Face Off Recap: Getting Naked

Hopefully your kids were in bed before tonight’s episode of Face Off began because there was nudity all over the place. So much nudity that the censors didn’t even bother blurring out any bare butts. None of ‘em. The reason for all the naked flesh? Artwork, duh! Just like we saw last season, the remaining [...]

Can you say that on TV? The Supreme Court debates

WASHINGTON (AP) - In colorful give and take, the Supreme Court debated whether policing curse words and nudity on broadcast television makes sense in the cable era, one justice suggesting the policy is fast becoming moot as broadcast TV heads the way of "vinyl records and 8-track tapes." The case involves ...

Lawyer makes startling argument in Supreme Court hearing on FCC

Not often can one watch a former solicitor general of the United States directing venerable Supreme Court justices to observe naked posteriors of the marble statues that stand sentinel at the highest court in the land.

Big Winners at the Golden Globes: Clooney and Streep, The Artist and The Descendants

George Clooney and Meryl Streep, as close to movie royalty as this post-star era can get, solidified their front-runner status in the Oscar race by taking the trophies for Best Actor and Actress in a Drama at Sunday evening's 69th Golden Globes awards, presented by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. On a night for old stars (Christopher Plummer) and new stars (Michelle Williams), the big ...

Is TV in a race for the bottom? Supreme Court weighs whether FCC should still try to police decency

The First Amendment case pits the Obama administration against the nation's television networks. Issues include the isolated use of expletives as well as fines against broadcasters, who, in one case example, showed a woman's nude buttocks on a 2003 episode of ABC's "NYPD Blue." Broadcasters want the 1978 decision upholding standards for prime time overturned.