PORTSMOUTH — On Friday, May 23, Writers on a New England Stage welcomes Barbara Walters to The Music Hall stage. The first lady of broadcast journalism – an award-winning journalist known for her talent as a news anchor and for her historic and...

WASHINGTON - Ralph Nader could be poised for another third party presidential campaign. The consumer advocate will appear on NBC's "Meet the Press" on Sunday. Nader launched his 2004 presidential run on the show.

Counting down the Academy Awards ceremony:

BBC Food, 7.30pm: The Meaning Of Food – Chef Marcus Samuelsson explores the fascinating relationship between food and culture. Mike Piancone, owner of an Italian deli, prepares the food for his daughter’s wedding – a labour of love in every sense.

A round-up of host Jon Stewart's best Oscar jokes.

WonderCon 08 presents sneak peeks of some eagerly anticipated goodies. 2007 saw a record crowd for the three-day WonderCon (in its twenty-second year) held in San Francisco, California. Judging by Saturday’s crowd, 2008 looks to attract more than the 20,000 who attended last year’s comic book fest.Comic books are the convention’s main theme, and with Hollywood jumping on board for new ...

An Alabama TV station's outage during a "60 Minutes" segment about the state's former governor has stirred speculation that the blackout may have been politically motivated.

This week on Rock of Love the girls get down and dirty in the country.

If you prefer to skip several hours of acceptance speeches, there are alternatives to the Oscars. "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" at 8 p.m. on NBC: Three hours of repeats air.

Rachel Jacobsohn, who literally wrote the book on book clubs -- The Reading Group Handbook -- estimates there are now more than a million literary discussion groups meeting regularly in this country, from the oldest one in Chautauqua , N.Y., to the one your officemates started this morning. Given...

Joan Rivers, longtime doyenne of Oscar red carpet fashion, will not appear on television this year, so the many fans who want to hear the comedian dish out the fashion gossip will have to go online.

The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts.

BUS stop killer Levi Bellfield was facing three life sentences for the murders of young women yesterday as it was revealed he is the prime suspect in the Milly Dowler murder.

Cheers to The Wire for aptly dispatching Omar (the Emmy-worthy Michael K. Williams) with a bang. The seemingly indestructible stick-up artist was suddenly gunned down by a child assassin during an otherwise mundane scene at a grocery store. It’s the kind of stunning dramatic moment that made HBO’s sprawling urban tableau TV's finest drama during its soon-to-conclude five-season run. May Omar — ...

The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences is adding promos to its awards categories for the News, Sports & Daytime Emmy Awards it administers.