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Norman Lear

Let's Hear It for 'Bullshit!'

Norman Lear | Posted 05.13.2013 | Politics
Read More: Political History, Politics, 113th Congress, Congress, Bullshit, Tom Harkin, Norman Lear, Cursing, Politics News
Norman Lear

If anybody can tell me that there are another two syllables that can express what lies just beneath the consciousness of most Americans at this minute -- and all Americans when they know what they are angry minute about, I want to know what that is.

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Ryan Murphy To Honor TV Legend At Emmys

AP | CHARLES J. GANS | Posted 01.18.2013 | TV
Read More: TV Canada, Maude, Video, Ryan Murphy, Norman Lear Ryan Murphy, The Jeffersons, 2012 Emmys, Emmys 2012, All in the Family, Norman Lear Honor, Norman Lear Emmys, Norman Lear, TV News

NEW YORK — "Glee" co-creator Ryan Murphy didn't hesitate when given a chance to pay tribute to his American idol, legendary TV producer Norman L...

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Hooray for Hollywood

Stanley K. Sheinbaum | Posted 01.13.2013 | Books
Read More: Paul Newman, Ellsberg, Hollywood, Warren Beatty, Pentagon Papers, Streisand, Norman Lear, Books News
Stanley K. Sheinbaum

"It's true that the Hollywood community was (and is) sort of genially Democratic, but in the early '70s, their political activism had not yet been organized into effective fund raising."

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Norman Lear and Robert Rauschenberg

Anna McCarthy | Posted 01.12.2013 | Arts
Read More: Politics, Art, Robert Rauschenberg, Popular Culture, We the People, Norman Lear, Arts News
Anna McCarthy

Although much of his career is defined by television comedy, Norman Lear does not come off as a jokester. He is a careful listener, and when he speaks he uses precise gestures that complement his complete-sentence style of talking.

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"Bein' Green": A Colorful Playlist for the 22nd Annual Environmental Media Awards

David Wild | Posted 11.27.2012 | Entertainment
Read More: Cindy Horn, Environmental Media Association, Alan Horn, Lyn Lear, Environmental Media Awards, Debbie Levin, Norman Lear, Entertainment News
David Wild

Since 1991, The Environmental Media Awards have honored those who use the red hot glare of popular art to further this worthy cause. There will be a lot of big stars there -- all of whom realize that we better make sure we can keep seeing the real stars in the sky.

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Norman Lear Presents Theatre West Award to Beau Bridges!

Jay Weston | Posted 11.18.2012 | Los Angeles
Read More: Beau Bridges, Jeff Bridges, John Gallogly, Norman Lear, Theatre West, Betty Garrett Lifetime Achievement Award, La Arts, Los Angeles News
Jay Weston

Beau Bridges was a young actor who had only appeared in a few television shows and a small movie when, in 1968, I cast him in a top supporting role in my production of For Love of Ivy. There was something magical about young Beau.

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Can't Take A Hint: A Conversation With Harry Shearer, Plus Anaïs Mitchell, Imelda May and Tracy Newman

Mike Ragogna | Posted 10.30.2012 | Entertainment
Read More: Billy Crystal, Christopher Guest, Nicholas Payton, Nancy Sinatra, Tom Leopold, Imelda May, Ben Knox, Eugene Levy, Fountains of Wayne, Rob Reiner, Parker Posey, Glee, Mel Tillis, Madonna, John Michael Higgins, Jamie Cullum, Le Show, Bon Iver, Jane Lynch, Tracy Newman, Harry Shearer, Catherine O'hara, The Simpsons, Dr. John, Nixon's the One, Anais Mitchell, Spinal Tap, The Big Uneasy, The Folksmen, Michael Moore, Michael McKean, Martin Mull, Ani DiFranco, Norman Lear, Harry Shearer CD, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

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Celebrate Norman Lear's 90 Years In 90 Seconds

Posted 07.28.2012 | TV
Read More: TV Canada, Norman Lear Birthday, Norman Lear 90 Years 90 Seconds, Video, Happy Birthday Norman Lear, The Jeffersons, Norman Lear 90, Sanford and Son, Norman Lear Turns 90, All in the Family, Slideexpand, Norman Lear, TV News

TV pioneer Norman Lear celebrated his 90th birthday at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC on Thursday night, and now we can all celebrate his legacy ...

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PHOTOS: Norman Lear's 90th Birthday Party

The Huffington Post | Posted 06.23.2012 | DC
Read More: Kathleen Turner, Video, Good Times, People for the American Way Foundation, The Jeffersons, Nancy Pelosi, Jane Lynch, All in the Family, Slideexpand, Young Elected Officials Network, Norman Lear, Kennedy Center, DC News

WASHINGTON -- The creator of "All In The Family," "Good Times," "The Jeffersons" and more sitcoms that shaped the American television landscape, Norma...

