I learned something new today. Apparently, at least in Dubai, Ramadan is a time for more than daily prayer and fasting, it’s a holy time for television, too: “it is also the Middle Eastern equivalent of sweeps month,” according to Brian Stelter’s New York Times article, “Dubai Superheroes: Little Old Grannies Who Wear Veils,” which…

Jay Leno is finally coming back to evening television, and, in my opinion, it’s not a moment too soon. We need to laugh more, go to bed earlier, carry less stress and treat each other better every day. So the nightly television line-up will finally have more than drama and newsmagazines. I think Jay Leno’s…

Despite (or perhaps because of?) all the cannibalism, orgies, blood-sucking, and shape-shifting in season two of HBO’s vampire-centric ‘True Blood,’ surveys say that ‘True Blood’ is a bona fide hit–HBO’s biggest in the history of the network next to ‘The Sopranos.’ It seems that the show’s popularity is even surpassing that of ‘Sex and the…

Well, the Lying in Repose, the Celebration, the Memorial Service and the Funeral are over. And the respect for Sir Ted Kennedy will live on. (You can read more here.) And after it all, what I will remember most about this weekend’s activities will be the significant references to Mr. Kennedy’s religious life. For all…

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