LAT In 90 Seconds - Posted July 18, 2008
Mad Men, Getting Madder: Scott Collins adds to the uproar by TV critics and boob tube junkies who continuously berate us for not watching Mad Men. They all say we're missing something... but riddle us this, Collins: If the show is so great, why isn't it on HBO? Britney Gives It... [FishBowlLA]

How Far Will A Reporter Go? - Posted July 3, 2008
We shuddered a little when we read Rabbi Richard Rushfield's beautifully moving piece on "Todd Smithson, husband of Carly, the greatest singer in Idol history." It wasn't the sad-but-sweet tale of how Smithson became something of an outcast after he tattooed his face that made us quiver. It was the the fact... [FishBowlLA]

How Far Will A Reporter Go? - Posted July 3, 2008
We shuddered a little when we read Rabbi Richard Rushfield's beautifully moving piece on "Todd Smithson, husband of Carly, the greatest singer in Idol history." It wasn't the sad-but-sweet tale of how Smithson became something of an outcast after he tattooed his face that made us quiver. It was the the fact... [FishBowlLA]

LAT In 90 Seconds - Posted July 2, 2008
Rabbi Rushfield's Wistful Goodbye: Rabbi Richard Rushfield clearly had a lump in his throat as he closed out his post on the kick-off of the American Idol 53-city concert tour: "Outside in the still over 100-degree night, over 100 fans line a railing three stories above the driveway where the Idols... [FishBowlLA]

FBLA Exclusive: Rabbi Richard Rushfield Explains the Importance of Being Idol - Posted May 19, 2008
We don't watch American Idol (it's just not our thing), but we tune in religiously to see what Rabbi Richard Rushfield has to say about the show on latimes.com. During this past season, Rushfield has regaled us with sermons peppered with poetry about winning, losing, death and love. And we are smitten. So,... [FishBowlLA]

LAT Launches Hollywood Backlot - Posted May 15, 2008
From our Tip Jar: Blogging friends and comrades, Just wanted to give you a heads up that today we launched a pretty cool new mini-site called Hollywood Backlot. Check out exclusive, behind the scenes photos from upcoming films and TV shows at latimes.com/HollywoodBacklot. Hopefully Hollywood Backlot will become a weekly destination for film... [FishBowlLA]

LAT In 90 Seconds - Posted May 8, 2008
We Are Officially The Only People Who Didn't Think Ang Lee's Film Sucked: This John Horn piece about the new Hulk film is one of many that accepts Lee's suckitude as a foregone conclusion. This... makes... us... so... angry! Rabbi Rushfield's Eulogy: "And so we bid farewell to Jason Castro, American Idol's... [FishBowlLA]

Rabbi Rushfield's Sermon from Below the Mount - Posted May 7, 2008
Rabbi Richard Rushfield tackles his American Idol beat from a vantage he'd never before attempted: the mosh pit. The whole story is (as always) a good read, but our favorite line has to be this: Seeing this troika take its place and ultimately deliver its judgments at a mere arm's length... [FishBowlLA]

LAT In 90 Seconds - Posted April 3, 2008
Where's the Rabbi? Hey! Richard Rushfield, your profile of American Idol stage manager Debbie Williams was nice and all .. but where were your dramatic flourishes? Your incredible allusions and biblical intonations? Where, in other words, is the rabbi? NBC Unveils Its New Lineup: Shows will be based on the stories of... [FishBowlLA]

LAT Redesign - Posted January 28, 2008
We didn't think the LAT was ever going to acknowledge the redesign Spring Street sprung on us a few weeks back -- but, alas, they did. Before you click below for the press release, riddle us this: Is that not the best picture of Jennifer Lopez and Beck that has never... [FishBowlLA]

Anna David's Party for Party Girl--Quite a Party, Quite a Girl - Posted June 12, 2007
Journo/novelist Anna David signed her book, Party Girl, at Book Soup, and her friends and fans turned out in herds. She writes: The experience was quite surreal--from seeing my name on the marquee outside to having people wait in line for over an hour to have me sign books--and over way too... [FishBowlLA]

The Crying Girl on American Idol: Richard Rushfield Cheers Her Up - Posted March 21, 2007
American Idol introduced the country to the crying girl. Richard Rushfield introduced himself to her, and discovers that she's a 13 year-old from Riverside named Ashley. She likes Sanjaya, Melinda, Gina and Jordin. Rushfield tries to bully her in to picking just one, but she's too tough for him. TWOP called... [FishBowlLA]

Golden Globe Gossip Continues: Rushfield Nails It, E! Tails It - Posted January 17, 2007
Richard Rushfield recounts his Golden Globe experience in Kudos-crasher, for the LA Times. Kudos crasher sounds like he smashes cookies, but whatever. He's the funniest writer in the paper. He overhears Donald Trump bragging about his star to Brian Glazer and P. Diddy telling Mary Lynn Rasjkub from 24... [FishBowlLA]

Golden Globe Gossip Continues: Rushfield Nails It, E! Tails It - Posted January 17, 2007
Richard Rushfield recounts his Golden Globe experience in Kudos-crasher, for the LA Times. Kudos crasher sounds like he smashes cookies, but whatever. He's the funniest writer in the paper. He overhears Donald Trump bragging about his star to Brian Glazer and P. Diddy telling Mary Lynn Rasjkub from 24... [FishBowlLA]