A recent BBC programme, ‘The Trouble with Working Women,' aimed to explore the growing pay gap, managing motherhood and work (I say motherhood, as fathers were barely mentioned) and the problems...
The Gosselins are the stars of the highest rated show on TLC - "John & Kate Plus 8." America is simply fascinated with how a family of eight manages everyday activities that we take for granted....
As you may know, "House" is a drama that deals with the medical practice of the highly anti-social Dr. Gregory House. Though this show remains highly popular, weekly it plays upon racism, ableism,...
How do you know when you’ve made it these days? When you show up on Oprah, of course. On April 9th of this year, masturbation had its big coming out party and became the subject du jour as part of...
I saw "Longford" after I had lunch with the film's writer - the funny, talented, and charming Peter Morgan - a former actor with the sort of authoritative voice one finds intimidating at first blush,...
I have bemoaned the fact that politics these days are all about gloss and image, simple statements and sound bites, with little to no room for complex thought. That it matters more whether a...
When fashion becomes a crime worthy of the expulsion of winsome celebrity chef Rachael Ray from the billboards of Dunkin’ Donuts, it is clear that the laws of sensibility have been hurled through...
A lot of my intellectual friends (the sort of people who, with a dignified cough, announce that they do not "indulge in mass media entertainment," and other, less extreme types) repeatedly ask me why...
