TV ON DVD Shandling’s Larry Sanders is great fun with substance

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LITTLE ROCK What is it? The Larry Sanders Show, the complete series, 89 half-hour episodes on 17 discs from Shout! Factory. The series aired on HBO, 1992-1998. How much? $149.99. When? Tuesday. What is The Larry Sanders Show? Well, there are two. One is


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The sun sets on Camelot

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For many decades, the Kennedys ruled supreme as America's royal family. But the death last year of patriarch Senator Ted Kennedy signalled the end of an era.The third generation has backed out of politics, and now the glamorous dynasty is peopled with


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Why Harry Reid's Nevada Field Operation Is Losing

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If there’s anything that could save Harry Reid from getting ousted by Sharron Angle on Tuesday, it would be his campaign’s ability to run a competitive ground game: tight coordination of precinct canvassing, disciplined phone banking, targeted


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'Saturday Night Live' - Jon Hamm and Rihanna Recap

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['SNL' - 'Season 36, Episode 5']
Jon Hamm isn't a household name. Sure, he plays Don Draper on AMC's 'Mad Men,' but as popular as that show is, there are still a lot of people who probably think he's some 'Bachelorette' reject. But what about his


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Garry Shandling recalls the 'lab experiment' that was 'The Larry Sanders Show'

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All 89 episodes of "The Larry Sanders Show," Garry Shandling's influential situation comedy about a needy talk show host and the people who need him in turn, have just become available on home video for the first time. In a world in which the entire


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People: ex-wife of cheating actor Eddie Cibrian busted for DUI

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Once upon a time, there was a pure-as-the-driven-snow country-singing sweetheart whom people adored. Then, one day, the married singer -- LeAnn Rimes -- started a steamy and careless affair with her married co-star in a cable TV movie. Videos of Rimes


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Celebrity art auction at Drake

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10 Days of Halloween: Julia’s Top 5 Halloween Films for Children

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I was that child who wasn’t allowed to watch Are You Afraid of the Dark? because the violent nightmares that occurred as a direct result of me seeing an episode of the show would keep me, and my entire family, up at night. So how can Halloween still be


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Top Five Embarrassing S--t Parents Say About Their Celeb Kids

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Whether you're an A-lister or merely a reality-TV star, no celebrity is safe from embarrassing s--t their parents say.
From gender-confusing births, to incoherent Twitter rants and shockingly angry voice mails, humiliating acts of parental proportions


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Celebrity Endorsments Help Charity Initiative Save Sharks

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Beginning in October, the Shark-Free Marina Initiative will embark on it’s largest membership campaign throughout the United States and the Bahamas in order to save sharks.
Sharks are disappearing from our oceans at an alarming rate. Therefore, the Guy


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Give me Moore

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Julianne Moore is watching a YouTube video on Day and Night's phone entitled 'Julianne Moore Loves To Cry', an edited compilation of all the scenes from her movies thus far where she breaks down in sobs. The clip lasts three-and-a-half minutes."Yeah,


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Alec Baldwin and Great Migrations Hits YouTube in High Def

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We know, it’s not as exciting as the preview clips for Sarah Palin’s Alaska, otherwise known as an eight part political ad for her “family” agenda.
If you want to see more than the red crab marathon, you have other options, including:
They’re all quite


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Rockin' view of Manhattan

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Millions enjoy watching the Emmy-winning comedy 30 Rock each week, but up here you can get up close and personal with the real 70-storey skyscraper and its crown jewel, Top Of The Rock.
As 30 Rock begins its fifth season and ratings keep rising, more


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Why Fox News should help fund NPR

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The Williams imbroglio is teachable, but its lessons actually point in the opposite direction: America's public media system, including NPR, requires more funding, not less. In particular, the funding should come from commercial broadcasters that profit


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30 ROCK “Brooklyn Without Limits” Season 5 Episode 7 Photos

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Check out photos from 30 ROCK “Brooklyn Without Limits” Season 5 Episode 7 which airs Thursday November 11 at 8:30pm on NBC.
Show Synopsis: 30 ROCK “Brooklyn Without Limits” Season 5 Episode 7 – Multiple award-winning comedy series “30 Rock” is told


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The Entertation Index: October 28

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Cullum, Leo — The famously absurdistNew Yorker cartoonist passed away at age 68 in his Malibu home over the weekend. His services will consist of a small, simple, cerebral ceremony which everyone will claim to understand in front of their


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Pledge now, or it’s Scott Simon in a traffic ‘copter

