Last night on The Simpsons, the show used its weekly chalkboard gag to pay tribute to Marcia Wallace, the voice artist behind Springfield Elementary's fourth grade teacher (and crank with a heart of gold) Edna Krabappel. » 11/04/13 11:10am 11/04/13 11:10am

Oh sad. 'The Simpsons' will air a special tribute episode in memory of Marcia Wallace tonight, but not the one we originally thought. Apparently, plans to air 'Bart the Lover,' arguably one of the best episodes of the entire series, were scrapped due to technical issues. » 11/03/13 3:10pm 11/03/13 3:10pm

Match.com enthusiast Martha Stewart cannot, for the life of her, remember why she didn't try to go down to Pound Town back in her days as a preppy young thing who worked at a pastry shop outside a Ralph Lauren store in Connecticut and occasionally sold Hubbell Gardner scones or whatever. Lady, I feel THAT. » 5/07/13 9:00am 5/07/13 9:00am

One of the biggest issues of the upcoming election is how many states are enacting voter ID laws that make it increasingly difficult for people without driver's licenses to vote. While lawmakers assert that this is to prevent voter fraud, the more cynical (or thoughtful) among us speculate that the laws are designed… » 9/21/12 12:40pm 9/21/12 12:40pm

If any of you are still watching, Lady Gaga will be on the 2,547 season finale of The Simpsons this Sunday, appearing as a (more) cartoonized version of herself who, recognizing a little monster in Lisa, sets out to help the smartest Simpson out of her slump. Here's a pretty charming behind-the-scenes look at her… » 5/17/12 4:50pm 5/17/12 4:50pm

In this week's TV roundup, the premiere of GCB, Springfield is Westeros in The Simpsons opening titles, the most awkward serenade on Smash and the return of an old young nemesis on 30 Rock. » 3/09/12 7:00pm 3/09/12 7:00pm

Last night's episode of The Simpsons featured Homer being trained for his new job in ad sales at the power plant by none other than Roger Sterling himself. Okay, actually, it was a Simpsonized version of a modern day Mad Men sales guy who happened to be voiced by John Slattery. Still, for those of us who are counting… » 11/28/11 6:20pm 11/28/11 6:20pm

Last night's Simpsons dove into the world of fiction writing in an episode titled "The Book Job." Lisa was disgusted with Homer's periodical of choice — JetSki Wanter magazine — which was written by a committee of writers. So Homer got the idea to gather Springfield's best and brightest and work on a YA novel! The group … » 11/21/11 5:20pm 11/21/11 5:20pm

The cast of the much beloved Fox TV show The Simpsons is currently in contract negotiations after the network "demanded" a 45% reduction in the salary of its cast members. And they mean business. » 10/07/11 8:00pm 10/07/11 8:00pm

Our favorite onscreen earnest bookworm likes Plath, the kids' editions of The New Republic and The Atlantic, and the latest issue of Non-Threatening Boys. Add to the collection by submitting screenshots here. » 2/07/11 3:54pm 2/07/11 3:54pm

• As part of Operation Cheating Never Happened, Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore spent their 5th anniversary in bed and Tweeted a snuggly photo. [NYDN, Twitter]
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• A UK tabloid called News of the World is currently running terrifying pictures they claim are of Lindsay Lohan at a Hollywood party in 2007, shooting heroin in several images and kissing Paris Hilton in others.
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• Angelina Jolie is pleading for help on behalf of Pakistan's flood victims.
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