Maureen Ryan

The weirdest image of the election night was the Jessica Yellin hologram on CNN. If you were watching, you may have seen correspondent Yellin chatting with Wolf Blitzer -- well,...

How does one follow up a book of "complete world knowledge"? With a sequel, naturally. In 2005, John Hodgman published "The Areas of My Expertise," a compendium of arcane knowledge,...

Sen. John McCain appeared on "Saturday Night Live," making light of the fact that his campaign has less cash than that of Sen. Barack Obama. Obama bought airtime on seven...

There must be something Tina Fey isn't good at. Fey's perky version of Gov. Sarah Palin helped make a resurgent "Saturday Night Live" must-see TV. Fey's delightful show, "30 Rock"...

"Mad Men" offered a tantalizing finale Sunday night, and it still has some viewers talking and wondering what really happened to Peggy's baby, among many other issues. Matthew Weiner, the...

5:45 p.m., TCM Between 1940 and 1961, it was a rare year that didn't have a movie in the Oscar race with Billy Wilder's name on it -- as director,...

'It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown' 7 p.m., WLS-Ch. 7 Linus waits in the pumpkin patch for the elusive Halloween icon to appear; a bonus cartoon, "You're Not Elected, Charlie...

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A few bits of news from the TV universe: *NBC has changed its Wednesday lineup. The resurgent "Law & Order" (WMAQ- Ch. 5, 9 p.m.) is set to return Nov....

There's a line from a Philip Larkin poem, "Talking in Bed" that has rolled around in my head as I've watched the last few episodes of "Mad Men," which wrapped...