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5,000 Calorie Thanksgiving Dinner

Peggy Siegal | Posted 03.28.2008 | Living


Peggy Siegal

Though the pilgrims had to pork up because their next big meal was Christmas, today's Americans will still be wolfing down another 5,000 calories of leftovers all weekend.

This Week in Video: Natalie Portman Cranks Dat, Celine Is An Air Guitar Hero, And Robin Williams Does Robin Williams

Huffington Post | Patrick Waldo | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment


Celine Dion displayed some amazing air guitar skills on "Today", "Oprah", and "Ellen" this week. For those of us who watched every show, she was kind...

Suspected Wife-Kidnapper Drew Peterson: Geraldo Coached Me With What To Say

Huffington Post | Katherine Thomson | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media


Drew Peterson, the cop eyed in the recent disappearance of his fourth wife and the death of his third sat down for an exclusive on camera interview wi...

Lauer Interview With Craig Is Ratings Flop

New York Times | Benjamin Toff | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media


NBC's exclusive interview with Senator Larry Craig in a prime time special, "Matt Lauer Reports," attracted just 5.7 million viewers in the 8 p.m. tim...

Craig: I'm Not Gay Or Bisexual, Not That There's Anything Wrong With That

Huffington Post | Katherine Thomson | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Just because he's spoken out and voted against gay rights, Larry Craig told Matt Lauer he's never felt shame about anyone else's sex life. Nor his own...

Matt Lauer's Exclusive Interview With Larry Craig Is Excruciating

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media


Oh gosh, Matt Lauer's interview with Senator Larry Craig and his wife Suzanne last night was uncomfortable to watch. Now I get what Lauer meant yester...

Larry Craig Opens Up About Why He Did Not Tell Wife About Arrest

Huffington Post | Katherine Thomson | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Idaho Senator Larry Craig and his wife sat down with "Today host Matt Lauer to break their silence and talk about his guilty plea in a sex sting at an...

Cryptic Message From Today Show: "Announcement" On Tuesday

TV Newser | Chris Ariens | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media


The Today show sent around this note late today: Please mark your calendars for a "Today" show announcement Tuesday, October 16 at 12:15 p.m. ET. Mem...

Lauer Lands Prime Time Craig Interview

Politico.com | Carrie Budoff Brown | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media


Sen. Larry Craig and his wife, Suzanne, will appear on a prime-time special Tuesday with Matt Lauer, NBC News announced today. The high-profile Craig...

Ringside At The Reality Show: New Kurtz Book Goes Behind The Scenes In The Anchor Wars

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media


The book itself still remains under wraps, but from the amount we've surveyed it looks to be a thoroughly engrossing, engaging and more than occasionally juicy read.

Today Show Tops Morning TV For 616 Consecutive Weeks

New York Daily News | Richard Huff | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media


"Today" executive producer Jim Bell shuns making long-term predictions about the success of the top-rated morning show. The show last week notched it...

"Today" Discovers NBC's Viral Video - 6 Days Later And After NBC Has Pulled Its YouTube Plug

Huffington Post | Katherine Thomson | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media


Last Saturday "Saturday Night Live" featured a much-loved Digital Short of Andy Samberg and Maroon 5's Adam Levine singing a gay love song to Fred Arm...

Watch: Meredith Vieira Finally Meets Her Staff

Huffington Post | Patrick Waldo | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media


Before cutting to local news on Monday's "Today" show, Matt Lauer took a little time to embarrass co-anchor Meredith Vieira about her confusing encoun...

9/11 Remembrances, Part II: MSNBC Takes You Back

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media


It was gripping and moving and mesmerizing and upsetting, and now it's time for the questions -- was it a good idea?

Matt Lauer To Report From Iran

TV Newser | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media


Days after his former morning co-anchor returned from a reporting trip to Iraq, Matt Lauer is heading to Iran. Lauer's reports from Tehran begin this ...