Maxine Nelson

The Mega Millions lottery will have its drawing on Tuesday night, March 27, with a jackpot of $363 million. Richard Lustig has given some helpful advice on how to buy a winning ticket. Are his strategies worth looking into or is it all luck?

Finally the moment has arrived. Tuesday on a special night was the first live show of season 11 with the Top 12 men and later Top 13th man who was finally revealed near the end of the show. Wednesday night saw only the Top12 ladies try and follow up to the men's stellar performances...

When an ABC show reveals the new cast of Dancing with the Stars it means the premiere is not far behind. Once again the 12 cast members consist of a Disney star, NFL player, former women's tennis champion, pop/rock singer, TV host, opera diva, former child actress, telenovela actor a...

This year on the eve before the Oscar telecast the Razzies would have been given out. Instead, it is the announcement of nominations from Saturday night for the very worst in films. The actual Razzie Awards will be presented on Sunday, April 1, April Fool's Day. Adam Sandler set a ...

On American Idol's Wednesday night (Feb. 22) two-hour presentation 14 contestants made it, while Thursday night’s (Feb. 23) one-hour show gave us the remaining 10. They all had one more audition process before it was over, solo performances on the stage at Wynn’s Le Reve. These ...

Leap year happens every four years. February gains another day on the 29th, though it is still the shortest month of the year. It’s also the year women can propose to the men. What is Leap Year, and more specifically, Leap Day? Are there any movies and/or songs commemorating thi...

The Best Female Vocalist in Pop and R&B Gave Us Memorable Songs to Dance to and Fall in Love With. The night before the 54th Grammy Awards one of the greatest singers of our time died. A week later she was laid to rest in her hometown of Newark, NJ. Whitney Houston was 48, yet she ...

Starting in season 10 on American Idol the Las Vegas rounds were created to lessen the semifinals to a minimum. In the past when Hollywood Week was over there were the top 24 semifinalists who performed for three weeks until it was the top 12. Now with 70 contestants in tow it was o...

After a boring Thursday night episode last week of groups bickering from creative differences to fighting fatigue we got to hear them perform at long last on Wednesday. As usual every season some group members forgot the lyrics while others gave outstanding performances. When that w...

One of the songs showcased on this very special Valentine's Day episode of "Glee" titled "Heart" was from Whitney Houston. Obviously this was filmed before the singer's untimely death. Was there any mention of Houston's passing on the show in post production?

According to the New England Journal of Medicine, research had been conducted on Parkinson's patients with doing tai chi. This ancient Chinese form of exercise goes from one motion to the next. Health benefits include improved stability and strength.

Now all the contestants who tried out in the various Idol auditions across the country have landed in Hollywood. A total of 309 arrived in Tinseltown where half that number will be eliminated. The first round consists of singing a solo in front of the judges without any music accomp...

February 7, 2012 marks the 200th birthday of the British novelist Charles Dickens with celebrations worldwide. Prince Charles led ceremonies in London on this day by laying a wreath at Dickens gravesite in the Poet’s Corner at Westminster Abbey. Several dozen of the novelist’s d...

Looking back on my favorite Super Bowl ad featuring a clever commercial accompanied by a rocking song. Super Bowl 44 was also a good year for the most viewers of any program in television history. It had a number of memorable ads, both good and controversial.

This was the last audition episode of season 11. "American Idol" is no stranger to St. Louis. In season four Carrie Underwood auditioned here. She eventually won the title by becoming one of Idol's most successful winners. Madonna's music video made its sneak peak debut right befo...

As the Idol auditions start to wind down the judges were in the Pacific Northwest of Portland, Oregon. This is the first time Idol has been to the state of Oregon. They are no strangers to the Northwest. Seattle auditions were held during season six. It was there Jordin Sparks aud...

Thirteen drag queens compete in the top prize of $100,000 on the fourth season of Logo's "RuPaul's Drag Race." The main theme for the first episode had to do with "RuPocalypse" or the apocalypse.

Thursday night the Idol bandwagon stopped in Houston and Galveston, Texas. The initial auditions were held in Houston while the three judges came to Galveston to give out the golden tickets to Hollywood.

Wednesday night (January 25) auditions took place from the Rocky Mountains of Aspen, Colorado. One of the best things about this episode wasn't so much the talent, but the spectacular scenery.

The Oscar nominations came out early Tuesday morning PST. "Hugo" received the most nominations at 11 while "The Artist" came up with a total of 10. Meryl Streep and George Clooney were nominated in the Best Actor categories. Martin Scorsese was nominated for Best Director.

For the first time ever "American Idol" conducted their auditions aboard an aircraft carrier which aired on Sunday, Jan. 22. With music from the film “Top Gun” we were treated to montages of what a real life aircraft carrier does. Even though it got noisy at times for those audi...

Haunted sites with a great deal of American historical significance. You may never look at American history the same way or Washington, D.C. for that matter. Here's a look at several well known landmarks and distinct neighborhoods in Washington, D.C. where it's reported to be haunte...

The audition process continues in the city of steel, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This is the first time Idol auditions have been held here.

After any soccer match take in these five soccer films that are sure to thrill you.

"American Idol" premiered on Wednesday, Jan. 18, for its two-hour audition episode from Savannah, Georgia. This marks ten years when it was a summer replacement show that took the world by storm in 2002.