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2morrowknight

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Love, Work, and Money: An Instant Classic from Josh Charles

2morrowknight | Posted February 9, 2010 | Entertainment


Remember where you were when you heard Stevie Wonder's Songs in the Key of Life, or Alicia Keys' Songs in A Minor? Like these two albums, you will remember the moment you heard Love, Work and Money, the stunning debut album from visionary musician Josh Charles. It is, quite simply,...

James Sims

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HBO and its Logo Rule TV, and Space

James Sims | Posted February 9, 2010 | Entertainment


In an age when television programming is scattered across what often seems like thousands of channels, the idea of one channel ruling them all is a joke. There was a time when the three networks, NBC, ABC and CBS commanded the airwaves, but those days are tucked away in the...

Sal Nunziato

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Nick Curran's "Reform School Girl" : Early Candidate For Best Record of 2010

Sal Nunziato | Posted February 9, 2010 | Entertainment


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Yeah, I know it's only February, but I'm surrendering. Next week, Nick Curran & The Lowlifes will be releasing their new record, "Reform School Girl," and I'm going all in. This IS, and will continue to be, the best record of 2010.

(Sorry,...

Heidiminx

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What's Special About the Specials

Heidiminx | Posted February 9, 2010 | Entertainment


I'm not a sports person at all. So, at 11 a.m. on Sunday, when a friend reminded me it was in fact Superbowl Sunday -- I replied with the only question I could think of, "Who's playing halftime?"

With the 'Janet debacle' still in my mind, I was planning on...

Jorge Hernandez

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The Classic Crime in Haiti

Jorge Hernandez | Posted February 9, 2010 | Entertainment


Since this if my first post, humor me for one moment and allow me to reveal my socio-political tendencies. I'm an avowed secularist and a proud liberal who supports intelligent, rational discourse. I'm also a passionate supporter of every minority groups' equal rights. Suffice to say, people like me aren't...

Miguel Guadalupe

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The Wolfman: Movie is a Howl of a Ride!

Miguel Guadalupe | Posted February 9, 2010 | Entertainment


Editor's Note: This post has been removed temporarily until The Wolfman opens in theaters, on Friday, February 12.

Shawn Amos

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MTV R.I.P.

Shawn Amos | Posted February 9, 2010 | Entertainment


Read More: Mtv, Mtv Awards, Viacom

So MTV has finally admitted what we've all known for years: it's not about the music anymore. On Monday, the network debuted its new logo, with its formerly defining tag-line -- "Music Television" -- gone for good.


Perhaps it's proof that the 29-year-old network is so ubiquitous...

Charles Feldman

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Jackson Doc Trial Likely Will Be Prosecution of Singer: Does Family Really Want That?

Charles Feldman | Posted February 9, 2010 | Los Angeles


I am a veteran.

Not of any wars. But I am a veteran of having covered not one but two O.J. Simpson trials (criminal and civil); one Robert Blake trial; and, one Michael Jackson trial. I think I know how defense lawyers think and have dealt with the best and...

Paul Williams

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30,000 Songwriters in the Making

Paul Williams | Posted February 9, 2010 | Entertainment


I'm a songwriter. I've also been an actor, a performer, a public speaker, a husband, a dad and -- currently -- the president and chairman of the board of ASCAP (the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers). But I'll always be a songwriter, because creating music is a big...

Michal Shapiro

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Taiwan: Music Not Missiles

Michal Shapiro | Posted February 9, 2010 | Entertainment


When I first started planning for my trip to Taiwan I was warned that the only music I'd find would be a rehash of western pop. But here's my motto: If you can find one good musician, you can find a community of them. And I'm happy to report that...
Albert Brooks

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Barack Obama Is Being Punk'd

Albert Brooks | Posted February 9, 2010 | Politics


Okay. Time is up. Barack Obama is being punk'd.

Sarah Palin had notes written on her hand at the same moment that she was making fun of Obama for using a teleprompter. One of the radio "hosts" who makes fun of the teleprompter daily said that Palin's notes on...

Marshall Fine

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HuffPost Review: Ajami

Marshall Fine | Posted February 9, 2010 | Entertainment


An Oscar nominee as best foreign-language film, Israel's Ajami is a reminder that things can always -- always -- be worse.

Set in the predominantly Arab neighborhood of Tel Aviv known as Ajami, the film looks at the lives of an intersecting group of Israeli Arabs. The political tensions in...

Mark Blankenship

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Big Love Wife Watch!: Season Four, Ep. 5

Mark Blankenship | Posted February 9, 2010 | Entertainment


Welcome to Wife Watch!, the only blog post that ranks the most powerful wives on this week's episode of Big Love.

It's time to climb into the clown car, because "Sins of the Father," the midpoint of Season 5, is a full-on Polygamy Circus.

And... like... I love this show?...

Jonathan Handel

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Pilots Overwhelmingly AFTRA Again

Jonathan Handel | Posted February 9, 2010 | Entertainment


About 60 pilots for scripted network primetime programs will be shot under AFTRA contracts this year, while few - or perhaps none - will be produced under SAG jurisdiction, according to sources close to the two unions, who spoke on condition of anonymity. This continues a trend...

Greg Evans

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Undercover B.S.

Greg Evans | Posted February 9, 2010 | Entertainment


I watched CBS's new Undercover Boss, and I have a question.

What time is the revolution?

Unveiling the series in the post-Super Bowl slot, CBS clearly has high hopes for UnBoss, a reality show for the New Depression. Rich man helps poor man. Beneath...

Alvin McEwen

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Don't Forget About Us During Black History Month

Alvin McEwen | Posted February 9, 2010 | Entertainment


With Oscar season and Black History Month rolling around at the same time, it's gratifying to see Lee Daniels get recognition for being the first black gay man nominated in the category of Best Director.

However, some media reports got it wrong when they claimed that he is the first...

Eleanor Moonier

The Black List: Volume Three

Eleanor Moonier | Posted February 9, 2010 | Entertainment


Photographer Timothy Greenfield-Sanders brings his signature portraiture to film with HBO's The Black List: Vol. 3, a compilation of interviews with prominent African Americans including Whoopi Goldberg, United Negro College Fund President Dr. Michael Lomax and Precious Director Lee Daniels.

Like Greenfield-Sanders's photography (see his Please Don't Retouch...

John Farr

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Why Avatar Should Not Win Best Picture

John Farr | Posted February 8, 2010 | Entertainment


It seems like more of the same -- or worse -- at the Academy Awards this season.

With Oscars coverage continuing its five year-plus struggle with uneven formats, rotating guest-hosts, and sheer over-length, what does the Academy decide to do? Add, not subtract, of course: double the number of hosts...

Chris Willman

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Nick Jonas: A Kid After a Boomer's Own Heart

Chris Willman | Posted February 9, 2010 | Entertainment


Is Nick Jonas still aiming his act at the Jonas Brothers' target teen-'n'-tween audience... or at their parents? That's the question you might ask after hearing the youngest JoBro's first solo album, Who I Am. ("Solo" may or may not need an asterisk next to it, since the billing for...

Joshua Glazer

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Fred Armisen's SNL Tribute To Hardcore Punk

Joshua Glazer | Posted February 8, 2010 | Entertainment


Of all the excellent cast of SNL's past few seasons, none have left me as impressed as Fred Armisen--whose skewing impressions of folks like New York Governor David Paterson and Barack Obama have been sources of constant amusement. I've actually been a fan of Armisen's for years, dating back to...

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