Paula Abdul

'Dancing with the Stars: All Stars' recap, Michael Jackson night

2012-11-20 07:54:00

Tonight is a tribute to Michael Jackson's "Bad" and the show starts with pros and the troupe performing to two of the album's "monster hits" — "Smooth Criminal" and "The Way You Make Me Feel." I wish we were getting a "Thriller? tribute instead of a...

'Dancing with the Stars' recap: Paula Abdul guest judges

2012-10-16 10:11:00

Oh boy. Tonight's the night we get Paula Abdul as a guest judge. She always annoyed me on American Idol - will I find her less tiresome here? I don't doubt her credibility, she's arguably more a dancer than a singer. During the staircase introductions:...

'Dancing with the Stars: All-Stars' recap, Eliminations before 'Guilty Pleasures' week

2012-10-17 06:51:00

Last night, Paula Abdul judged, Karina cried and people did a lot of flips and lifts. The opening number has lots of ladies in their skivvies, dancing with men who get to wear pants and unbuttoned, but tucked in shirts. It starts with one woman in the...

'Dancing With the Stars: All-Stars' recap: Deja vu on the dance floor

2012-10-09 10:18:00

So we're told by Len at the top of the show that the stars will be coordinating "every little detail." I'm really hoping that doesn't mean they're doing choreography. Brooke promies us "two bombshell announcements." Staircase entrances — Sabrina...

Fashion Week top secret: American Express VIP treatment

2012-09-13 15:53:00

One of the best kept secrets of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week has to be the VIP treatment received by American Express card members. Let's start with the American Express Skybox. Card members are escorted through a door in front of show guests - you can...

Feb. 1: 'The Voice' that matters

2012-01-31 20:48:00

Why you should be watching'The Voice' We'd rather not think about the Super Bowl. But after the Vince Lombardi Trophy is presented to Sunday's winner comes a championship contest we can really get behind: the premiere of the second season of "The...

Anti-consumerism backlash loud, but inaudible over Black Thursday buzz

2011-11-28 07:36:00

The fella who launched the petition to "save Thanksgiving" by trying to stop Target's midnight opening on Black Friday probably felt pretty good about his feel-good measure, which, ultimately, is what the petition amounted to. As it turns out, rallying...

'The X-Factor': What you need to know before the premiere

2011-09-21 09:21:00

Television just isn't the same without Simon Cowell. Whether you love or loathe him, there's little denying his impact on reality TV competitions and pop-culture in general. Cowell returns to the tube Wednesday night, when his beloved project (and...

'The X-Factor' recap: A running diary of the first episode

2011-09-21 13:12:00

THE SKINNY: Welcome to the world of "The X-Factor." From the start of Wednesday night's premiere, the "X" would take the foundations of "American Idol" — high drama, big lights and heartfelt stories — and build for the sky. This was an...

'The X-Factor' recap: Can the second episode outdo the premiere?

2011-09-22 11:48:00

THE SKINNY: Have we been had? "The X-Factor" followed up a seriously stellar debut with a two-hour mess of talentless singers and worse. The supporters of the first episode should be worried. Was Thursday night the real "X-Factor" or just a momentary bump...

Paige Elizabeth: Someone for Baltimore to cheer on 'The X Factor'

2011-10-10 03:31:00

Paige Elizabeth, an 18-year-old day-care worker from Perry Hall, is getting a crash course in the power of television and instant fame. Two weeks ago, a brief clip of her audition singing Lady Gaga’s “You & I” aired on Simon Cowell&...

Two Maryland performers make the final 12 on Fox's 'The X Factor'

2011-11-02 07:01:00

Two area Maryland performers made it to the�final 12 on Simon Cowell's talent competition "The X Factor." They are 18-year-old Paige Elizabeth, of Perry Hall, and 20-year-old Marcus Canty, of Bowie. Read a Sun interview I did with Elizabeth two weeks...

Paula Abdul graced the "Idol" stage once again, after Candice performed her "Straight Up" for the Year of Birth theme. It was delightful to see Paula back in the studio.

2013-05-03 08:47:00

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2012-11-06 19:54:01

Paula Abdul guest judges on Week Four of dancing with the stars.

2012-10-16 09:59:00