World / Recreation & Entertainment
‘X Factor’ finale: And the winner is...comeback kid Melanie Amaro
December 31, 1969 06:00 
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Melanie Amaro -- the teenaged singer Simon Cowell sent home during auditions – won the first edition of Cowell’s “X Factor,” which means she lands the much-promised $5 million recording contract and will appear in a Pepsi commercial during...
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‘Jersey Shore’ season 5: The season premiere by the numbers
December 31, 1969 06:00
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In which Washington Post social media maven Katie Rogers recaps the latest Snooki and Situation antics, in semi-mathematical fashion. Season five of “Jersey Shore” takes us back to Seaside Heights, N.J., after the no-pants fiasco that was...
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People’s Choice Awards 2012: Katy Perry, ‘Harry Potter’ dominate the meaningless trophies
December 31, 1969 06:00
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If the People’s Choice Awards are any indication, then Katy Perry and “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 2” may be the population’s most beloved pop cultural creations of 2011. The “Fireworks” singer — who, in the wake...
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Michelle Obama’s ‘iCarly’ appearance and other first ladies on sitcoms
December 31, 1969 06:00
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You may have seen previews of Michelle Obama on Nickelodeon’s “iCarly” where she says a few lines and busts a few dance moves. Monday’s broadcast will be the first time a first lady has appeared on a sitcom since Nancy Reagan did...
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‘Alcatraz’: Your take?
December 31, 1969 06:00
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“Alcatraz” — otherwise known as the latest TV sci-fi drama to implictly suggest it could be the next “Lost” — debuted Monday night on Fox. Actually, “Alcatraz” isn’t “Lost,” quite. With its many flashbacks to the San...
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CHARLES DICKENS GOOGLE DOODLE: Classic characters populate today’s logo to celebrate author’s 1812 birth
December 31, 1969 06:00
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IT WAS THE birth of Dickens, it is the bicentennial of Dickens. Today, much of the world is celebrating one of its greatest storytellers ever on the 200th anniversary of his birth. And Google is paying tribute with its prominent perch: a homepage...
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‘Walking Dead’: The series returns and reminds us that hope does not spring eternal
December 31, 1969 06:00
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A weekly recap of (almost) every gory detail in this week’s episode of “Walking Dead.” After a two-month-plus hiatus, “Walking Dead” returned Sunday night with a new episode titled “Nebraska.” And while it seemed that maybe the...
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