Lieutenant Columbo, played with average Joe charm and unshowy, easy-to-miss dexterity by Peter Falk, is more than meets the eye — to the bad guys, not us, because we know how things will turn out.

"OH, JUST ONE MORE THING . . ." Peter Falk as Lt. Columbo, the rumpled detective he played for 30 years. LOS ANGELES — Peter Falk, the stage and movie actor who became identified as the squinty, ...

If you're unfamiliar with Columbo, the classic mystery show had a simple premise. While most shows in that genre were focused on unraveling the clues to determine who had committed a murder, Columbo ...

They say fashion always comes back around. That something once popular, like bell bottoms, will eventually become cool again. In the same vein, you might notice that "ugly" clothes often become fodder ...