Articles by E.M. Rosenberg

About E.M. Rosenberg

Favorite 40-volume series issued by Time-Life Music: Sounds of the Seventies. Favorite backsplash material: Subway tile. Favorite screen legend I pretend wasn’t gay: Cary Grant. Favorite issue you should not even get me started about: Venal, bloodsucking insurance industry. Favorite character from the comic strip “Nancy”: Sluggo, or maybe Rollo. Favorite Little Debbie snack: Nutty Bars. Favorite Monkee: Mike.

Master Chef Junior – Week 3 – Live Blog and Discussion

10/11/2013 E.M. Rosenberg 46

Tonight we can look forward to a cream-whipping contest, which will not only showcase the forearm strength of our pre-adolescent chefs, but feature little blond Sarah screaming from the sidelines, “Whip IT! Whip it like

Master Chef Junior – Week 2 – Live Blog and Discussion

10/04/2013 E.M. Rosenberg 48

Tonight, the top 12–or the 12 who didn’t get kicked off last week for being lauded with slightly fewer superlatives than these other kids–will compete tonight in their first Mystery Box challenge. For those unfamiliar

Master Chef Junior – Series Premiere – Live Blog and Discussion

09/27/2013 E.M. Rosenberg 24

Welcome to an exciting new show where frightening celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay torments children as they cook. In the audition round tonight, 24 kids aged eight to 13, discovered through a nationwide search of talent

America’s Got Talent – Season 8 Finale – Live Blog and Discussion

09/18/2013 E.M. Rosenberg 135

We’re here! Finale night! At 9 PM on NBC, we will see one of the final six acts awarded the title of America’s Most Talented Performer Who Just Couldn’t Be Bothered To Invest The Necessary

America’s Got Talent – Season 8, Final Night of Performances – Live Blog and Discussion

09/17/2013 E.M. Rosenberg 81

We’re almost there! So cut out all that bickering in the back seat. The final six acts will perform tonight to vie for the million dollar prize and a rapid descent into bar-room trivia game

America’s Got Talent – Season 8, Week 15, Night 2 – Live Blog and Discussion

09/11/2013 E.M. Rosenberg 61

You know, this is getting almost exciting now. The top 12 acts will be knocked down to six tonight, and I find I actually care that a few of them make it through to next

America’s Got Talent – Season 8, Week 15, Night 1 – Live Blog and Discussion

09/10/2013 E.M. Rosenberg 87

Tonight the live AGT show will begin as soon as President Obama addresses the nation about the situation in Syria. As if America cares more about punishing the use of chemical weapons on civilians than

America’s Got Talent – Season 8, Week 14, Night 2 – Live Blog and Discussion

09/04/2013 E.M. Rosenberg 53

What six acts will make up the second half of the slate of 12 pre-finalists to perform next week? We’ll be here to find out tonight at 9 EST on NBC, unless something better comes

America’s Got Talent – Season 8, Week 14, Night 1 – Live Blog and Discussion

09/03/2013 E.M. Rosenberg 89

Another night of semi-final performances! Tonight we’ll find out who the other half of the 12 pre-finalists will be. Yes, there’s a round after the semi-finals and before the finals. Maybe they got a discount

America’s Got Talent – Season 8, Week 13, Night 2 – Live Blog and Discussion

08/28/2013 E.M. Rosenberg 26

Another results night, the first for the semi-finals, starts at 9 EST on NBC. We’ll also be subjected to performances by One Direction, who have appeared on every current network show short of the farm