Latest articles by Kevin Fallon
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Beyonce gives birth: The mass hysteria
feature Mom and dad reportedly spend more than $1 million on hospital security as the blogosphere hyperbolically welcomes "the chosen one" into the world
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The Artist: Does a dog deserve an Oscar?
feature Man's best friend arguably delivers Hollywood's best performance this year — but Academy rules prevent him from taking home a trophy
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Bridesmaids: An Oscar contender?
opinion Though Academy voters typically eschew raunchy R-rated comedies, Kristen Wiig's hit film is emerging as a dark-horse awards season contender
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The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo: 4 talking points
feature The early reviews are in, and critics are hailing Rooney Mara's star-making turn as tattooed hacker Lisbeth Salander
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22 workplace tips we learned from The Office
feature The Office ends its nine-year run tonight. But the sage advice of Michael Scott — that will live forever.
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'Asian F': Glee's 'best episode ever'?
opinion A poignant, but still hilarious, outing may redeem the show to fans who bemoaned the series' dip in quality last season
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American Horror Story: The 'scariest thing on television'?
opinion Glee creator Ryan Murphy's new psycho-sexual thriller — packed with disturbing imagery and graphic spooks — seems to be the exact opposite of Glee
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The frustrating Glee graduation saga
feature Gleeks are grappling with uncertainty over whether their favorite actors will be written off the show. What are fans supposed to believe?
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Mad Men's ending revealed: Is Matthew Weiner's plan satisfying?
The Explainer The creator of the retro AMC drama confesses that he knows how the series will conclude — with a flashforward to modern day
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Glee's 'touching' sex episode
opinion Two teen couples — one of them gay — lose their virginity on the hit Fox series. Was it as controversial as advance hype led us to believe?
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'Zou Bisou Bisou': The scoop on the bizarre French song from the Mad Men premiere
feature Don Draper's new wife performs a competely unexpected burlesque routine, immediately earworming a '60s French song into fans' heads. What was that ditty, anyway?
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Forget Mad Men... is Louie TV's best show?
feature Admittedly, many Americans have never seen Louis C.K.'s edgy FX comedy. But the season three premiere has critics insisting that must change
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Mad Men without Peggy: Still worth watching?
opinion Rumor has it that Elisabeth Moss, who plays proto-feminist copywriter Peggy Olsen, is leaving the hit AMC drama for good, sending fans and critics into mourning
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Mad Men's quiet finale: A disappointing end to season five?
opinion Critics are split on the moody, choppy final episode of the AMC drama's action-packed season, which leaves Don Draper pondering the question "Are you alone?"
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The 2012 Emmys: Top 5 predictions
feature Perennial, predictable winners like Mad Men and The Daily Show are facing unusually stiff competition — which makes this Sunday's Emmy race the most exciting in years
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Glee's season premiere: Is the show back on track?
feature After a third season that repulsed critics and lost millions of viewers, Glee tries to woo back exasperated fans with a cast shake-up and a split storyline
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Oscars 2012: Are the new Best Picture rules a failure?
The Explainer A retooled nominating system yielded nine contenders, including the divisive Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close but not the universally beloved Bridesmaids
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Beyonce's baby backlash: An instant guide
feature Blue Ivy Carter is just six days old, but the world's tiniest A-lister is already experiencing her first spate of negative press
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Will Michelle Williams' 'sexy' GQ cover help her Oscar chances?
opinion The My Week With Marilyn star and Best Actress hopeful turns her demure "pixie-mom persona" on its head with an arguably strategic cover shoot
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Lena Dunham confronts the Girls racism controversy: Is she convincing?
feature The writer and star of HBO's breakout series says it primarily features white characters because that's the only experience she knows. Critics are split on her rationale
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The ill-fated search for the next Glee: A timeline
feature Ever since those final notes of "Don't Stop Believing" in the Glee pilot, rival networks have tried repeatedly to replicate the show's success. Most have failed
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'The Choom Gang': 9 juiciest details from Barack Obama's days as a pothead
feature Excerpts from an upcoming biography of the president make some interesting allegations about his innovative toking techniques, shady drug dealer, and more
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Oscars 2012: Is there any way The Artist could lose?
opinion The black-and-white silent film has been steamrolling through awards season, racking up nearly every trophy enroute to the Academy's Best Picture honor
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Why John Carter flopped: 6 theories
feature The bloated $250 million sci-fi epic tanked at the box office this weekend, grossing a meager $30.6 million and finishing behind The Lorax. What went wrong?
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