Five Rappers In Absolutely Ridiculous Sweaters

Drake and his sweater on Saturday Night Live​The young rap billionaire Drake has a new album out this week. It's probably fantastic! But more important than any critical assessment of his music, it's another opportunity for Drake to assert his commitment to the bemusing art of wearing really a ... More >>

Conan Announces New Late-Night Show On TBS

​Conan O'Brien on Monday announced he's headed to cable network TBS for an 11 p.m. late-night show that will start in November. The move will bump George Lopez's own talk show to midnight. The move appears to confirm that the host will remain in Los Angeles, where he moved from New York for hi ... More >>

EASTWOOD ON THE PITCH

At 79, Clint tackles Mandela in Invictus

HEY, HEY, HEY — WAIT A MINUTE!

DAD TO THE BONE

Children of the Revolutionary

Former black revolutionary Watani Stiner turned himself in to San Quentin so his children could come to America. Was it worth it?

Theater Reviews: Ray Bradbury's Green Town, Last Call at Moby Dick's and More

Also reviews of Zombie Joe's Victims, Richard III and Malcolm-Jamal Warner's Love and Other Social Issues

Stratocaster Collage

Glenn Branca’s Hallucination City for 100 electric guitars

The Taisho Trilogy: Zigeunerweisen, Kagero-Za, Yumeji

A Rock and a Hard Place

Huey and Riley, uncensored, invade basic cable; Chris Rock finds his sweet side

All Shook Up?

Are William Morris’ changes off the Richter scale or just tiny temblors?

Art & Commerce

At an intersection near you

The Idiot Beat

Further adventures in the screen trade

Of Chimps and Men

TV makes a monkey of itself