The Insider has never led a life that includes dining at Le Cirque, the oh-so-elite New York restaurant. But a documentary that will debut on HBO Dec. 29 provides a juicy look at Sirio Maccioni, the restaurateur who decades ago became a New York institution by catering to the chic set. It’s also the...
The Insider had planned to wait a bit longer to do her exit interview with Fox News Channel “Special Report” anchor and Washington managing editor Brit Hume. The newsman is getting ready to retire after 12 years at the network, where he was a founding and defining personality. But she was struck by how...
Debra L. Lee can take a joke. And the BET Networks CEO can deliver one, too. You may or may not agree with The Insider that it’s just funny—and not in a ha-ha way—that of the 25 recipients of the Frank Stanton Award from the Center for Communication, she is only the second woman to have had a chance...
CNN, which has assiduously weeded the fashion, entertainment and shout shows from its lineup in recent years, did an about turn last week and announced it is launching an “unconventional” weekend show hosted by D.L. Hughley, a comedian whose take on life and news makes The Insider think and laugh. D...
“Project Runway” is leaving Bravo with a runway show that includes more whimpers than big bangs from the five designers who showed collections Friday in what has become the coda to New York City’s Fashion Week in Bryant Park. Over its five years on Bravo, the runway taping has turned into a must-be-there...
“The Rachel Maddow Show” debuts on MSNBC tonight, right behind “Countdown With Keith Olbermann,” where she has become known as a guest and as a substitute host who can say what Mr. Olbermann might say without irritating as many people. MSNBC's Rachel Maddow On the eve of back-to-back political conventions...