mindy kaling

"You MAY be talented, but you're not Kanye West."

It’s been at least five years since the last great Pixar film (or more, depending on your feelings about Toy Story 3). In the interim, they produced a series of sequels — some quite entertaining, but few as transcendently beautiful as the original concepts that turned the studio into the most dependable brand in all of Hollywood. Their latest effort, Inside Out, isn’t just a return to form; it surpasses almost all of their previous classics. It is, from start to finish, one of the best films Pixar has ever made.

Upfront season has already given us a few pickups, but so too must cancellations follow. FOX’s The Mindy Project has become the first high-profile casualty of the season, canceled after three full seasons, but with a twist: Hulu may already have stepped in to revive the acclaimed comedy.

When my daughter, Willow, was about a year old, she loved to watch Elmo on "Sesame Street." It bothered me a lot at first that I was watching "Sesame Street" at age 30-something, but when I realized that modern celebrities made cameo appearances on the show to visit the characters, I began to look forward to watching it with her...