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  • July 2008

    • Muppets Spring Back to Life on YouTube

      newser  |  France24  |  Jul 23, 08 6:40 PM CDT

      Muppets Spring Back to Life on YouTube

      The Muppets, largely in retirement since 1981, have been pussyfooting their way back into the spotlight via YouTube, France24 notes. In the past month, Sam the Eagle, the Swedish Chef, Beaker and others have set up accounts, uploading clips on a regular basis and sharing comments like "Meep meep meep-meep meep Meeeeeep?" No word, yet, on whether the comeback is an official one. More »

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      YouTube  • entertainment  • humor  • children's show  • videos

  • June 2008

    • Reality Lineup May Induce Vomiting

      newser  |  ABC News  |  Jun 19, 08 10:00 AM CDT

      Reality Lineup May Induce Vomiting

      Has reality television reached rock bottom? ABC News takes a look at this summer’s lineup landscape, which includes competitions centered on vomiting, mud-drenched obstacle courses, and the most talented dogs. Celebrity-for-no-reason Nicole Richie is even shopping a show that would have talentless nobodies compete to become the next celebrity-for-no-reason. The winner—naturally—lands a reality TV show. More »

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      television  • entertainment  • reality TV  • entertainment industry  • Nicole Richie

  • April 2008

    • Call Her Hannah Karenina

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Apr 22, 08 5:27 PM CDT

      Call Her Hannah Karenina

      Hannah Montana star Miley Cyrus, 15, has signed a seven-figure deal with Disney-Hyperion for a memoir, the New York Times reports today. The book will focus on her childhood in Tennessee and the positive influence of her mother on her career. It is scheduled to be released in spring 2009, coinciding with the upcoming Hannah Montana film. More »

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      entertainment  • Disney  • Miley Cyrus  • Hannah Montana  • memoirs  • The Hannah Montana Movie

  • March 2008

    • 13 Must-See Heist Movies

      newser  |  Entertainment Weekly  |  Mar 13, 08 11:11 AM CDT

      13 Must-See Heist Movies

      Did The Bank Job leave you itching for more scheme-heavy heist films? Entertainment Weekly names 13 greats: Ocean's Eleven : Ex-con George Clooney gathers a gang to filch $150 million and get back his girl, Julia Roberts. A Fish Called Wanda : John Cleese and Jamie Lee Curtis are among the double-crossers vying for stolen jewels. How to Steal a Million : An art forger's daughter (Audrey Hepburn) joins forces with suave cat burglar Peter O'Toole. More »

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      list  • movie  • box office  • entertainment  • action movie  • movie remakes  • bank robbery  • heist

  • February 2008
  • January 2008

    • Sheryl Crow: Single, Singing & Cancer-Free

      newser  |  Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  Jan 27, 08 4:58 AM CST

      Sheryl Crow: Single, Singing &amp; Cancer-Free

      Singer Sheryl Crow took one of life's "Detours"—the name she has given to her new album—after being diagnosed with breast cancer in 2006, the Telegraph reports. She now says that serious illness always brings a lesson: “For me, it was to quit worrying about what people thought about me.” Having left cyclist Lance Armstrong, she filled her life with female friends and adopted a son with "incredible fearlessness." More »

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      breast cancer  • entertainment  • rock music  • country music  • Lance Armstrong  • Sheryl Crow

    • Critics Love Wire 's Media Turn

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Jan 6, 08 4:32 PM CST

      Critics Love Wire 's Media Turn

      Entering its last season, HBO's urban drama The Wire "succeeds strikingly at getting what's wrong just right," Tom Shales writes in the Washington Post . “Written and acted to the highest standards of the best TV drama,” the show has dealt with drugs, job loss, and school troubles, and now explores the trials of a major newspaper. More »

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      entertainment  • HBO  • reviews  • TV shows  • The Wire  • Baltimore Sun

  • December 2007

    • Smith Carries Legend

      newser  |  Metacritic  |  Dec 14, 07 8:31 AM CST

      Smith Carries Legend

      I Am Legend , a tale of the last man on Earth, who, through some freak of immunity, avoids a killer virus, isn't a perfect film. But despite its lack of surprises and its ending, which feels like "a studio-sanctioned reshoot," writes Chicago Tribune critic Michael Phillips, "you’re willing to cut the movie a break." More »

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      movie  • film  • movie review  • entertainment  • Will Smith  • plague

  • November 2007
  • September 2007

    • Jodie Hits #1 With a Bullet

      newser  |  Deadline Hollywood Daily  |  Sep 16, 07 2:00 PM CDT

      Jodie Hits #1 With a Bullet

      Jodie Foster's The Brave One ranked number one with a bullet this weekend at $13.5 million, although it failed to meet studio expectations, reports Deadline Hollywood Daily. Critic Nikki Finke laments the film's reviews and marketing, but applauds Foster as a rare actress able to open a hit movie. Taking second and third this week were 3:10 to Yuma and Mr. Woodcock , starring Billy Bob Thornton. More »

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      movie  • film  • box office  • entertainment  • Jodie Foster

    • Are We Finally Ready for 'Smellovision'?