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Actor Alec Baldwin is helping out public radio this pledge season with his own, um, “promos.” Titles on the spots include “Ira Glass has been reassigned to a Spanish Pop station” and “Don’t give.” Baldwin also suggests moving Scott Simon to the traffic


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GOOD STUFF

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As I critique ads, ideas, videos, promotions, etc. on my blog, I obviously am subjective when making my judgments. But I have seen how much easier it is to be negative than to be complimentary. Possibly because there is just more mediocre stuff out


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News: Matt's Weekend Picks: October 29-31

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Red: Werewolf Hunter (Saturday, 9/8c, Syfy)
Not to be confused with the Bruce Willis/Helen Mirren movie about Retired and Extremely Dangerous spies, this Halloween-ready TV-movie stars Felicia Day (The Guild, Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog) as a


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Latino voters could swing the midterms | Gary Younge

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Senate majority leader Harry Reid greets supporters after speaking at a rally held by members of the Hispanic community, in Las Vegas; Reid has worked hard to woo Latino voters in his effort to stave off the challenge of the Tea Party-backed Republican


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Man on all-spud diet regrets 60-day goal

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A comedian's life and faith

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If you're looking for serious advice on finding God, you may want to ask Goat Boy. In his newly released autobiography, "I'm Not High (But I've Got a Lot of Crazy Stories About Life as a Goat Boy, a Dad, and a Spiritual Warrior)," comedian Jim Breuer


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Martha Plimpton talks about 'Raising Hope'

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Okay, so it's not quite food porn -- and I mean that in the punniest way. But is it just me, or are the Food Network stars Gina and Pat Neely turning up the heat a bit too much in the kitchen?
The BBQ-slinging duo, who star on the Food Network's "Down


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Alec Baldwin wants you to help public radio

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"Until you do, we have reassigned Ira Glass to a Spanish pop station," he says. In another, he threatens, "We could always take Nina Totenberg off the Supreme Court beat and put her on sports."
Of course, this isn't Baldwin's first foray into public


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Alec Baldwin is mischievous: Samrat

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Samrat Chakrabarti talks about his experience of shooting the American television show, titled '30 Rock', with Alec Baldwin and working with Irrfan in 'In Treatment' that'll be premiering soon.
How was your experience of working on the Emmy


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The Vulture Transcript: Judd Apatow on the Books That Made Him Change the Way He Wrote

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In this week's New York, comedy kingpin Judd Apatow chatted with David Haglund about the new humor anthology he edited for McSweeney’s, I Found This Funny: My Favorite Pieces of Humor and Some That May Not Be Funny At All. (The book’s proceeds will go


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/Film LA: Scorsese/DiCaprio Retrospective, Live Donnie Darko Commentary, Four Lions, Darren Bousman’s Abattoir, Elm Street

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/Film LA is my attempt to highlight the coolest film screenings and events happening in Los Angeles. In today’s edition, we tell you about…
Director Darren Bousman appears with co-writers Rob Levin and Troy Peteri to promote the release of their new


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Mel Gibson: Can he make a comeback?

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Last year, the film director Todd Phillips offered the convicted rapist Mike Tyson a cameo in his summer comedy The Hangover. Everybody loved the idea, Tyson shone in his role, and the movie went on to be a breakout critical and commercial success,


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Shandling explains Gervais interview

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Garry Shandling has explained the reason for the unusual atmosphere between him and Ricky Gervais on the set of a 2006 interview.
The Larry Sanders Show creator featured on an edition of Ricky Gervais Meets... but the pair did not appear to get on


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Candice Bergen, Sean Palmer, Jessica Grové Star in Rare Bloom of Evening Primrose

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The production is being billed as the first live staging of Evening Primrose in North America. Expect a script-in-hand, semi-staged production, producer Margot Astrachan told Playbill.com.

Sean Palmer and Jessica Grové play strangers who meet after


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PriceChopper: Two Jeffrey Collé Estates Discounted by More Than $4M A Piece

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Alec Baldwin: Sarah Palin 'Listless and Tired'; Harry Reid 'Driven, Methodical and Philosophically Galvanized'

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Alec Baldwin thinks former Alaska governor Sarah Palin "looks oddly listless and tired on the circuit these days."
The fact that a man of Reid's background (and being from Nevada) is not a staunch Republican should serve as a great inspiration to


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Should an 8-Year-Old Watch 'Glee'?