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Six Pieces Of Wisdom And Advice For College Grads, Inspired By And Borrowed From Norman Lear

Caty Borum Chattoo | Posted 07.11.2012 | College
Read More: College Students, Graduation, Education, College Graduation, College, Career Advice, Higher Education, Advice for Grads, Becoming-Fearless, Norman Lear, College News
Caty Borum Chattoo

So much of my "wisdom" or, more accurately, just "stuff that I say," comes from the actual wisdom of the great mentor of my life, the incomparable Norman Lear. Graduation season is the perfect time to share Norman's "Norman-isms."

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The Photographs Of Your Junk (Will Be Publicized)

Posted 01.09.2012 | Home
Read More: Video, The Photographs of Your Junk, The Photographs of Your Junk (Will Be Publicized) Video, The Photographs of Your Junk Will Be Publicized, Ronnie Butler Jr., Ronnie Butler, On Our Radar, Norman Lear, The Photographs of Your Junk (Will Be Publicized), Your Junk Will Be Televised, Your Junk Will Be Publicized, Home News

2011 was a year of Lohan/Kardashian/Weiner-type scandals that should have been a blip on our radar, but instead overwhelmed our social consciousness. ...

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My Start in Television

Norman Lear | Posted 02.12.2012 | TV
Read More: TV Canada, Memoirs, Television History, Norman Lear Memoir, Tv History, TV Online, Norman Lear, Norman Lear Television, TV News
Norman Lear

My writing partner Ed Simmons and I were living in L.A. with our families in the summer of 1950, selling living room furniture door to door to support ourselves while trying to break into show business.

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Sasha Bronner

'Same-Sex Marriage Has Not Ruined Anyone Else's Marriage'

HuffingtonPost.com | Sasha Bronner | Posted 12.08.2011 | Los Angeles
Read More: Will.I.Am, Jane Lynch, Lisa Ling, Norman Lear Alec Baldwin, Norman Lear People for the American Way, Alec Baldwin People for the American Way, Jerry Brown, People for the American Way, Rob Reiner, Carl Reiner, People for the American Way 30th Anniversary, La Around Town, Alec Baldwin, Norman Lear, Los Angeles News

Monday night at the sparkling Beverly Wilshire Hotel proved to be a love-fest. Hollywood's best and brightest came out to celebrate television leg...

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"What You Talkin' Bout, Willard?"

Norman Lear | Posted 10.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: 2012 Election, Corporations, Corporation, Mitt Romney, Elections 2012, Citizens United, Mitt Romney Corporations Are People, Norman Lear, Politics News
Norman Lear

"What you talkin' bout, Willard?" Absent a profanity, I don't know a better reaction to Romney's declaration 
that "corporations are people".

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Pass the Blame, Pass the Center, Head for the Truth

Carol Smaldino | Posted 10.04.2011 | Politics
Read More: Tea Party, President Obama, Massacre, Progressives, Norway, Obama Centrist, Congress, Obama, Poverty Education, Criminal Acts, Howard Dean, John Lennon, The Cabinet, Liberals, The President, New York Times, Racism, Christianity, Paul Krugman, Hillary Clinton, Health Care Reform, Republicans, Norman Lear, Centrist. Democrats, Politics News
Carol Smaldino

Maybe part of the issue is our own complicity by getting depressed rather than angry.

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Los Angeles Power Couples: The Essential List (PHOTOS)

The Huffington Post | Lucy Blodgett | Posted 07.06.2011 | Los Angeles
Read More: Skip Bronson, Lori Milken, Cheryl Saban, Michael Milken, Antonio Villaraigosa, Les Moonves, NY Power Couples, Edye Broad, Willow Bay, LA POWER COUPLES, Michael Govan, Bob Iger, Jake Bloom, Lyn Lear, Steven Spielberg, Haim Saban, Kate Capshaw, Lu Parker, Katherine Ross, Ruth Bloom, Edie Baskin, Norman Lear, Eli Broad, Los Angeles News

Los Angeles loves its stars -- and if they come in pairs, all the better. But this list doesn't focus on couples like Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie; in...

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The Body Needs Burgers

Cheryl Carlesimo | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: Hamburger Recipies, Sliders, Hamburgers, Charcoal Grill, Turkey Burger Recipies, Burgers, Fernwood Tonight, PJ Clarke's, Louis' Lunch, Old Heidelberg, Presidents' Day, Norman Lear, Home News
Cheryl Carlesimo

There's something completely satisfying about a great burger. It has a lot of those tastes that the human animal craves.

