

By Cathy Ruse
Birth control mandate a sin against liberty
Independent voices from the TWT Communities

"Saturday Night Live" has seen its fair share of brilliant performers. John Belushi and Chevy Chase in the early years; budding movie stars including Eddie Murphy and Mike Myers later on; Adam Sandler and Chris Farley; Tina Fey and Jimmy Fallon. But none got the emotional sendoff reserved for Kristen Wiig.
How can "Saturday Night Live" possibly replace (fill in the blank)?
Ellen DeGeneres, who broke ground in 1997 as the first lead character on prime-time TV to reveal she was gay, is winning the nation's top humor prize.

Ellen DeGeneres, who broke ground in 1997 as the first lead character on prime-time TV to reveal she was gay, is winning the nation's top humor prize.
The notion that TV viewers need another awards show may be laughable.
Certainly, the Internet has its purposes, but there might be none greater than "Between Two Ferns."
Certainly, the Internet has its purposes, but there might be none greater than "Between Two Ferns."
In a break from its usual filmed style, NBC's "30 Rock" went live Thursday night with an episode that was full of fun and, yes, very lively.
In a break from its usual filmed style, NBC's "30 Rock" went live Thursday night with an episode that was full of fun and, yes, very lively.

In a move to inject new life into its kookiness, "30 Rock" is going live this week.
In a move to inject new life into its kookiness, "30 Rock" is going live this week.
While a nearly silent, black-and-white throwback film to old Hollywood won best picture at Sunday's Academy Awards, after-parties around town celebrated present day Hollywood with explosions of color, conversation, pounding music and pure glee.

While a nearly silent, black-and-white throwback film to old Hollywood won best picture at the Academy Awards on Sunday, after-parties around town celebrated present-day Hollywood with explosions of color, conversation, pounding music and pure glee.
Even the hundreds of photographers, TV cameras and webcams around the Hollywood & Highland Center can't capture every starry moment of Sunday's 84th annual Academy Awards.
The Oscar ceremony has much to prove Sunday, including whether a blockbuster-free field can draw a TV audience and if Billy Crystal's host routine remains a crowd-pleaser.
"It's almost like you're being willfully obtuse in these questions to make some sort of vague point about the fatuous nature of celebrity interviews," she tells him.