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Hal Sparks talks about the serious side of making sitcoms
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5 Best Zombie Lit Books
October can mean so many things, such as fall festivals, candy apples, and crisp weather, but more than anything October is the month of zombies. Goblins and witches have had their moment in the...
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In a week when talk focused on the revamping of Renee Zellweger's face, whether or not the Oscar winning actress went generic with plastic surgery, a voice from history affirmed choice for women of all...
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It's About So More Than Music for Festival Promoter Paul Levine
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The Storied, Old-School L.A. Metal Scene Gets Its Close-Up: Bob Nalbandian...
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The Fascinating Psychology Behind Free-To-Play Mobile App Games
If you've ever played a free-to-play game like Candy Crush, Plants vs Zombies 2 or Clash of Clans and defied the "free" part by parting with your cash, don't be ashamed. I've never met anyone who...
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How Making Bhopal: A Prayer for Rain Changed Me
I had the privilege of making a film that changed the way I see things in life. Bhopal: A Prayer for Rain, which is being released next month, is inspired by the world's worst industrial disaster which...
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Rachel Dratch Talks About Her New Political Comedy Show 'Tail! Spin!'
As Mark Twain wrote, "truth is stranger than fiction." In fact, truth can also be much funnier and often more surreal. Such is the case in the new comedy Tail! Spin! The Off Broadway show craftily...
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Chris Young: Country Music's Superstar Next Door
Unassuming country music star Chris Young describes himself as "a normal dude who just happens to have a really freakin' cool job." While the "cool job" part is clear-he's toured with everyone from...
View ArticleSting vs. U2
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View ArticleJake Gyllenhaal's Eyes in Nightcrawler
Jake Gyllenhaal's Leo Bloom in Nightcrawler is as creepy as the movie's title suggests. A bug-eyed loner who preys on the misfortunes of others, Bloom's very language appropriates television-speak with...
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ABC's Red-Hot How to Get Away with Murder Proves Broadcast Isn't Playing It Safe
In an exciting but not altogether unexpected development, the addition of How to Get Away with Murder to ABC's schedule now gives each of the Big Three networks a current drama series that challenges...
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Chatting with Genesis' Mike Rutherford, Kasim Sulton and Sallie Ford, Plus a...
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The Abu Dhabi Diaries: Through The Valley, Into an Iraqi Odyssey and All for...
"Many countries go to war and then towards reconciliation. The history of mankind is full of stories of wars between people and states that have come together after fighting for long. Why can't Arabs...
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Celebrity Photographer Blake Little Is Hollywood's Not-So-Secret Weapon
One thing you eventually learn about world-renowned celebrity photographer Blake Little is this: Whether you're perusing his latest stunning image of one of the planet's most famous superstars or...
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Movie Review: Nightcrawler - the new Network
TV news has long since surpassed the excesses that seemed far-fetched in Paddy Chayefsky's Network almost 40 years ago. Indeed, what's shocking about Dan Gilroy's Nightcrawler is how not shocking it...
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