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Posts tagged "Television"

What Song Should I Sing for My ‘Glee’ Audition?

You would think that I would be constantly blogging about Glee considering the season premiere is on Tuesday (it runs into Lost – thank the heavens for DVR) – but I think there is enough coverage on the phenomenon. In fact, the coverage and hype may be borderline overkill – but that’s a totally different...

Sun gets ‘Lost’ in Translation

Jin and Sun get their chance to flash sideways in “The Package” Last night’s episode of Lost (titled “The Package”) was a big ol’ cock tease. Everyone was waiting for a tear-jerking reunion of Sun and Jin. Instead, Sun gets hit in the head and can only speak Korean and Jin showed us that it’s...

Am I too old to be in New Directions?

A couple of days ago, Mr. Shuester made a huge announcement – they are having a nationwide casting call for Glee: Glee Open Casting Call Video with Matthew MorrisonGlee Auditions | MySpace Video Why is the cap at 26? This is a classic case of ageism. I know some people who are 30 (*ahem*) that...

‘Lost’: The Telenovela

Thank God I took two years of Spanish in high school because tonight’s episode was “en Espanol” (that means “in Spanish” for those of you who didn’t know). The Passion of Richard Alpert The episode was titled, “Ab Aeterno” (which loosely translates into “from the eternal”) and it was Richard Alpert-centric. Who knew that an...

10 things we learned from tonight’s ‘Lost’ episode: ‘Dr. Linus’

Miles chats with Ben as he digs his own grave by order of Iliana 1.) In the flash-sideways, Dr. Linus has an affinity for cardigans and sushi. 2.) Miles is always full of some great zingers! 3.) Iliana is a mean bitch with a heart of gold. 4.) Richard Alpert never ages because he got...

Ten things we learned from tonight’s ‘Lost’ episode

Dogen (left) and Sayid do some male bonding This week’s Lost episode, “Sundown” was full of action and intrigue, but I took the liberty of noting some of the most important things: 1.) Miles likes to play solitaire. 2.) Claire is in desperate need of a spa day. 3.) We finally know what significance that...

‘Idol’ gets its Asian representation

John Park celebrates his ‘Idol’ triumph in the streets Is it safe to say that we have moved passed using the term “token Asian” to refer to lone Asians in film, TV, music and other entertainment outlets? Kind of, but not really. Nonetheless, it seems like the shaggy haired charm of John Park has made...

What did we learn from ‘Lost’ last night?

Sun looks squeaky clean in last night’s episode of ‘Lost’ After watching the new episode of Lost called “The Substitute,” I came up with some new important points to the show: 1.) Sun is ALWAYS clean: No matter how much physical labor she does, Sun never looks dirty. She is always clean and put together....

A Finer Guide for the week of Jan. 18, 2010

The rock n’ roll romper stomper dandiness of Varvatos’s Fall 2010 collection showed in Milan on Jan. 17 (Photo by: Andrew Thomas) What to watch on the runway: Men’s Fashion Week: Sexually ambiguous models will strut their stuff down the runway in Milan and Paris to show us what us guys will look like this...

A Finer Guide for the week of Jan. 10, 2010

The new cast of Project Runway season 7 comes back to New York What to watch on TV: Sunday, Jan. 10: Brand new episodes: Big Love on HBO and Chuck on NBC. Monday, Jan. 11: A new episode of How I Met Your Mother (CBS) featuring title character hopeful played by Rachel Bilson and guest...

Spreading the ‘Party’ virus

Nevermind swine flu, I caught a major case of this: This song has been in my head from the moment Kim drooled the words out of her mouth a couple of episodes ago. It’s infecting me like H1N1. I feel disgusted at the fact that I actually sing along to this song, let alone watch...

A ‘Man’ shops for Anthropologie?

It seems that the peeps at the Sundance Channel are lovin’ these fashion documentaries. First, they found success with the Marc Jacobs & Louis Vuitton doc and now they have created a whole series called Man Shops Globe, which follows Keith Johnson, the buyer-at-large for Anthropologie while he shops around the world trying to find...