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GQ The cover of GQ magazine this month: Dianna Agron, Cory Monteith and Lea Michele of ‘Glee.’
On the spectrum of “we don’t own a television” to “my children can watch whatever they want,” I tend toward the more permissive end. Once my sons reached


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Mad Mel Pissed At Hangover Producers

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Time has passed and Mike served his time in jail.
Mel is right in the middle of all of this mess and has made very offensive comments towards other races. He doesn't get to be free from all of this immediately. It's going to take a lot of time.
He


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30 Rock Season Four Delivers Smart and Fast Comedy From Tina Fey

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Tina Fey is the creator of 30 Rock - wikipedia.org
Season 4 of 30 Rock uses celebrity guest appearances and witty, current dialogue to create one of the funniest shows on television.
One of the current best shows on television is NBC’s 30 Rock, created


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Clickable This Week: 'Sesame Street' Goes Viral, Pee Wee Takes NYC and More

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It's hard to keep up with everything on the Internet -- trust us, we know. In an effort to simplify your lives, we're presenting you with the best Web finds of the week all in one convenient place: this post!
This week in Internet fun: Halloween


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Matt Damon & Wife Luciana Welcome Baby Girl!

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Call it a real-life “Born” identity – for a fourth time.
Matt Damon and his wife, Luciana, have welcomed their fourth child, a rep for the actor confirmed to Access Hollywood.
The baby girl, Stella Zavala Damon, was born on Wednesday in New York.
“Mom


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Why Can't Alec Baldwin Marry Jesse Tyler Ferguson?

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Alec Baldwin is upset that he can’t marry Jesse Tyler Ferguson. Baldwin, who stars in NBC’s 30 Rock, this week released a video responding to one in which the openly gay Ferguson, of ABC’s Modern Family, stated that he and Baldwin were getting


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Alec Baldwin Comes Out For Same-Sex Marriage (Video)

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Alec Baldwin has shot a humorous new video urging officials in New York to make gay marriage legal so he can wed Modern Family star Jesse Tyler Ferguson.
Openly-gay actor Ferguson recorded his own internet promo this summer, in which he confessed to a


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Holmes 2.0: Benedict Cumberbatch stars in excellent new on PBS

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It’s true. The classics never go out of style, especially when they are reinvented as deftly as the new “Masterpiece Mystery” series updating Sherlock Holmes for a new generation.
Unlike the recent film revamp with Robert Downey Jr., PBS’ “Sherlock”


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Alec Baldwin, Laura Linney, Vanessa Redgrave and More to Appear at Paley Center This Fall

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Vanessa Redgrave and Jane Alexander will visit The Paley Center Nov. 21 at 3 PM for "A Look Back at 'Playing for Time,'" which will focus on the acclaimed television film about a group of women who performed with an orchestra at Auschwitz in an attempt


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Alec Baldwin 'films gay rights video'

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Alec Baldwin has filmed a public service video for gay rights organisation Fight Back New York.
The 30 Rock actor joined the campaign after seeing Modern Family star Jesse Tyler Ferguson's clip for the group in which he jokingly proposed marriage to


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Anarchist For Mayor! (VIDEO)

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In this election season, how easy is it to discern the distance between some of the actual, earnest campaign ads and an ad that's intended as an outright parody? Adam Frucci of Splitsider highlights the ultimate test case with this hilarious video with


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Don't Tell Alec Baldwin He Can't Marry Jesse Tyler Ferguson

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Plus, will Gwyneth Paltrow rival hubbie Chris Martin in the vocal arena? And Sir Elton empties celebrities' pockets for a good cause.
No One Puts Alec Baldwin in a Corner or Tells Him Who He Can Marry
"As a result of this video, a vast and malicious


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Will Arnett -- Finding the Next Job for Gob

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Running Wilde the freshman would-be comedy starring Arrested Development's Will Arnett and Felicity's Keri Russell, is on the verge of cancellation. Rightfully so, it seems. The comedy has been criticized for being light on laughs, and wasting the


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Is Alec Baldwin Planning to Marry a 'Modern Family' Star?

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In a humorous PSA for FightBackPac.com, the "30 Rock" star confirms Jesse Tyler Ferguson's claim that the state of New York will not let them wed. This was in response to a video that Ferguson made stating that he and Baldwin would be getting married


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Alec Baldwin Is Awesome!

