Craig Tomashoff

For most people, memories of O.J. Simpson's 1995 murder trial are visual: the Bronco chase, the bloody glove, Kato Kaelin's hair. For others, they are aural: Johnnie Cochran's "If it doesn't fit, you must acquit" rhyme, the swear words uttered by everyone when the verdict was read. For me, the primary memory is the taste of bologna and cheese sandwiches. That recollection has come back to me thanks to FX's The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story and tonight's episode, which centered on

In his 40-plus years as a stunt performer, coordinator, and second-unit director on such movies as Venom, Jumanji, and several entries in the Fast and Furious franchise, Jack Gill has dropped cars from a plane hovering at 10,000 feet (for 2017’s Furious 7) and sped through the streets of Puerto Rico in a muscle car dragging a 9,000-pound vault (2015’s Fast Five). He’s broken his back twice and his neck once. He’s accumulated 23 other broken bones, eight concussions, one punctured lung, and a fin

THE HUMAN CONDITION : America's Least Wanted Criminals : Wrongdoing: Some of us take pens from work, others sneak into movie theaters. As long as there are big rules to follow, people will find little ways to get around them. Rather, it's the saga of America's Least Wanted, average folks responsible for the sort of minor wrongdoing that will never show up on a police report. This is the city. There are thousands of serious crimes committed here every day, disrupting our social fabric and creat

It’s impossible not to notice Dwayne Johnson when you walk into a room. Be advised, though, that Johnson also notices you when he walks into a room. “I’m very aware of what happens when I come in,” says Johnson, arguably the biggest movie star on this or any other planet. “When success was very new to me, that made me uncomfortable. Which would then make me a little sour. Then my ex-wife, Dany [Garcia], reminded me of something.” She explained, he recalls, that whenever he enters a place, peop

“JUDGE not, lest ye be judged” warns the Bible, and certainly the contestants and fans of reality television competitions have let their opinions be known about the opinions of Simon Cowell, Len Goodman and their brethren. But what do experienced courtroom judges think of their TV counterparts? “Judging is first and foremost about credibility,” and the same goes for the job on television, Lance Ito, a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge, said by e-mail. He knows something about making rulin

Few shows have ever been hotter entering their sophomore season than Breaking Bad. The AMC drama about a high school chemistry teacher turned drug kingpin had become a critical darling from the get-go, and the anticipation for year two couldn’t have been more intense. And then, the season began. With an eyeball. The first images were in black and white, showing an eyeball floating in a pool. And at the bottom of the pool was a pink teddy bear missing an eye. By the time the opening credits roll

In spring 1992, Fox was riding high with Beverly Hills, 90210, and after just two seasons on the air, the series about a group of high school kids was averaging more than 17 million viewers a week. With a pop culture phenomenon on their hands, network executives were eager to move into a spinoff. At first, 90210 creator Darren Star resisted the idea that a new series be set in college because that’s where 90210 was headed. Instead, Star pitched an idea that sprang from his post-college days livi

They say that those who forget history are doomed to repeat it. If that's true, then FX has guaranteed we'll never see the likes of the O.J. Simpson trial again. Few shows in recent years have prompted more cultural reflection than the network's 10-episode The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Grime Story, a vivid retelling of the murder trial that mesmerized the country two decades ago. So far, the limited series is cable's most popular new show of 2016; it averaged nearly 13 million viewers a

When the final results are in for the Dad Of the Year contest, I'm expecting my fatherly flaws won't land me near the top of the heap. I'm divorced, which is never a good sign. When it came time to talk to my son about the birds and the bees, I did it during an Xbox game of Madden. I've been known to tell him he needs to exercise more, and then take him out for cheeseburgers. And there's this... At age 33, I discovered that the guy I grew up thinking of as my dad was actually my stepdad. It tur

They say that God works in mysterious ways. As proof, look no further than a recent story in the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, which praised Homer Simpson for being a "true" Catholic. The publication cites The Simpsons for using "Christian faith, religion and questions about God" as recurring themes. At first glance, it seems odd that a child-choking, beer-swilling glutton who has embodied all seven deadly sins could be considered a shining example of a man of faith. Then again, as