Hooray for "Ugly Betty"'s Becki Newton! Check out my interview with the thoughtful and funny lady. Also, did you notice how funny Tyler Labine was in "Reaper" this week? I interviewed him, too! Welcome back, fall TV! Want to weigh in on what you thought of this week's wave of season premieres? Check out my rundowns of this week's "Heroes," "House," "Private Practice," "Reaper," "The Office," Read more

I don't know who chose today as the release date for Matt Pond PA's new album, Last Light, but the music couldn't be more perfectly suited to the waning days of summer. From the painfully timely title track to the gentle acceptingness of the final song, "It's Not So Bad at All," the music perfectly captures that mix of depression and optimism that has plagued my summer-fall transition since my Read more

Welcome to BuzzSugar's monthly must-haves, where I show off a handful of the things I'm most looking forward to watching, buying, renting and reading. With fall in the air, here are a half-dozen of the goodies I'm craving this month. To hear why these six things are at the top of my list, just read more Read more

I was pleasantly surprised to discover so many Matt Pond PA fans the last time I posted a song by the string-laden Brooklyn band. But if you liked "If You Want Blood," then this new track will really blow you away. Off the band's upcoming album, called Last Light and due in September, "People Have a Way" sounds like modern indie-rock with a touch of '80s nostalgia. It builds slowly from an Read more

It's Father's Day weekend! I made up lists of my Top 10 Movie Dads and my Top 10 TV Dads. Also, check out this Father's Day playlist I created — you can even give it to your dad as a gift! Are you watching this season of "Big Love"? I found this cool clip, along with some interesting back stories. Check out my favorite new songs this week: one by Iron and Wine, and another by Matt Pond Read more

Don't be scared by the gruesome name or the hatchet-motif cover art. Matt Pond PA's new song, "If You Want Blood," is an energetic Summer anthem, heavily infused with orchestral strings, punchy tambourines, and swerving guitars. Fans of Andrew Bird and The Shins should definitely give a listen to this roadtrip-worthy track, which will appear on the band's upcoming EP of the same name. Here's Read more