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And we really, really mean that!
Check out this video recorded for the Fight Back New York campaign, which is working to get gay marriage legalized in the state. (above)
He's completely right! We should all have the right to marry Jesse Tyler


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Team America: World Police: No 4

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Released a year into the Iraq war, this was the first and perhaps the funniest of Hollywood's early reactions to the messy conflict. Based on a brilliantly simple and idiotic conceit – an action movie with puppets, in the style of Gerry "Thunderbirds"


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Foreign Policy: To Grasp Washington, Watch 30 Rock

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David Rothkopf is a visiting scholar at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and President and CEO of Garten Rothkopf. He is the author of Superclass: The Global Power Elite and the World They are Making. During Thursday night's episode of 30


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Betty White Joins 'Men in Black III'

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Betty White has joined the cast of Men in Black III. White will be playing the mother of one of the main characters.
The film, which will also star Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones, Jemaine Clement, Alec Baldwin and Josh Brolin, will hit theaters May 25, 2012


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Bloomsbury, N.J., native Jen Ponton to appear on NBC's '30 Rock'

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New Jersey fans of "30 Rock" will see a familiar face when they tune in to Thursday night's episode.
Actress Jen Ponton, a native of Bloomsbury, N.J., and 2002 graduate of Phillipsburg High School, will appear on the hit NBC comedy. Ponton says she


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30 Rock Live: The Battle of East vs West

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Not since the great Fox sitcome Roc has the buzz surrounding a live sitcom been as electric as for last week’s 30 Rock Live. Tina Fey, Alec Baldwin, and the rest of our beloved cast were to put on two live episodes of 30 Rock, one for the East Coast,


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The Sandra Bullock Files: Working Girl TV Series (1990)

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Part 5. Sandra Bullock takes over the Melanie Griffith role in Sandra's only leading role on a TV series. How long did it last, and was it any good? Read on
So by the turn of the new decade, Sandra Bullock had starred in a handful of films but had


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Mobile Web: Listen and Learn: Apps/Sites for Orchestras Around the World

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We continue to be amazed at the rapid growth and use of the mobile web.
During the past week we learned that the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Boston Symphony/Boston Pops have released mobile apps.
The LA Phil has released three separate apps


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Hottest Articles on BWW from Friday, Oct. 15

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According to Us Magazine, actor Neil Patrick Harris and longtime partner David Burtka have announced that their twins have arrived home. Gideon Scott and Harper Grace were welcomed into the world Tuesday with the help of a surrogate. (more...)
Last


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'30 Rock' falls surprisingly flat

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This much-hyped, much-awaited departure into live-ness was a one-time-only (one hopes) stunt by "30 Rock," which any other week is one of TV's funniest shows.
Instead, Thursday's episode was an overheated slice of self-indulgence and excess. It was "30


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BroadwayStars links for Saturday, October 16, 2010

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A slide show of photographs of cultural events from this week.
Broadway veterans Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka are now parents of twins, Gidon Scott and Harper Grace, according to published reports. The longtime couple used a surrogate to carry


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Blake Lively Has the Key to the Cure

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Blake Lively leaves a photo shoot wearing a “Key to the Cure” shirt from Saks Fifth Avenue on Friday (October 15) in New York’s East Side neighborhood.
In recognition of October being Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Saks had Donna Karan design the “Key


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Michael O'Rourke: Mom had it right: Watch what you write

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"Never put anything in writing you would not feel comfortable seeing on the cover of the Express-News tomorrow morning."









My mom gave me this advice from time to time beginning in middle school. I can't remember what prompted it, but


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Betty White, Nicole Scherzinger to Appear in 'Men in Black 3'

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Everyone's favorite 88-year-old isn't slowing down just yet. In fact, Betty White is working super hard to add to her resume. And if the rumors are true, White just scored a role in Men in Black 3. Even if the movie is a major flop, at least we'll get


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Guess Who's in 'Men in Black 3' Now! (You Can Probably Guess)

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With yesterday's addition of Alec Baldwin, Sharlto Copley, and Gemma Arterton to Men in Black 3, the number of cast members reached a point where it was statistically impossible for Betty White not to be one of them, thus automatically adding her to the


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"30 Rock's" ambitious, uneven live episode

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Tina Fey performs in last night's live episode of "30 Rock"
It was all a dream!
Well, not exactly. But if you were wondering why Thursday's "30 Rock" resembled, in the words of Alec Baldwin's Jack Donaghy, a Mexican soap opera, the answer came in the


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Trying Not to Break: Quick Thoughts on 30 Rock Live Experiment

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30 Rock Live: East Coast Version:
30 Rock Live: West Coast Version:
Next week on 30 Rock ("Reaganing"), Jack basks in a perfect day brimming with successes and good fortune, so he tries to use his winning streak to save Liz and Carol's relationship;


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Bobby Flay’s Grilled Brie & Goat Cheese Recipe

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Bobby Flay promotes his new recipe book “Bobby Flay’s Throwdown!” at Williams-Sonoma at The Mall, Short Hills in New Jersey on October 12, 2010
Bobby Flay cooks up a storm in July 2009
Acclaimed chef and Food Network star Bobby Flay stopped by Access


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Jim Parsons: Alec Baldwin, the Internet, and Me

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I don't blog often, but when I do it's usually important. In fact, this is only my second Huffington Post blog. The first one was to raise awareness about cancer research. This one is about Alec Baldwin, who is almost as important as cancer research.


