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Have unremarkable arcane programming skills, Will travel

Last night I was a guest at the home of Jeff and Stacey Tidball, paying a house call in the role of Dr. Database.

Swear Jar

Survivor goes under the live blogging knife – laid out that way, it's harder to deny that exactly sixty minutes have been wasted forever – and The Amazing Race rolls merrily along.

Happy (Literally) New Year

Shopping, manicures, and funny books are kicking my new year off nicely and ramping up my enthusiasm for generally anything. When buying frozen Risotto Primavera makes you giggle, you know you're leading a charmed life.

Oscar Picks 2008!

It's a blissfully confusing year in Oscar-predicting. I feel confident about very few picks, but I had a lot more fun watching nominated movies this year.

Oy, Robots!

"The New York Times" says it best: Robots is "a reminder that when it comes to innovative animated entertainment for all ages, there is Pixar, there is Japan, and there is everybody else."

Oscar Time

Oscar season is upon us, and despite my growing revulsion for the awards themselves, the excitement is overpowering. Plus, I detest Lord of the Rings. (Hey, I can't please everybody all the time.)

Greetings from Vanuatu!

We get a sneak peek at a letter home from the island of fire – meanwhile, the elderly are being spared from Amazing Race elimination by cruel fate.

Suck it, Jericho!

For years, the Annual TiVo Gauntlet of New Fall Programming was the only time anyone else cared what I watch on TV. All that's about to change.

On On the Lot

Summer TV makes strange bedfellows: Spielberg and Mark Burnett; me and American Idol-type reality dreck.

It's Not Going to Watch Itself

It's not an auspicious start to the fall season, but then this season looks to be pretty light on auspicion all around. We might best pack up our remaining auspice and hold it in reserve.