The allegorical narrative of Moses bringing down the Ten Commandments represents a massive backwards step for humankind, culturally and intellectually...Modern monotheism’s overlooked Pandora’s Box. more ›

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Seth MacFarlane, the brains behind the greatest cartoon TV series since The Simpsons (Family Guy and its not-so-funny counterpart, American Dad), will be coming to UT campus next Friday, April 13th to give a lecture on lord knows what. The Emmy Award-winner is not only the creator, director and executive producer of the above, he's also the voice of many animated characters--lending his voice to partners in the genre, Robot Chicken, Crank Yankers and... more ›

Dick Durbin thinks Cheney should seek professional help. Judging from the evidence, Durbin might have a point. Um. Did you know that the US was carrying out airstrikes in Somalia? "Strikes," as in plural? Somebody should have told us. Poor little Fox, feeling cash-strapped, is trying to sleuth out who uploaded eps of "24" and "The Simpsons" to YouTube. Kids who grow up in houses with books and educational games are spanked less often.... more ›

We know a lot of you probably sport one of those heady "Kill Your Television" bumper stickers. And. That's. Cool. But even the smartest of you would probably admit that The Simpsons is not only damn good television, but one hell of a piece of artistic entertainment. So, let's all rejoice at the news today that The Simpsons has been picked up by Fox for two more years. Sure, the show may not be as good as it was ten years ago or so, and it may not necessarily be 'appointment television' anymore - a term, we guess, has gone by the wayside with the ubiquity of Tivo, but it is still funny and has become comfort-tv of sorts. Like the chicken fried steak and mashed potatoes of television. Or the Tofuti sandwich-on-a-hot-day of television, or whatever the hell it is you vegetarians eat. The longest-running prime-time entertainment series is in its 17th season. The only question that remains, "Can they catch Gunsmoke?" Oh, that and what is the best Simpsons episode of all time? more ›

We can argue this until we’re blue in the face, but at the end of the day, you have to come to terms with it – “The Office” is the best comedy in the history of television. Our apologies to “The Simpsons,” “The Larry Sanders Show,” “Mr. Show,” “Cheers” and whatever else you've got, but Ricky Gervais and Co. set the bar. more ›