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The critic John Leonard, who died Wednesday at 69, brought to his work a combination of open-mindedness and skepticism and the willingness to be enthralled and enraged, inflamed and entertained.

An idea seems to be gaining traction that improbably has Bill Cosby and Karl Rove in agreement: "The Cosby Show" succeeded in changing racial attitudes enough to make an Obama candidacy possible.

E! Online - Hannah Montana's latest checkup resulted in a troubling diagnosis.

AP - Thousands of protesters are angry about California's ban on gay marriage ? and so are the stars.

He had me at "Tsunamarama." Chris Lilley, a chameleonic Australian cringe comic, plays all three lead characters in the hysterical HBO comedy series "Summer Heights High." One of them is the demented Mr. G, a jazz-pants-wearing drama teacher who pens his own song-and-dance productions for his students. "Tsunamarama" is his musical about the 2004 tsunami, set to the music of ...

Desperate Housewives Tonight at 9 p.m., Channel 5 I love watching Neal McDonough (above, with Nicollette Sheridan) as Edie's mysterious husband, whose brother was killed in prison. He's the kind of actor who can play good guys and bad guys equally convincingly. Plus, he was born in Dorchester and grew up in Barnstable. So he's one of us, whether he ...

AP - Guest lineup for the Sunday TV news shows:

Maybe you haven't been watching the new network shows because until now you've been swept up in election coverage. The networks certainly hope this is the explanation for another steep audience drop-off. On the off chance you're now ready to sample the network fare, here's a brief look at the season to date:

Barack Obama's first press conference as president-elect was a deftly diplomatic performance, with no mistakes and few improvisations, and that is hardly surprising.

TV News: Fox News, 'Tonight Show' nab sit downs -- John McCain and Sarah Palin have slated their first post-election television interviews.