Much has been made about Brazil’s readiness for the biggest tournament in the world, the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Well, ready or not, the games start today...

2014

Mar

GLOBE-TROTTING FOOD HOSTS EMBARK ON NEW TRAVELS By Monique Nazareth

Both Andrew Zimmern and Anthony Bourdain travel the world in search of culinary masterpieces and eccentricities. And the new seasons for both of their shows are starting up...

2014

Mar

'MCCONNELLING' WITH JON STEWART By Monique Nazareth

Last Thursday, Jon Stewart introduced a newly released political ad by Kentucky Senator and Senate Minority Leader Mitch Mcconnell on Comedy Central's The Daily Show. Apparently, it’s b-roll of the smiling Senator in various situations with nothing but music to accompany it for other PAC’s to use. That's what made it so perfect for Stewart...

2014

Feb

OLYMPICS ANALYSTS LIPINSKI, WEIR DESERVE THEIR OWN GOLD By Monique Nazareth

As the Sochi Olympics winds down, we have just two days left of ice skating, with the ladies program Wednesday and Thursday. However, the gold medal performance, in my estimation, already goes to NBCSN’s new skating commentators, Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir...

2014

Jan

TOLL BOOTHS OF GLORY By Monique Nazareth

Governor Chris Christie has said he's been to 129 Springsteen concerts but it's a good bet he never heard this version of Born to Run, one of the most brilliant performances in a barrage of comic riffs on the New Jersey scandal...

2013

Dec

A JOHN OLIVER FAREWELL By Monique Nazareth

Those of us who were impressed with how John Oliver held the reins of The Daily Show over the summer knew the Emmy-award winning comedian will be hosting his own show on HBO next year... Jon Stewart found a way to bid Oliver a fitting adieu...

2013

Nov

'HOMELAMB' By Monique Nazareth

Sesame Street's parodies are turning out to be better than SNL's. In their homage to Showtime's Homeland, Carrie has to help find the big bad wolf...

2013

Oct

END OF THE MAKEOVER: FAREWELL TO 'WHAT NOT TO WEAR' By Monique Nazareth

After ten years and roughly three hundred and fifty makeovers, TLC’s What Not To Wear is coming to an end on Friday...

2013

Sep

AL JAZEERA AMERICA: THE REAL-LIFE ‘NEWSROOM’? By Monique Nazareth

Fans of HBO’s The Newsroom may remember a discussion about what a proper newscast could be – one that might be a mission statement for America’s newest news network…

2013

Aug

HOW DOES 'SHERLOCK' SURVIVE? ELEMENTARY, MY DEAR WATSON By Monique Nazareth

Sherlock, the character and the TV series, is returning from the dead...

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Monique Nazareth

Monique Nazareth is a former producer on Knowledge@Wharton on SiriusXM's business channel, former senior producer on NPR's The Diane Rehm Show, and former producer on Fresh Air with Terry Gross. She started her journalism career at Monitor Radio and is a graduate of the University of Iowa.

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