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Fox explains 'X Factor' shakeup, defends 'Idol' ratings
February 07, 2012 09:58 
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The changes to Fox's singing competition shows have only just begun.
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The new ‘Amazing Spider-Man’ trailer: Enough of a Peter Parker departure?
February 07, 2012 07:40
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If you felt a nagging sense of melancholia because “The Amazing Spider-Man” was not featured among this year’s Super Bowl commercials, cheer up: you didn’t have to wait long for a new trailer. A second preview for the Andrew...
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National Geographic to air first documentary on Concordia sinking
February 07, 2012 05:43
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Last month, just days after the cruise ship Costa Concordia ran aground off a Tuscan island, killing 17 people and leaving 15 missing, Discovery Channel announced that it would “dissect the anatomy” of the Friday the 13th disaster and — with...
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Playwright Jason Grote takes a turn at writing for ‘Smash’
February 07, 2012 05:11
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“Smash,” which NBC hyped as heavily as the Super Bowl, premiered Monday night. The show is many things: a musical within a show, a heavy-on-the-glitter-but-light-on-the-grit look behind the scenes of Broadway and an ode to every musical...
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‘The Voice’ season 2: Blind auditions continue
February 07, 2012 05:00
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So many questions about Monday night’s episode of “The Voice,” which made its debut in the show’s regular timeslot. Will it be a ratings hit like it was on Sunday after the Super Bowl? Will it provide enough of a lead-in so NBC can finally...
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New in paperback: Stephanie McAfee’s ‘Diary of a Mad Fat Girl’
February 07, 2012 04:54
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Stephanie McAfee’s Diary of a Mad Fat Girl (NAL, $15) offers a fascinating tale, but not between its covers. The girl-buddy cape, starring a sassy, overweight Mississippi teacher, brims with local color but is burdened by too much plot and too...
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21 questions for the 2012 Grammys
February 07, 2012 04:40
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You might think you have all the answers to the 2012 Grammys -- who's nominated, who's gonna win, who's gonna perform, who's gonna make awkward banter with LL Cool J, who's gonna make an overt pass at the newly single Katy...
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Celebs celebrate Prop 8 decision on Twitter
February 07, 2012 03:36
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A federal appeals court has ruled California's gay marriage ban unconstitutional in a decision announced earlier today, likely sending the case to the Supreme Court.
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Best and worst Super Bowl commercials
February 06, 2012 12:50
washingtonpost.com
The best Super Bowl XLVI commercials, by and large, hawked neither food nor drink, but false dictators, Audi headlights, smart phones , Chevys as stunt cars and Volkswagens with a nose for pop culture. And was it my imagination or did many of the...
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Obscenity punctuates halftime show
February 06, 2012 12:07
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Ahead of her Super Bowl halftime show, singer Madonna promise there would be no "wardrobe malfunction." What she didn't guarantee was no obscene gestures.
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