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Alec Baldwin Joining Men in Black III ?

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Pajiba reported a rumor yesterday that Alec Baldwin, Gemma Arterton and Sharlto Copley are in negotiations to join Columbia Pictures' Men in Black III.
We've done some checking of our own and have learned that out of those three names, Baldwin looks


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Alec Baldwin Joining Men in Black III?

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Pajiba reported a rumor yesterday that Alec Baldwin, Gemma Arterton and Sharlto Copley are in negotiations to join Columbia Pictures' Men in Black III.
We've done some checking of our own and have learned that out of those three names, Baldwin looks


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News - Baldwin, Copley, Arterton Up For MIB3

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Alec Baldwin, "District 9" star Sharlto Copley and rising British actress Gemma Arterton are all apparently in talks to join "Men in Black III" for Sony Pictures reports Pajiba.
Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones will reprise the roles of Agent Jay and


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Video: '30 Rock' cast talks about upcoming live show

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Oct. 13: Tina Fey, Alec Baldwin, Tracy Morgan, Jane Krakowski and Jack McBrayer chat about their upcoming "30 Rock" live show that will air October 14th on NBC. What makes them most nervous? And who's likely to make the most mistakes?
This video must be


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Johnny Knoxville plays real-life game of Operation

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Jackass star Johnny Knoxville played a shocking game of real-life Operation on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon.
For the twisted stunt Knoxville used a giant pair of metallic tweezers hooked up to electricity cables – mimicking the popular children’s game.


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Demi Moore to sell off a million in art

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Demi Moore is selling off two 19th century paintings that she says gave her personal motivation and that could fetch well into seven figures.
William Bouguereau's Frere et Soeur and Belgian painter Alfred Stevens' Mere et Ses Enfants are set to go on


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Courteney Cox back to work after break-up

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Courteney Cox has reportedly headed back to the set of her TV series Cougar Town days after it was revealed the actress and her husband David Arquette had split.
Dressed in a black outfit and dark sunglasses, Cox was reportedly spotted with what


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Alec Baldwin pelted with M&M's after upsetting moviegoers

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Alec Baldwin was pelted with pellets of a popular confectionary treat after allegedly upsetting the audience at a movie festival.
Baldwin was taking in Michelle Williams' new flick Blue Valentine at the Hamptons Film Festival, but distracted other


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Brad Pitt rolls up at wrong house in Budapest

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Brad Pitt has suffered from a moment of confusion returning to what he thought was his home in Budapest.
Riding a new BMW F800 motorbike Pitt turned up at the gates of what he seemed to think was his home in the Hungarian capital, appearing perplexed


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Move Along and Watch Great Migrations

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Move as millions. Survive as one.
This is the first National Geographic wildlife film shot entirely in Blu-Ray native format. It promises breathtaking high-definition clarity. (Unfortunately, my preview episodes were ordinary DVDs.)
My six-year old was


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Alec Baldwin 'Pelted With Candy At Movie Screening'

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Alec Baldwin became a target for irate cinemagoers during a screening at the Hamptons Film Festival on Saturday - he was reportedly pelted with candy for talking on his cell phone throughout the movie.
The 30 Rock star was one of many celebrity guests


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Kim Kardashian Naked On The Cover Of W [Dirt Bag]

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Urban Fervor: '30 Rock' Shares Details of Its Live Episode

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NBC We have absolutely no idea what the live episode of “30 Rock” will look like, so here’s a picture of Tina Fey doing something funny.
What can we tell you about Thursday’s episode of “30 Rock”? Not much more than what NBC has been saying since the


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Kenneth Branagh thrilled with Thor

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Kenneth Branagh says he was “squealing like a six-year-old” when he watched scenes from the upcoming movie Thor.
The 49-year-old actor directs the superhero film, due for release next year, which tells the tale of a powerful warrior who is sent to live


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'The King's Speech' wins at Hamptons Film Fest

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Movie producer Harvey Weinstein was in the audience as his film "The King's Speech" won the top audience award at the 18th annual Hamptons International Film Festival 's awards ceremony Sunday night.The film, starring Colin Firth as the stammering King


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Chatting it up with Hamptons Film Fest stars

