More ruthless self-promotion: Me on TV

Start cranking up those VCRs: I'll be on MSNBC -- the world's greatest all-news TV network -- at 10 and 11:20 am EDT (9 and 10:20 am CDT) Saturday, and 9:30 am EDT (8:30 am CDT) Sunday, to talk about the MPAA's recent decision to include cigarette smoking among the unpleasant activities that can affect a movie's rating. I'll also try to steer the conversation toward a cheap plug for my book, even though the MSNBC hosts usually are too clever to let me get away with that sort of thing. (Hey, it's like my son says: You dribble and you shoot, and you hope you score.)