The Emmys is my least favorite award show to watch, mainly because the nominating process is tainted, and rarely do shows that the general public enjoys ever win, much less receive a nomination. But while some are calling last night’s showthe lamest ever, I found a few highlights–as well as unintentionally humorous lowlights in last…

Though my fellow blogger Patton Dodd already so beautifully eulogized writer David Foster Wallace’s early death, and Paul O’Donnell pointed readers to a wonderful piece called “Roger Federer as Religious Experience” reprinted by The New York Times last week in Wallace’s honor, I can’t help but devout one more small moment on Idol Chatter to…

“I have my coffee, and I sit and watch Oprah,” a woman tells The New York Times in a story today. “It’s my favorite time of day.” Not exactly front-page news you say? The woman in question is a Saudi, and like many of her female compatriots, she looks to Oprah for clues on how…

Director Irena Salina talked to me about her new documentary, “FLOW: For Love of Water,” about the problems of contamination and scarcity in water systems throughout the world. What kind of water do you drink? Tap water! We need to get back to fall in love with tap water. If you’re concerned about chemicals, until…

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