The Big Bang Theory (8pm, CBS) - Amy takes ill and Sheldon becomes her nursemaid, while Wolowitz takes a fishing trip in order to bond with his father-in-law.

The Vampire Diaries (8pm, CW) - Stefan and Damon visit New Orleans and recall their last trip there in 1942. While there, Damon runs into one of his former flames. Meanwhile, Elena, Caroline and Bonnie share a fun evening together, until Elena reveals some shocking news.

In Vogue: The Editor's Eye (9pm, HBO) - A documentary chronicling Vogue magazine's 120 years of covering the fashion industry's highs and lows. Includes archival photographs, and interviews with editors, designers, models and photographers. Check out Adrienne's review.

Parks and Recreation (9:30pm, NBC) - Ron's new girlfriend meets his ex-wife Tammy when they all attend a woodworking awards dinner. At the same time, Jerry throws a holiday party and not everyone is invited.

Scandal (10pm, ABC) - Olivia returns to working at the White House in the wake of a national tragedy (the First Lady should love that!), while the early days of Fitz's presidency are recalled.

Elementary (10pm, CBS) - Holmes investigates a college professor's murder, and Watson gets a call from a former lover who asks for her help.

Burn Notice (10pm, USA) - Michael sets up a deal to sell a valuable piece of technology, but things take a turn when Sam is caught up in a risky robbery. 

If you've ever picked up a Vogue magazine, you've seen the beautiful, sometimes magical, fashion spreads. They aren't just pretty pictures with pretty women in pretty clothes. They're telling a story.

"In Vogue: The Editor's Eye" (9 tonight, HBO) introduces us to the storytellers, the fashion editors who conceive the stories and then find just the right photographers and models and moments to bring them to life on the magazine's pages. It's a documentary full of stories, fun characters, and of course, gorgeous images, although at an hour long with several stories to tell you might be left wanting.
 

"Glee" is back on the air again, finally, and Tuesday night's spring-season premiere featured a fantastic homage to Madonna's landmark 1990 "Vogue" video (sung by coach Sue Sylvester). Check that out and compare/contrast it with the original here.

(Thanks, Leigh.)

It wasn't such a shocker to find out he died yesterday, mostly because I kind of already thought he had already. And this even after seeing an exhibit of his work in New York a few summers ago. Alas, famed fashion photographer Irving Penn has died at 92. Fashion lost one of the greats. The New York Times did a lovely job with his obituary. After working the fashion beat at the N&O for the past five years, I can safely say fashion photography isn't glamorous and it doesn't come easy. Yet Penn made it look effortless. I think this photo of his wife, who at the time of the photo was a model, Lisa Fonssagrives-Penn, says it better than words about how he could capture a look.

(Photo: Conde Nast Publications)

In case you missed it in The New York Times over the weekend, here's a great piece on whether Vogue's Anna Wintour is still relevant. The timing, of course, coincides with the opening of the new documentary, "The September Issue," about the making of the September 2007 Vogue, the record-setting issue that had 840 pages. (I hear it's a good film and a must-see for fashionistas.)

Durham native and Vogue's editor-at-large Andre Leon Talley is making a trip home from NYC to be a part of next weekend's Full Frame Documentary Film Festival in Durham.

He'll be one of the Center Frame program panelists to participate in a moderated conversation after the April 4 screening of R.J. Cutler's "The September Issue," a documentary about the making of the September 2007 issue of Vogue, the largest issue the magazine has ever put out.

Wanna go?

Yeah, me too.

Sold out.

Perhaps you can see Andre the way I do at Fashion Week: Wait around outside hoping he'll make his signature fabulous entrance or exit and then beg for a minute to chat. 

How smart is Anna Wintour to get the most buzzed about woman in fashion lately, Michelle Obama, on the cover of the March issue?

Can you say magazine sales in slow times?

As you might have read already, Michelle Obama will be only the second first lady on the cover (after Hilary Clinton wearing a black Oscar de la Renta evening gown), wearing a magenta silk sheath by Jason Wu. Wu is the same designer who created her white, one-shoulder Inaugural Ball gown.

And guess who interviewed Michelle? Durham's own Andre Leon Talley, who is Vogue's editor at large.

"She's so accessible, natural and normal. There's nothing affected about her," he said in this AP story.

Apparently she also is photographed in other outfits by J.Crew and Narciso Rodriguez.

I really nearly spit out my coffee this morning when I read this rumor from the Fashion Week Daily ... apparently, Anna Wintour, Vogue's top chief and arguably the most powerful woman in fashion, is in the running for an official post within the Obama administration (she did throw a few fundraiser parties during the election season).

Perhaps ambassador to France? After chewing it over, I'm thinking that might be a good fit. She can have state dinners with Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, she can host fabulous parties at 31 rue Cambon and she probably could even dictate just about everything, down to the invite lists, for Paris Fashion Week.

Of course, all of this would mean Anna is indeed stepping down from Vogue. 

Stay tuned! I can't wait for the next rumor!

It might just happen, according to WWD. A recent story says editor-in-chief Anna Wintour and contributing editor Andre Leon Talley (who also is a Durham native) have been campaigning to get Michelle on the cover since last September, even going as far as hosting several fundraisers for the Obamas. She's already been on a number of magazines during the campaign, including US Weekly and Newsweek.

If she gets on the cover, she'll be the second first lady in Vogue's 116-year history to do so. Can you name the first?

Read all about who else this election cycle has made it in the pages of Vogue.