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The Academy Awards took over Hollywood last night as some of the world's biggest stars were honored for their work in film. Slumdog Millionaire was the big winner, sweeping the ceremony with eight awards, including the prize for best picture. Boston Globe film critic Wesley Morris offers a wrap-up of last night's festivities.

Showtime's series The L Word says goodbye Sunday night after six years as one of the few outlets for lesbian characters on mainstream TV. Ilene Chaiken, the show's creator, and actress Laurel Holloman talk to host Jacki Lyden about what they'll miss when the show is gone.

From Matisse to Mondrian, Braque to Giacometti — the list of venerable artists who were inspired by Paul Cezanne reads like the syllabus of an art history class. Now, a new exhibition at the Philadelphia Museum of Art celebrates the master painter's legacy.

Can the Grammy Awards rebound from last year's low ratings? Which performances are getting the early buzz? Plus, why is Beyonce raising the ire of the great soul divas? Tony Cox talks with co-host Allison Samuels.

Throughout history, African Americans have used humor as an escape and a way to express the black experience in America. Author Darryl Littleton traces the roots of black comedy from the early days of Mantan Moreland to the modern comedic stylings of Chris Rock.

After months of standing on the picket line during the writer's strike, Hollywood scribes took matters into their own hands and formed the web-based TV channel, Strike TV. To better gauge the success of this project, Tony Cox talks with Strike TV founder, Peter Hyoguchi, along with Terrence Coles, writer Rod Emelle, and actress Ellen Sandweiss.

When the sitcom 30 Rock debuted a few years back, critic Andrew Wallenstein wasn't impressed. Now he's rethinking his opinion. Wallenstein offers some thoughts about how a critic goes about changing his mind.

The Iranian-born stand-up comic attended UC Berkeley and enrolled in a PhD program at UCLA before trying his hand at comedy and acting. Since turning pro, Maz Jobrani has acted in the ABC sitcom The Knights of Prosperity and performed with the Axis of Evil comedy tour.

Move over, Marshall Dillon and Miss Kitty: Homer and Marge are about to take over. The Simpsons will air for at least another two seasons, giving it 22 seasons on television. This means the animated satire will trump the record for longest-running prime-time series once held by the Western drama Gunsmoke.

Walt White is a sick, desperate man. He's a former high school chemistry teacher with terminal lung cancer. His chemotherapy's expensive, and his family needs the money to keep going after he dies. Lucky for us, he's survived into his second season.