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James Franco agreed to play the controversial gay photographer Robert Mapplethorpe in an upcoming movie while attending the Hamptons International Film Festival Saturday.It was all very informal: Near the end of a Q-and-A session at Sag Harbor's Bay


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Starr report

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Freeze frame: That was "Barney's Vision" stars Paul Giamatti and Michael Barker being congratulated by Alec Baldwin, Jackie Martling and Caroline Hirsch after the movie's premiere at The Hamptons International Film Festival. Plum TV, meanwhile, will


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10 Best Horror Comedies

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Of all the various sub-genres of horror, I have to confess that my absolute favourite is the horror comedy. Say what you will, but while splatterfests are all well and good, I like to have a few laughs with my gore. When the two elements are mixed


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Jeff Gaspin: NBC is progressive on gays

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NBC Universal Television Entertainment Chairman Jeff Gaspin was
feted at Thursday night's Anti Defamation League Awards at the
Beverly Wilshire Hotel, just as sister studio Universal was under
fire for its trailer for "The Dilemma."
At the dinner, he


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He's got his eyes on the aisles

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Walmart: a convenient place for inexpensive one-stop shopping, or a corporate behemoth?
Painter Brendan O’Connell has his own take on the mega-store. “It’s the perfect petri dish to try [to] capture beauty,’’ he says. “The place holds an infinite number


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Returning shows look to make noise

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In a crowded TV landscape where returning skeins don't have nearly the marketing dollars of freshman shows, networks are always looking for inexpensive ways to draw attention to programs.
The cast and crew at NBC's "30 Rock" are going forward this week


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Khan Explains Yet Another Reason to Distrust the French

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Alec Baldwin and other Hollywood types were going to move to France after Dubya won the 2000 Presidential election. While they are there, perhaps they could start a campaign to have France pay back Haiti for the outrageous payment which it extracted by


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The Gossip's Sting

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From Alec ‘The Bloviator’ Baldwin to ‘portly pepperpot’ Monica Lewinsky, the rogues gallery of Richard Johnson’s favorite Page Six targets.
During Richard Johnson’s


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Good Morning Tech: 30 Rock on NBC-Comcast, FCC on bill shock

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The NBC sitcom 30 Rock has repeatedly taken aim at parent company NBC Universal over the years, so its treatment of the proposed NBC-Comcast merger has been predictably sharp. Last night Alec Baldwin's fictional NBC executive Jack Donaghy was summoned


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Long Island Halloween movie countdown - Massapequan spook battles a ghost with the most

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It's the "Long Island Examiner's" Long Island Halloween Horror movie review-a-thon! We're taking a look at some movies with a Halloween slant that we can tie to Long Island as we count down to Halloween 2010.
It's October the 8th, just twenty-three


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30 Rock Recap: Fart Barfunkel

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The Sopranos' fifth season was merely okay. Year five of Family Ties brought us Brian Bonsall. Even the mighty Wire floundered on its wooden anniversary. So what are we to make of 30 Rock’s sudden resurgence? After last week’s joke tsunami, the third


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Elisabeth Hasselbeck joins 'GMA'

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Add "Good Morning America" contributor to Elisabeth Hasselbeck's
resume.
The "View" co-host will begin on Monday covering family, lifestyle
and child-rearing issues for the morning show,
USA Today reports.
Her first story will examine the dangers of


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‘30 Rock’ starts strong, after a disappointing fourth season

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The goofiness of the NBC sitcom "30 Rock" can essentially be summed up by a question posed in its fifth season premiere: "Would you rather be with the person you love forever, but you always have to wear a shirt made out of their pubes, or be alone for


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LINCOLN’S DOCTOR’S DOG

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There is a story about the author who was told by his agent that many best selling novels had one of these three themes: politics, medicine or people’s pets. So the author went home and titled his next book, “Lincoln’s Doctor’s Dog.”
Similarly, there is


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DAYBOOK for Thursday: Tea Party & Birthers, Stewart & Colbert, Lennon & Springsteen, More

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WELCOME TO DAYBOOK, our daily collection of media and politics hits/misses from a wide variety of sources plus fun videos and (at the bottom) a music pick. Return for updates during the day. Keep up with fresh items via @gregmitch at Twitter. E-mail me


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Christopher Hudspeth added 2 blog posts

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Listen, I’m not the first to say it and I won’t be the last: LEAVING VOICEMAILS IS REALLY ANNOYING. Don’t do it. The only people who still do it are businesses, parents/old people in general, Alec Baldwin and of course, creepers. Usually, a creeper


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Cheers & Jeers: Terrence Howard Lays Down the Law

