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Prince Harry and James Hewitt Myth Revisted
Since the original item ‘Who Does Prince Harry Look Like? James Hewitt Myth Debunked’ appeared in TMR on August 24th 2011, it has rarely, if ever, been out of TMR’s top ten. I have noticed the readers’ comments with interest and, in some cases, with amazement!

Big Blind Item: Which Rock Star is Cheating on His Glamorous Wife?
Liz Jones, a British journalist who writes for the Daily Mail and has a weekly diary in Sunday's You magazine, has given the biggest hint yet about the identity of a rock star who is cheating on his glamorous...

The Big Question: Is the Duchess of Cambridge Pregnant?
Officially, the bet is that her first child will be born in 2012 and the bookies are taking a close look at the pattern of betting. Insider information is suspected, but not proven.

Helena Bonham Carter Plays Buckingham Palace
With a warm smile Queen Elizabeth II made actress Helena Bonham Carter a Commander of the British Empire (CBE) at an investiture ceremony yesterday.

Whitney Houston: The Beautiful and the Damned
She had it all: an exquisite voice and a face to match. Who could ever forget her performance in The Bodyguard, probably one of the all-time greatest films? Now Whitney Houston is dead at 48, possibly a victim of alcohol or drugs, and perhaps of herself.

Entertainment

Bentley's Bandstand: Julie Christensen, Father John Misty, Shiva's HeadBand

There are certain singers who just won't behave. They skip around genres like free spirits, and even when the world begins to know them for one endeavor chances are change is on the way and they can be found somewhere else.

Bill Bentley

McCartney's Beloved RAM Album To Be Reissued

Paul McCartney has recently revisited several best-selling titles from his extensive catalog including Band On The Run, MCartney, and McCartney II, with added video material and extra tracks.

Matt Rowe

May 14, 2012 9:25 AM ET

Revisiting RAM: The Paul McCartney Archive Collection Reissue

The album manages to capture, from start to finish, McCartney's unfettered joy in making music. The songs positively radiate warmth.

Chaz Lipp

May 12, 2012 1:20 PM ET

Celebrating Record Store Day

Record Store Day is truly a momentous occasion for those who care. It's about music and it's about artists. It may only happen one day a year but it really is wonderful to see such enthusiasm and community spirit.

Tony Michaelides

May 12, 2012 12:00 PM ET

The Week In Film: The Good, The Bad, And The Mind Game

Movies reviews of God Bless America, Dark Shadows, and The Sound Of My Voice

Philip Brown

May 11, 2012 3:32 PM ET

New Music for Old People: Gladys Knight, Ray Charles, Rita Coolidge, Scanners and More

This week starts out with Wilson Phillips singing "Good Vibrations" a cappella and ends up with some late vintage Ray Charles, amazing bookends to another great playlist.

Al Kooper

May 10, 2012 8:05 PM ET

Bentley's Bandstand: Paul Thorn, Chelle Rose, Donovan

When the stars align and an artist finds a bagful of songs, a band burning to play them, and, most importantly, something deep down within just begging to come out, well, that's when great albums get made.

Bill Bentley

May 4, 2012 1:35 PM ET

The Week in Film: The Good, The Bad, and The Norwegian

Somehow I think The Avengers is going to beat the competition this weekend: Reviews of The Avengers, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, and Headhunters.

Philip Brown

May 4, 2012 9:00 AM ET

New Music for Old People: Rotary Connection, Paul Thorn, Booker T, The Shins and More

This week's column neatly steps from the past into the present. Come in and give a listen: Rotary Connection, Elvis Costello, the Beach Boys, the Shins, and so much more.

Al Kooper

May 3, 2012 6:20 PM ET

Bentley's Bandstand: Nick Waterhouse, Rufus Wainwright, Paul Nelson

Too often retro gets a bad rap. When the music of the past can inform and inspire someone today to reach for the sky and try and pull down a few planets to help them glow, well, why not?

Bill Bentley

May 3, 2012 11:45 AM ET

A Chat with Once Upon a Time's Raphael Sbarge

Stage and screen actor Raphael Sbarge talks to The Morton Report about his duel roles of Dr. Archibald "Archie" Hopper and Jiminy Cricket on ABC's hit fairy tale drama "Once Upon a Time."

Steve Eramo

May 2, 2012 6:15 PM ET

How AMC Managed to Ruin a Preview of The Avengers

Things go terribly wrong when attending The Avengers premiere. As Bruce Banner would say, "Don't make me angry; you won't like me when I am angry."

Lynda Lippin

April 30, 2012 2:30 PM ET

Cat Cora and Curtis Stone Dish on New Series Around The World in 80 Plates

Throw two internationally renowned chefs, a group of hungry contestants, a multi-destination worldwide itinerary, and a competition full of tasks and challenges into a pot, follow it with a camera crew, mix it together and you've got Bravo's newest culinary competition that soars to new global heights.

Gabriella Ribeiro Truman

April 28, 2012 5:30 PM ET

Best of The Morton Report: Our First Year

Grab a cup of tea, or if you are feeling frisky something stronger, and take a journey with TMR as we look back at some of our biggest and best articles from our first year!

Dawn Olsen

April 28, 2012 5:24 PM ET

Kathy Freston Dishes About Leaning Into Veganism (and Living Peacefully With A Meat Eating Spouse)

Raised in the South, Kathy Freston was raised on American home cooking, including plenty of beef, pork, butter, and lard.

Lynda Lippin

April 27, 2012 10:40 AM ET

The Week in Film: The Good, The Overlong, and The Raven

Next week summer blockbuster season officially kicks off with the release of The Avengers, so this weekend is packed with the final glut of spring movies before popcorn n’ explosions take over the multiplex: Reviews of The Pirates! A Band Of Misfits, The Five-Year Engagement, and The Raven.

Philip Brown

April 27, 2012 9:00 AM ET

New Music for Old People: My Musical Foundations, Part Two - Rockabilly

In the second part of a series, Al Kooper lays out his own musical foundations. This week, we listen to the sounds and rhythms of rockabilly as Al introduces ten tracks that changed his life.

Al Kooper

April 26, 2012 8:54 PM ET

Bentley's Bandstand: Jack White, Hiss Golden Messenger, David Axelrod

This is rock and roll for the new century, not looking backward but also not obsessed with sounding like the future. It sounds like it sounds because that's the way Jack White likes it.

Bill Bentley

April 25, 2012 6:00 PM ET

The Morton Report Celebrates One Year of Awesomeness: A Cautionary Tale

Happy birthday, TMR! While we celebrate our first year, I must also assess the realities of mixing noble goals with the harsh reality of cold, hard business.

Dawn Olsen