TV

American Idol: Give Ree Ree a call!

With Steven Tyler’s announcement that he’ll depart “American Idol” to concentrate on Aerosmith and his music, and the subsequent news that Jennifer Lopez won’t stick around either, we have a suggestion. Many of us haven’t been regular viewers of “American Idol” even in its more popular years, but one person who has been a faithful … Continue Reading →

PBS doc spotlights black life after the Civil War

Watching the gripping and heartbreakingly revealing documentary “Slavery By Another Name” isn’t easy to do but it is necessary all the same. PBS is airing the film in time for Black History Month and like the Douglas A. Blackmon Pulitzer Prize-winning book of the same name, the doc explores black life after the Civil War ended. … Continue Reading →