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Cheers to Terrence Howard for his passionate performance on Law & Order: Los Angeles.
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As suave Deputy DA Jonah Dekker, the Oscar-nominated actor (Hustle & Flow) may be the most purely charismatic


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Alan Alda Joins The Cast Of Wanderlust And Tower Heist

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Though he's only made five films in the last ten years, and zero in the last two, Alan Alda is ready to get back into gear. The former star of M.A.S.H. has booked two new film gigs, Wanderlust and Tower Heist, according to THR. In the first film,


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Saturday Night Live: The Best Of Adam Sandler

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In the year 2010, Adam Sandler is an extremely successful movie star. Twenty
years ago, he was on Saturday Night Live—a
beloved member of a renaissance cast that included some of the most brilliant
comedic talents to ever grace the show. Go up to any


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Alan Alda to Play Madoff-Like Villain in Universal's 'Tower Heist'

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"Wanderlust" stars Aniston and Rudd as a married couple who try to
escapemodern society by moving out of New York.
Alda will play Carvin, the head of a naturist village. It sounds like a fun
role for the actor, who has a gentle energy about him that


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Alec Baldwin charms the New Yorker Festival

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The sense of entitlement among ticket-holders to the first guest speaker I
saw, Alec Baldwin, was clear: the houses get packed from the front back.
He was sonorous, articulate and dry, sharply teasing the interviewer, Ariel
Levy, when she completed one


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BREAKING:Judge Bans Key Witness in First Terror Trial Moved to Civilian Courts. Cites Enhanced Interrogation

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"The court has not reached this conclusion lightly," said U.S. District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan in Manhattan. "But the Constitution is the rock upon which our nation rests. We must follow it not only when it is convenient, but when fear and danger beckon


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Politics and celebrities on tap at New Yorker fest

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NEW YORK (AP) - "I think this is going well," remarked New Yorker editor David Remnick to his audience at a weekend panel on the tea party movement.
He was being sarcastic. The hostility was escalating between former House Majority Leader Dick Armey,


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Blu-ray Review: King Kong (1933)

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(click linked text below to jump to related section of the review)
From a modern movie-going point of view, the idea of a giant gorilla falling for a beautiful blonde sounds rather corny and silly, maybe even somewhat schmaltzy. But that's precisely the


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30 Rock - Episode 5.05 - Reagaining - Synopsis

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Welcome to SpoilerTV
We aim to bring you a comprehensive and up to date spoiler service on all the major US TV shows, Movies and Celebrity Photos. You can drill down to your show by clicking on the "Select your show" pulldown menu or via the menu system


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Alec Baldwin, Kellan Lutz & Other Stars Oppose McDonald's Slaughtering Method

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Alec Baldwin, Anjelica Huston and Kellan Lutz are among the stars who have signed a petition urging McDonald's bosses to adopt a less cruel chicken slaughter method.

The trio was among the stars who agreed to be part of the PETA 30th anniversary


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Quiz: Match Chekhov’s Characters with Their Celebrity Counterparts

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In his new book Celebrity Chekhov, Ben Greenman adapts twenty stories by Anton Chekhov in a satirical send-up of our celebrity-obsessed culture. But whereas the Russian writer featured low-salaried government clerks, choristers, and angsty noblemen in


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Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif., Chuck Barney column

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Oct 03, 2010 (Contra Costa Times - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) --
To see more of the Contra Costa Times, or to subscribe to the newspaper, go to
http://www.contracostatimes.com/. Copyright (c) 2010, Contra Costa Times,


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Fashion-first couple

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The Obamas, to whom grabbing cash is a science, are putting New York fashion on sale. Following Himself, who recently did an event at Anna Wintour's place, comes Michelle, who schleps here Oct. 18 for a fund-raiser dinner at Donna Karan's followed by a


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Sasha: On the decriminalization of sex work in Ontario

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Alec Baldwin uttered these unforgettable words after emerging from a car crash unscathed in David Mamet's film State And Main.
I must say I feel just about the same way. After bitching (and this would be an appropriate word, because I have been a


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Psychiatric Experts to Decide Whether ‘Parental Alienation’ Is a Mental Health Disorder

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New York (AP) - The American Psychiatric Association has a hot potato on its hands as it updates its catalog of


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Game Notes: Jets @ Bills Wk. 4 (Coffee is for Closers)

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Pop Quiz: When was the last time the Jets beat the Bills by a score of 10 points or more?
Answer: October 12, 2003 in a 30-3 home win for the Jets.
A good team, even if they are playing games in their division, should be able to pile on against a team


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Alec Baldwin Advertising for Wegmans

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After giving Wegmans a shout out on the "Late Show with David Letterman" in May, Alec Baldwin is now helping Wegmans with its advertising.

