Conan O'Brien and Newark mayor to settle Great Jersey War of '09?
Submitted by brookecain on 10/15/2009 - 10:00
Conan O'Brien has been in the middle of a small feud with Newark, N.J. mayor Cory Booker (left) ever since O'Brien started making the beleaguered city of Newark the regular butt of his jokes (O'Brien told his "Tonight Show" audience that Booker's health care plan for residents of Newark consisted of "a bus ticket out of Newark").
The two men have been having a bit of fun trading jabs from opposite coasts and banning each other from airports and their respective states. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton even stepped in last week to broker a truce.
On Friday night, Booker is finally coming face-to-face with O'Brien on "The Tonight Show" to defend his city's honor.
UPDATE below!
A riveting look at a city's struggles in "Brick City"
Submitted by adriennj on 09/21/2009 - 08:00
Tonight, the Sundance Channel begins a five-part documentary series at 10 p.m. called "Brick City," about a year in the life of Newark, New Jersey, that will run all week.
If you don't have the Sundance Channel, find someone who does. It's worth it.
Shot during the second full year of Mayor Cory Booker's term in office, the series shows the energetic, young (40) mayor as he tries to pull the city out of its violent, poor and corrupt past with the help of community activists and, in particular, his police director Garry McCarthy. The city's homicidal history hit a horrible rock-bottom in 2007 with the execution-style murder of three promising college students on a school playground.
What to Watch on Saturday: Fireworks and Ashes of American Flags
Submitted by brookecain on 07/04/2009 - 07:30There's special 4th of July holiday programming still going on, including fun TV show marathons and local and national fireworks celebrations. Other stuff...
Wilco: Ashes of American Flags (6pm, Sundance) - If you're lucky enough to have the Sundance Channel, you can see the 2008 film by Chicago rock band Wilco, featuring interviews and concert footage. Totally jealous.
Dave Chapelle: Killin' Them Softly (9pm, Comedy Central) - Chapelle's classic June 2000 show from the Lincoln Theater in Washington, D.C., includes bits on "Sesame Street," terrorism, gangs, and voting.
Eli Stone (10pm, ABC) - Eli helps a roomservice waiter who was laid off from a failed company that paid its CEO a multimillion-dollar golden parachute deal.
