Tom Delay Finally Jumped the Shark
Here he is on ABC's Dancing with the Stars. For one night, forget the fact that he took money from lobbyists, embezzled money, and...
Off Asides on Dallas Cowboys
My colleague Peter Gorman erroneously predicted that the New York Giants would beat the Dallas Cowboys.
Sorry, Peter, but the Giants didn’t do squat....
Giants Will Take Cowboys Tonight
Just to rile things up a bit, this former New Yorker is going go on record as saying the Cowboys are gonna get beat...
Weekender, Fri., Sept. 18
Got an un-mastered copy of Stella Rose’s new album (eight tracks, as-yet untitled). It’s badass: heavy, melodic, and a little trippy. (Think: My Bloody...
Kimmel Sells Blagojevich Chair Creeply er Cheaply
Publisher Michael Viner of Phoenix Books might be sweating today. He’s the guy who paid former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich a reported six...
Another Rainy Weekend
There are only three more performances in Amphibian Productions’ run of Richard Greenberg’s quietly affecting ”Three Days Of Rain.” Catch it if you can....
TNL Canceled, Burning Hotels/Stella Rose Show a Go
It’s Thursday. You know what that means: rain. And you know what that means: Thursday Night Live is canceled. Again.
Tonight’s performance by Josh...
Toby Keith Award Equals Apocalypse II
Some folks are wondering why I have such a poison pen for their hero. They can’t believe I would compare Toby Keith's winning a...
KERA’s New Music Station On the Way
At 7 a.m. on Mon., Nov. 9, KERA’s music radio station, KKXT/91.7-FM, will go on air.
“The KXT morning, afternoon, and evening shows will...
Film Shorts
OPENING:
Bright Star (PG) Jane Campion's dramatization of the romance between the poet John Keats (Ben Whishaw) and Fanny Brawne (Abbie Cornish). Also with Paul...




