Steve Knopper

Because former "ER" star George Clooney already spoofs himself on "South Park," we were worried nobody would be left to publicly humiliate the top-rated NBC drama. But the Free Associates...

We're going out on a limb, here, to predict that at some point during the "Disney On Ice -- 75 Years of Disney Magic" show, Goofy will fall down. Otherwise,...

For feminist critic bell hooks, the new year really begins in February -- she can push her new book, "All About Love: New Visions" for both Black History Month and...

To prepare for the Bill Murray Scenario -- in 1993's "Groundhog Day," his cynical Phil the Weatherman character lives the same day over and over -- we recommend finding a...

"Dance `Til the Dawn of the New Millennium" is so titled for two possible reasons: Its organizers are persnickety types who correctly insist the third millennium doesn't begin until 2001;...

If Annette Gordon-Reed had lived during Thomas Jefferson's time, she might have been a tabloid reporter. We can imagine the headline: "FOUNDING FATHER'S ROMP WITH SLAVE." But law professor Gordon-Reed,...

In celebration of Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday (Jan. 15, but officially held the third Monday in January) and his dream, there are several noteworthy events around town this weekend:...

"Speakin' of the Blues" host Maurice "Mighty Mo" Rodgers, the East Chicago, Ind.-born veteran singer and historian who recently put out his debut CD "Blues Is My Wailin' Wall," will...

B.B. King Let the Good Times Roll: The Music of Louis Jordan (MCA) With that voice and those guitar licks, B.B. King could salute the music of Snoop Doggy Dogg...

Ten classic 20th Century dances that are far less goofy than the Milly: Fox Trot Jitterbug Cha-cha Mambo Lindy Hop Hustle Swim Macarena Achy Breaky Dance Standing Around Scratching Yourself...