I like a good celebrity interest story as much as the next person, but so much of celebrity news is–yes, I’ll say it–neither news nor terribly interesting. And now that Hanukkah’s over, I can rant a little bit about the celebrity photo ops around the holiday season, especially those of said celebs “celebrating” holidays other…

NBC’s 30 Rock aired its Christmas episode last night, satirizing the myriad ways in which Christmas has become a confusing amalgam of generosity, love, cynicism, materialism, and family mishigas. Kenneth (played by Jack McBrayer), the earnest page who’s always so eager to please, shone through in the episode, gleefully handing out gifts to the staff…

In Pakistan’s version of American Idol, singing well is not a requirement. But being a potential candidate for Prime Minister is. “Enter the Prime Minister,” Pakistan’s first reality TV show of its kind, begins broadcasting this month. The show, a politicized variation of “American Idol,” aims to find the perfect candidate for the premiership in…

Most of its first season, “Saving Grace” was a police procedural with a little “It’s a Wonderful Life” mixed in: Somewhere down the line, Grace Hanadarko, the hard-drankin’, rough-lovin’ detective was going to come to terms with the angel, Earl, who keeps showing up to challenge her to think a little about her salacious ways.…

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