The global news cycle and media saturation means we might be scalding our tushies here in L.A. but we aren't immune from non-stop coverage of Hurricane Irene as she unleashes her winds and rains up the nation's Eastern Seaboard. And what every great live hurricane update on the Weather Channel isn't more cowbell, but perhaps more (or less) streaking dudes. more ›

Weekend Edition: Perhaps you forgot that Michael Jackson died earlier this year but A&E certainly didn't, they've launched a web app that let's you watch Jackson 5 clips and dedicate/send them to friends via Facebook, Twitter, or email - check it out at "The Jacksons: A Family Dynasty". more ›

Some notes on morning programming as a couple new shows have started up fairly recently: Al Roker is a really busy guy, not only is he all over the "Today Show" on NBC but he also feels that he needs to do even more forecasting over at The Weather Channel with "Wake Up With Al" which airs at 3am and 7am. Roker usually (somehow) has a celebrity guest in the studio with him at these ungodly hours. more ›

You've all seen Jim Cantore, the daring meteorologist who's been on The Weather Channel for almost 25 years now. A regular staple on "Weather Center", he's been hosting "Storm Stories" (Sundays @ 5pm) for several seasons and is heavily involved with the creation of each episode. more ›

I watched Saving Grace last night because there was nothing else on and I was sorry I did it. Holly Hunter I love you but there should be a better show than this for you - it's morphed into Touched By An Angel with touches of profanity. It looks like there's a lot of stuff tonight (below) but it's actually pretty sparse. I'll have some DVD reviews up soon since that's what I'm really watching,... more ›

Indians 7, Angels 6 - If you haven't been glued to ESPN or the Weather Channel, you might not have noticed that snow postponed the Indian's first home series. Getting desperate for a balmier climate, they opted to play their next set in Wisconsin. You could guess there would be some great signs in a game played in Milwaukee between Los Angeles and Cleveland. Things turned out pretty well for the quasi-home crowd. The teams... more ›