Category: TV

A Month of Junk: The Treasures We Cling to

Verna’s a hoarder, and she knows it. Her house is stacked, floor to ceiling, with 16 years worth of stuff. She collects everything, it seems—broken

Run! Zombies!

The only reasonable thing to do when you see a zombie—if you don’t have a large-caliber weapon, a flamethrower or a bazooka handy, that is—is

A Month of Junk: The Boring Storing Game

Alas. My rented storage unit will never become a celebrity. It’s not just that A&E’s ludicrously popular Storage Wars is based in California and I’m

The Simpsons: Underachievers or Donut Eaters?

A husky-voiced blue-haired wifey once asked her chubby hubby, “Homer, is this the way you pictured married life?” He briefly considered and answered, “Pretty much.

The (Bleeped) Things Kids Say These Days

You’ve heard about it. We’ve talked about it. Some folks begged ABC never to air it. But air it did. On Wednesday, Modern Family presented

Infamous TV Firsts

In case you haven’t heard, ABC’s hit comedy Modern Family will air an episode next week in which Lily—the 2-year-old adopted daughter of gay couple

Forget Disneyland

The men and women of the Make-a-Wish Foundation sure do some great things, helping sick kids bring their fantasies to life. And I say God

Reviewing Reality

“If you can’t say anything nice …” That’s what our mothers always told us. If you can’t say anything nice, don’t say anything at all.

Plugged In Parent’s Guide to Today’s Technology

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