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Sep 11, 07 12:19 PM CDT

      Are We Finally Ready for 'Smellovision'?

      An olfactory entrepreneur is trying to revive "Smellovision"—the Edsel-era technology that pipes appropriate scents to movie audiences. Megan Dickerson has been showing "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory" in an open-air theater outside the Boston Children's Museum, complete with the odors of blueberries and banana taffy. "There's been a crazy response to the movement," she says. More »

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      television  • entertainment  • smell  • scent  • odor

    • Singer's YouTube Tale Hits False Note

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Sep 6, 07 4:53 AM CDT

      Singer's YouTube Tale Hits False Note

      It's supposed to be one of those YouTube success stories: Marié Digby becomes an overnight sensation by racking up hits and scores a record deal as a result. But in reality the deal preceded the videos. Her rise to fame has highlighted both the desperation of corporations to latch onto the grassroots buzz and the willingness of the media to play along with the ruse, the Wall Street Journal reports. More »

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      music  • YouTube  • media  • entertainment  • marketing

  • August 2007

    • Punk Rock Impresario Kristal Dead

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Aug 29, 07 1:40 PM CDT

      Punk Rock Impresario Kristal Dead

      Hilly Kristal, whose iconic club CBGB was the epicenter of American punk rock, died yesterday at 75 after a battle with lung cancer. The New York venue—fully titled CBGB & OMFUG, or "Country, Bluegrass and Blues & Other Music For Uplifting Gourmandisers"—showcased the Ramones, the Talking Heads and Patti Smith before it closed down last year in a dispute over rent. More »

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      television  • New York City  • music  • obituary  • entertainment  • concert  • Talking Heads  • club  • Patti Smith  • punk music

    • Antiwar Band Tours Mideast With State Dept. Backing

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  Aug 1, 07 6:17 AM CDT

      Antiwar Band Tours Mideast With State Dept. Backing

      In an effort to bolster its image in Muslim countries, the US is sending a group of Los Angeles musicians to the Arab world as cultural ambassadors. The band Ozomatli, whose members frequently bash Bush administration policies and the Iraq war, is touring the Mideast on the government's dime, drawing appreciative crowds and fielding questions about US foreign policy. More »

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      Iraq war  • music  • Middle East  • entertainment  • culture  • image

  • July 2007

    • 'Beauty and the Beast' Takes Last Bow on Broadway

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jul 29, 07 12:23 PM CDT

      'Beauty and the Beast' Takes Last Bow on Broadway

      The final curtain falls on Beauty and the Beast today after more than 5,000 performances and 13 years on Broadway. The show that started the Disney-on-Broadway rage will exit the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre to make room for a stage adaptation of another kiddie staple, The Little Mermaid, the AP reports. More »

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      music  • entertainment  • theater  • Disney  • Broadway  • musical theater  • The Little Mermaid

    • Drew Carey, Come on Down!

      newser  |  Variety  |  Jul 24, 07 5:00 AM CDT

      Drew Carey, Come on Down!

      It's official: Drew Carey will be the next host of "The Price Is Right." For weeks he was rumored to be a favored finalist to replace Bob Barker; while filming the David Letterman show yesterday he confirmed that the deal was finalized. It's reportedly a multi-year agreement for a high seven-figure salary. More »

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      television  • CBS  • entertainment  • Bob Barker  • The Price Is Right  • Drew Carey

  • June 2007

    • And the 'Winner' of the Who Gets Paris Contest Is...

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  Jun 24, 07 12:42 PM CDT

      And the 'Winner' of the Who Gets Paris Contest Is...

      Nobody else wanted her.  So Larry King got the honor of being the first to interview Paris Hilton following her release from jail next week.  After being spurned by the three major networks who were asked for large sums of money for the interview, Hilton finally got a deal done with King.  Total price: $0. More »

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      media  • entertainment  • Paris Hilton  • Larry King  • Barbara Walters  • Meredith Vieira

    • NBC Win$ Battle to Chat Up Paris

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jun 22, 07 11:36 AM CDT

      NBC Win$ Battle to Chat Up Paris

      NBC seems to have beaten out ABC in a bidding war for the first TV interview with post-jail Paris Hilton, although both networks and the Hilton family officially deny that money changed hands. Paris will come clean to Meredith Vieira rather than family pal Barbara Walters, the Times quotes anonymous ABC execs saying, unless an offer materializes that tops $750,000. More »

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      television  • media  • NBC  • entertainment  • Paris Hilton  • ABC  • Barbara Walters  • Meredith Vieira

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