Archive: February 2011 (21-30 of 44)

Feb 14 2011 12:13 PM ET

Whoopi Goldberg criticizes 'New York Times' for not mentioning her Oscar; Hasselbeck cancels subscription in protest. UPDATE: The New York Times responds

Whoopi Goldberg bitterly criticized The New York Times on Monday morning’s The View for not mentioning that she had won an Oscar in a Sunday piece about the paucity of black actors who have won Academy Awards. READ FULL STORY »

Feb 13 2011 08:13 PM ET

On '60 Minutes,' Lady Gaga greets Anderson Cooper in her underwear, says she 'smokes pot' while writing songs, and is 'a master of the art of fame'


Lady Gaga’s 60 Minutes interview with Anderson Cooper was a delightful segment in which the singer-songwriter-performance-artist proclaimed, “I art-direct every moment of my life.” She claimed to be “honest all the time,” and said, “I smoke a lot of pot when I write [music] and drink whiskey… and I’m not gonna sugar-coat it for 60 Minutes… I drink a lot of whiskey and I smoke a lot of weed when I write.” (Cooper prefaced the interview by saying that “her comments about drugs may concern some parents.”) READ FULL STORY »

Feb 13 2011 07:23 AM ET

'Saturday Night Live' recap: Russell Brand bled for us, but 'SNL' had a pretty bad night

Russell Brand can be so funny and charming on talk shows, quick with ad-libs and witty enthusiasm; he seems so sweet when he’s with his wife, Katy Perry. Consider that a niceness disclaimer for what follows. Hoo boy, was this a pretty bad week for Saturday Night Live.

Coming off a mirthless cold-open that parodied READ FULL STORY »

Feb 12 2011 10:08 AM ET

'Saturday Night Live' with Russell Brand hosting: Your opinion is desired.

Russell Brand will host Saturday Night Live tonight. The musical guest is Chris Brown. Given Brand’s penchant for naughty ad-libbing, this could be READ FULL STORY »

Feb 12 2011 01:20 AM ET

'Fringe' recap: Meet the beetles, plus: Cry baby cry

Fringe spent this week in the Other Universe, in various ways trying to achieve, as the episode title had it, “Immortality.” It was a non-stop Fauxlivia-fest, and not one for anyone suffering from entomophobia.  The hour confirmed — or perhaps I should say seemed to confirm — a few things many of you readers have been commenting upon. READ FULL STORY »

Feb 10 2011 08:57 AM ET

'Friday Night Lights' series finale review: We've reached the end. 'Coach, you changed my life.'

Friday Night Lights wrapped up its season and the entire series on DirecTV on Wednesday night. If I told you how many times my eyes welled up watching the finale, you’d think I was a terrible pushover. But man, that was one fine, emotional, intelligent, and satisfying ending.

It was Christmastime in Dillon, Texas, and Eric and Tami Taylor were still fighting over their conflicting job offers.

SPOILER ALERT: DON’T READ THIS IF YOU DON’T WANT TO KNOW HOW FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS ENDS READ FULL STORY »

Feb 10 2011 07:07 AM ET

'Justified' season premiere review: Pullin' guns and 'cultivatin' herb'

Justified demonstrated at the start of its second season last night that it’s working on a level that is, if anything, even more cool, witty, and serene than its debut season. It takes some guts to avoid trying to rev up the pace just to show viewers we’re back!, and to resist worries about the sophomore-year jinx. Timothy Olyphant is the actor most attuned to Elmore Leonard’s source prose since George Clooney captured the polite-cool-cat pose perfectly in Out of Sight. READ FULL STORY »

Feb 9 2011 10:15 PM ET

'Mr. Sunshine' premiere review: Matthew Perry followed 'Modern Family' with modern irony. Did you like it, or did you miss 'Cougar Town'?

Matthew Perry’s new show Mr. Sunshine made its debut in ABC’s best showcase time period for a sitcom: Following Modern Family. The show that usually occupies that spot, Cougar Town, starring Perry’s former Friends co-star Courteney Cox, has certainly benefited from this slot. But I think following Modern Family may have emphasized one of the potential weaknesses of Mr. Sunshine: Sunshine radiates READ FULL STORY »

Feb 9 2011 10:07 PM ET

Anderson Cooper tells David Letterman about his 'beating' in Egypt and his resemblance to a newt

Anderson Cooper appeared on the Late Show on Wednesday night, telling David Letterman about his beating at the hands of what he termed “pro-Mubarak thugs.” Cooper described the roughing up he and his CNN crew were subjected to, saying that the present government READ FULL STORY »

Feb 9 2011 08:53 AM ET

How many times did O'Reilly interrupt Obama? THIS many times...with help from the Smurfs!

Some saw Bill O’Reilly’s pre-Super Bowl conversation with President Barack Obama as less of an interview than an interruption-fest. The Fox News Channel host interjected such essential comments as “Those are tough boys, the Muslim Brotherhood” and (speaking about a chunk of the American people) “They hate you,” for READ FULL STORY »

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