[Bianculli here: Celebrity culture has never been more obvious or inescapable than right now, as TV covers -- blankets, smothers -- the death of Michael Jackson, with Farrah Fawcett's death in second place...So what does the celebrity of Jon and Kate have to do with all this? According to contributing columnist Tom Brinkmoeller, a lot...]

2009

Jun

GUEST BLOG #26: TOM BRINKMOELLER HAS MUSIC ON THE BRAIN By Tom Brinkmoeller

[Bianculli here: I'm still working under manic deadlines for another week or so (don't ask), so contributing columnist Tom Brinkmoeller bails me out by reviewing a new PBS music and science special, Wednesday's "The Music Instinct: Science and Song." It answers lots of your musical questions -- not necessarily "Who put the ram in the ram-a-lam-a-ding-dong?," but plenty of others. Here's Tom's review...]

2009

Jun

GUEST BLOG #24: TOM BRINKMOELLER REVEALS 'ANTIQUES ROADSHOW' SECRETS By Tom Brinkmoeller

[Bianculli here: TV critics are like treasure hunters, sifting through mounds of worthless junk in search of the occasional sparkling treasure. No wonder contributing writer Tom Brinkmoeller finds lots to like about the long-running PBS series Antiques Roadshow...]

2009

Jun

GUEST BLOG #21: TOM BRINKMOELLER FALLS HARD FOR APPLE TV By Tom Brinkmoeller

[Bianculli here: Guest contributor Tom Brinkmoeller proudly considers himself and his values old-fashioned, but today he takes on something decidedly NEW-fashioned: an Apple TV. Read on, to get to the core of his analysis...]

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