ALLIUM VERITE : Jersey Shore's Snooki received $32K to appear at Rutgers. Toni Morrison received $30K .

ALOTT5MA FRIDAY GRAMMAR RODEO: Well, its a surprising one today.  The Guardian (UK) web site today (with the concurrence of The Economist) h...

HOW TO SAVE A LIFE: If you're an hourlong show not named Glee , it can be a pretty risky move to try a musical episode , but I thoug...

I GUESS YOU WEREN'T READY FOR THAT YET. BUT YOUR KIDS ARE GONNA LOVE IT:   On the bright side, I'm a big fan of the reworked perform...

THERE IS NO FRESH START! LIVES CARRY ON!   Matthew Weiner has completed a deal with AMC to keep Mad Men on the air for at least two more sea...

BLAIS OF GLORY:   Tom Colicchio explains why what happened, happened , including the equipment you really need to perfect your own foie gras...

THE GOOD THING ABOUT OPENING DAY -- AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT COUNTS. IT'S IN THE RECORD: East Coast weather forecasts be damned; today ...