The Simpsons (TV Show)

Searching For Fugu

 Remember the old Simpsons episode where Homer eats the poison sushi? The stuff was called Fugu, and it's made out of pufferfish/blowfish. It can be more poisonous than getting bit by a dog that just got bit by a rattlesnake that's been eating hemlock out of an old tin can full of rusty used ... More >>

Lee Abrams Don't Know Chinese

Tribune Co. Chief Innovation Officer Lee Abrams begins his latest think piece, titled "Cutting Through Crisis," this way: "When written in Chinese, the word "crisis" is composed of two characters: On represents danger, the other opportunity. I'm not sure if that's the literal translation, but prett ... More >>

Can Do

Christmas cheer for a can of beans, or corn, or whatever

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Christmas cheer for a can of beans, or corn, or whatever

Touch of Evel

Christmas cheer for a can of beans, or corn, or whatever

It Doesn't Suck!

Breathe easy, Simpsons fans. The movie is eeeexcellent.

Fantastic Duo

Tenacious D's date with destiny

Smells Like Victory

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The Weird Al Show

The Other Boss

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The Weird Al Show

Bart Does the Bard

85 percent Shakespeare, 15 percent Simpsons, 100 percent fun

Animaniacs

For young devotees of Japanese anime, watching cartoons isn't enough. You have to cosplay too.

In the Name of Mr. Burns

Exxxxxcellent!

That '60s Show

Oliver Beene goes against fake millionaires and phony idols

It Happens

Ohmigod! Five seasons in, South Park's the funniest show on TV.

Shearer Delight

The voice of Flanders is the voice of reason, absatively posilutely

Ape Escape

Monkeybone, like a dream, is best when half-remembered

Tall 'Toons

Cyberworld 3D

School's Out

When Fox-TV canceled American High, the network hit a new low

Coop d'État

Chicken Run

We Are Not Geeks!

Members of Mensa, fighting a stereotype of intellectual elitism, are trying to recast themselves as a hip bunch of eggheads ready to party down

World of Beer Opens Today at the Promenade

​Ever see that episode of the Simpsons when Homer goes to the Land of Chocolate? That's about how imagine myself reacting to the World of Beer's official opening today at 2 p.m.: Running around like a school-age girl, shrieking at display cases of frosty craft beers, admiring the glassware. What e ... More >>

Time Is McRunning Out to Enjoy a McRib!

Jamie LongConglomerate of tasty confusion​Less than three weeks remain to get your fill of McDonald's mysterious McRib sandwich. The saucy sensation returned for a limited amount of time after a 16-year hiatus. It will be sold through Sunday, December 5.Most of the drive-through chowhounds we k ... More >>