On the show, Baldwin said, "I turned to my mother and said you really ought to move out to California with


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Dog Run Rep Presents THE MAN WHO ATE MICHAEL ROCKEFELLER, Closes 10/3

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DOG RUN REP is presenting the world premiere of The Man Who Ate Michael Rockefeller, a new play by Jeff Cohen based on the short story by Christopher Stokes, directed by Alfred Preisser. In 1961, Michael Rockefeller, 23 years old, disappeared among the


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Hot topic: psychiatry experts grapple with whether to classify parental alienation as disorder

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NEW YORK
— The American Psychiatric Association has a hot potato on its hands as it updates its catalog of mental disorders — whether to include parental alienation, a disputed term conveying how a child's relationship with one estranged parent can be


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Google acquires mobile typing start-up BlindType

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BlindType's technology shown on an Android phone.
Google has acquired a start-up called BlindType that aims to dramatically improve typing on Android and iOS mobile devices.
Mobile-device typing has changed significantly with the
iPhone's functional


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Jimmy Rockford, Angel Martin, and me

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“The Rockford Files” was one of my favorite TV shows back in the 1970’s. I admired James Garner’s portrayal of the character of Jim Rockford, private investigator. The interplay between Rockford and his sleazy buddy Angel Martin was amusing, believable,


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Sigourney Weaver, Eva Mendes, Alec Baldwin, and Other A-Listers Speak Out for Clean Energy

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Photo via david_shankbone @ Flickr Actress Sigourney Weaver may not get to visit the oceans of Pandora in the "Avatar" sequel, but she's more than a little concerned about Earth's underwater life: In a post for the NRDC's OnEarth community blog she


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Mallick: Don’t look back, you’re Canadian now

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I’m always puzzled when we make assumptions about multiculturalism, the cardinal one being that all immigrants to Canada love their adoptive country but cling to the habits of home, and we let them.
But some immigrants chose Canada to get the hell away


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Video: When It Rains, It Pours

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When Liz Lemon (Tina Fey) is surprised that more men have been noticing her, Jenna (Jane Krakowski) explains that she is coming off as more confident because of her new relationship. In turn, she uses her confidence to solve Pete's (Scott Adsit) problem


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Just Watch Us

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Alec Baldwin uttered these unforgettable words after emerging from a car crash unscathed in David Mamet’s film State And Main.
I must say I feel just about the same way. After bitching (and this would be an appropriate word, because I have been a


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Friday's sports scoreboard

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9 a.m. - Harrisburg vs. Tri-Valley on Diamond D and Lennox vs. Madison on C
10:30 - Mitchell vs. Brookings on C, Vermillion vs. Harrisburg/Tri-Valley winner on D and West Central vs Tea on H
Losers bracket starts at noon, quarterfinals at 1:30.
Top 3


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NBC Sitcoms Watch: Animated Comedy

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I don't usually do group reviews of the Thursday comedies,* but today there's a point to it. There's been a lot of discussion this week on this blog and elsewhere about what the broadcast networks can and can't do that cable can. But while most of


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Anna Kournikova to Appear on ‘The Biggest Loser’

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I used to masturbate to her when I was younger.
did you see her recent spread in Maxim?
I used to masturbate to her when I was younger.
Really? I was always more of a “David Keith doing Pam Anderson in a back alley, Raw Justice” kinda guy.
Is it a


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Tina Fey Plays "Would You Rather" Game on 'Watch What Happens Live' (VIDEO)

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Tina Fey took a game of "Would You Rather" quite seriously on 'Watch What Happens Live' (Thu., 10PM ET on BRVO), occasionally asking host Andy Cohen for more detail before giving her answer.
Included in the rapid-fire Q&A were these gems:
• Would you


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30 Rock Season 5 Episode 1 - The Fabian Strategy

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5.1 The Fabian Strategy
Back in 1995 when Alec Baldwin was busy being voted no. 80 in Empire magazine’s top 100 Sexiest Stars in film history and Tina Fey busy wearing a questionable waistcoat in a Mutual Savings Bank advert, Phoebe Buffet was in


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'30 Rock' Second Episode Recap: The 10 Best Lines ... Realo!

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That's Paul Giamatti!It was another hilarious week at 30 Rockefeller Center… on 30 Rock. (See what I did there?) Tina Fey, Alec Baldwin, Tracy Morgan and the rest of the gang were in rare form as Tracy's wife went into labor, Kenneth wormed his way back


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