For the past few months, William Shatner has been making regular appearances on The Tonight Show to give dramatic readings of former Alaska governor Sarah Palin's words. Since he's read her farewell speech and Tweets, it was natural he'd try his hand at excerpts from her memoir Going Rogue. But there was a surprise after he finished—Palin herself appeared to read from his memoir, Up Till Now. more ›

THEATER: One of the most anticipated theatrical events of the year comes to DUMBO next month when St. Ann’s Warehouse presents a highly acclaimed production of Macbeth by the Polish company TR Warszawa. Staged for just 12 performances at an outdoor theater in the Civil War-era Tobacco Warehouse across the street from St. Ann’s, the bold production “reinvents the classic with a dramatic two-story set, video walls, special effects, and an extraordinary, layered soundscape.” Tonight St. Ann’s artistic director, Susan Feldman, talks with director Grzegorz Jarzyna; the program will also feature a DVD presentation of excerpts from Jarzyna’s previous shows. – John Del Signore more ›

A look at some noteworthy television this week: more ›

Good lord. It's not even five minutes into the Emmys and Gothamist (and friends Aaron Dobbs of out of focus and a Gothamist contributor, and Margaret Lyons, formerly of Chicagoist) is very very frightened. There is no reason why Taboo from the Black Eyed Peas should force Doris Roberts to dance with them. Doris needs to get the AARP to fight the fight with her. Welcome to Gothamist's attempt to liveblog the Emmys, until the show drains every single molecule of life from us, which we believe will happen in the 10PM hour. more ›

- Bob Denver passed away at age 70; Gothamist spent so many hours of our youth watching Gilligan's Island on Channel 5 that we really feel like we've lost a bumbling friend who looked great in the color red more ›

Gothamist is certainly a big fan of Joel and Ethan Coen's classic THE BIG LEBOWSKI, but we are wondering if people are taking it a bit too far. more ›

Paul Ford more ›