If you grew up in the '80s in a less-than-diverse town, the Huxtables may have the been the only African-American family you knew. At some point — probably rather later than was right — you made the connection: Theirs was not the typical American black experience. Shifts in pop culture precede political and social change — or so I hear. The Cosby Show was about a family that happened to be Read more

I'm pretty sure the words unintelligible noises that come out of Bill's mouth would be fair grounds to determine insanity. But it's Bill Cosby, so we'll let it slide. Read more

Host Art Linkletter sure had a way of getting answers out of the little guests on his show. Whatever the question, these kids had a way of telling it straight up. No holding back. No excuses. No stalling. That's why the show was pure genius. Not as genius as the little gal who wanted to be a movie star so she could do all the "stuff" that movie stars do — like go home and get in bed with Read more

Comedian Harvey Korman died yesterday at the age of 81 at UCLA Medical Center following complications from the rupture of an abdominal aortic aneurysm four months ago. — AP Dunkin Donuts pulled a commercial featuring Rachael Ray because the scarf she is wearing resembles a keffiyeh, a traditional Arab headdress that some think could be construed as a terrorist symbol. — YumSugar Steven Read more

Tax day. We saw it coming a whole year ago, but as always, it managed to sneak up and scare the living wage out of most of us this past Wednesday. Were you rummaging through boxes of receipts and frantically scrambling to the post office at the very last minute? Shame on you! (Me too.) So how 'bout we get a head start on next year's day of dread and learn a thing or two about financial Read more

Bill Cosby's rap album is dropping this May! That's right, the comedian and activist will mash up his book Come on, People: On the Path from Victims to Victors with hip hop, pop, and jazz beats. Cosby won't be dishing the rhymes himself on the album Cosby Narratives Vol. 1: State of Emergency. Guest rappers will flow about the value of education, self-respect, in an attempt to increase the Read more

Rob Lowe's former nanny appeared on The Today Show this morning to defend her claims of sexual harassment and abuse, following the actor's very public preemptive denial and lawsuit last week. — MSNBC The Laguna Beach police department is apparently unlikely to file child endangerment charges against Richie Sambora following his recent DUI arrest while his 10-year-old daughter was in the car. Read more

When I think about memorable sweaters from my childhood — and I know, you're thinking, "why is Buzz talking about sweaters?" but bear with me — two folks immediately come to mind: Bill Cosby, who as Cliff Huxtable inflicted no shortage of brightly patterned '80s knitwear on unsuspecting children in his viewing audience, and Mr. Rogers, whose cozy cardigans are forever burned into my memory. Read more