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'Simpsons' Creator Says Springfield Isn't In Oregon

TV Guide Magazine | Posted 04.12.2012

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Sorry Oregon, you won't be able to claim Homer, Bart and the rest of "The Simpsons" clan as your own. "The Simpsons" creator Matt Groening confirms ex...

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'The Simpsons' Creator Reveals Springfield Location

AP | NIGEL DUARA | Posted 04.11.2012

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SPRINGFIELD, Ore. — One of the best-kept secrets in television history has been revealed, with "The Simpsons" creator Matt Groening pointing to ...

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PHOTOS: Look Who Got A Star!

The Huffington Post | Kathleen Miles | Posted 02.14.2012

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"The Simpsons" is airing its 500th episode this week, but it's UCLA that's celebrating the loudest. The show's creator, Matt Groening, has donated ...

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Literary References In The Simpsons

Posted 11.27.2011

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With the 23rd season of The Simpsons premiering on Sunday, America's longest-running sitcom is still going strong. Despite the perennial complaints ab...

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Jennifer Aniston Getting HUGE, All-Time Honor

Posted 08.22.2011

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In Hollywood, there are stars -- ephemeral and fleeting, dependent on each box office return for relevance -- and then there are stars with Stars. La...

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'The Simpsons' Creator Worked For Apple In 1989

The Huffington Post | Catharine Smith | Posted 08.10.2011

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Before 'The Simpsons' took off, series creator Matt Groening lent his signature artistic style to Apple's advertising department. The Next Web dis...

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Lisa Simpson's Book Club: Help Build The Precocious 8-Year-Old's Library

lisasimpsonbookclub.tumblr.com | Posted 12.08.2011

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Her ambitions are great and her knowledge is vast. Help Tumblr build the library of this precocious eight-year-old....

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A Collage of Artists: Presenting the Lou Beaches

Lisa Adams | Posted 05.25.2011

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Lisa Adams

There is definitely an argument for working in close proximity to other artists -- that's why they invented art colonies. The Lou Beaches demonstrate that the family that glues together sticks together.

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Futurama is Back!

Bryan Young | Posted 05.25.2011

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Bryan Young

Longtime fans of Futurama (as well as new ones) won't be disappointed.

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Fey's Fantastic, But Never The Twain She'll Meet

Michael Sigman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michael Sigman

I love Tina Fey, but there was something a bit Obama-getting-the-Nobel-Priz-ish about the news that she'll receive the 2010 Mark Twain Prize for Humor...

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Art Invades Popular Culture?

Bettina Korek | Posted 05.25.2011

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Bettina Korek

The Internet is breaking down the invisible boundaries between the art world and mass culture; influence knows no boundaries.

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The EG: The Most Extraordinary Gathering In Los Angeles

Michael Hawley | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michael Hawley

LA is without a doubt the most dynamic and surprising city in America, and EG is the conference to attend. Intimate, fun and interesting as hell.

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