It seems like just the other day I was speculating that, with the shifting political balance in Washington from Republicans to Democrats, activists who want more regulation of primetime TV would shift their focus from sex to violence. Oh, wait: it was. Well, today comes news that, in fact, the FCC wants to ask Congress [...]

Sunday brings us the third, and it looks like unfortunately last, season of Slings and Arrows, Sundance’s Canadian-import backstage comedy set at a theater festival. (No relation, the producers swear.) In this season, the once-struggling New Burbage festival is struggling with success, flush with money and praise from a recent hit but wondering if they [...]

Has there been a better episode of The Office this year than last night’s? (I’d ask if there had been a better episode of any sitcom this year, but that would be redundant.) The show worked on so many levels, used so many characters well, hit so many different notes of comedy and pathos that [...]

Maybe Tuned In readers don’t need to be pointed to my essay on Anna Nicole Smith in the new TIME magazine, since it’s essentially an expanded version of this blog post. But think of it as the DVD director’s cut. There is one other thought I didn’t manage to work into the piece. Was anyone [...]