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PHOTOS: Nicole Kidman, Keith Urban Celebrate Carole Bayer Sager's New Exhibit

The Huffington Post | Anna Almendrala | Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles
Read More: Keith Urban, La Art House, LA Culture, Slidepollajax, Norman Lear, David Geffen, Katherine Ross, Michael Govan, Babyface, Nicole Kidman, Carole Bayer Sager, Los Angeles News

Carole Bayer Sager was surrounded by family and friends last night for a private reception at the West Hollywood gallery LA Art House. Her new exhibit...

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Chelsea Handler Presents 'Bill Of Rights' Award At ACLU Dinner

Huffington Post | Anna Almendrala | Posted 05.26.2011 | Los Angeles
Read More: Ramona Ripston, Antonio Villaraigosa, Chelsea Handler, Amy Doyle, Slidepollajax, Aclu of Southern California, La Around Town, Paula Poundstone, Hans Zimmer, Norman Lear, Los Angeles News

On Monday, Oscar-winning composer Hans Zimmer was honored for his longtime support of human rights and civil liberties by the ACLU of Southern Califor...

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Springerized America: How Reality & Tabloid TV Corrupts Our Politics & Media

Brian Ross | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media
Read More: Reality Television, House of Representatives, Gop, Reality TV, The Real Housewives of Orange Country, The Real World, George W. Bush, Anderson Cooper, Fox and Friends, The Jerry Springer Show, Keith Olbermann, Roger Ailes, The Real Housewives of New Jersey, Tea Party Movement, Richard Blumenthal, Rupert Murdoch, Mtv, Tea Party, Republican Party, Jerry Springer, Rand Paul, Punditocracy, Edwin Newman, Chris Coons, All in the Family, Barack Obama, Charles Kuralt, Christine O'donnell, Yale, Rich Iott, Archie Bunker, Sean Hannity, Jon Stewart, Walter Cronkite, Fox News, Tabloid TV, Republicans, Rachel Maddo, Bill O'Reilly, Libertarian Party, Linda McMahon, Eat the Press, Cnn, Maury Povich, Maury, Countdown With Keith Olbermann, The Daily Show, Countdown, Norman Lear, Tmz, USA Today, George Bush, Media News
Brian Ross

Reality and tabloid television are a social virus that has infected the American body politic. In the 1980s, "I'm with Stupid" was a put-down. In 20...

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2010 Workers' Voice Awards: Worker Worthy Pop Culture Standouts

Wyatt Closs | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Ceos, Immigration, Service Economy, Donna Summer, Matt Damon, The Chemical Brothers, Movies, Mtv, Bailout, Unions, Workplace, Up in the Air, Austin, The Yes Men, JJ Abrams, John Steinbeck, Sundance Film Festival, Protest, Jobs, Michael Moore Capitalism: A Love Story, Economic Crisis, Folk Art, Film, Labor Unions, Elvis Presley, Tyler Perry, Seth MacFarlane, Adventureland, Awards Season, Entertainment, Work, Jason Reitman, Diego Rivera, Working Women, March on Washington, Books, Janitor, Elaine Elinson, Norman Lear, Economy, Reality Television, Chile, Getty Center, Reality TV, Motorcycles, Bbc, Workers, Martin Starr, Music, Undercover Boss, Arts, Musicians, Television, Nurses, Labor Day, Michael Moore, Edie Falco, Elizabeth Dee, Entertainment News, MTV Video Music Awards, Humble-Pie, Arts News, James Brown, Tom Morello, Politics, Matthew Crawford, Judd Apatow, George Clooney, Hip-Hop, Emmy Awards, Big Banks, Wall Street, Howard Zinn, Boycott, Art, Nurse Jackie, Entertainment News
Wyatt Closs

Wanna honor Labor Day but not work at it? Check out any of these pop culture expressions from the last year. Just in time for your nod to Labor Day, ...

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WORKER WORTHY STANDOUTS: PART 3 - TV COMEDY AND DRAMA

Wyatt Closs | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Seth MacFarlane, Television, JJ Abrams, Awards Season, Work, Nurses, Edie Falco, Economy, Working Women, Nurse Jackie, Unions, Labor Unions, Emmy Awards, Norman Lear, Tyler Perry, Entertainment News
Wyatt Closs

I have a fantasy where Norman Lear gets in a room with Seth MacFarlane and JJ Abrams and Tyler Perry, does a roundhouse kick Billy Jack style and boom...

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Breaking News: The 30/10 Initiative Is a National Story

Joel Epstein | Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles
Read More: Andrew Breitbart, Bel Air, John McCain, Brentwood, President Obama, Washington, George Orwell, 30/10, Npr, Matt Drudge, Santa Monica, Congress, Wikileaks, Los Angeles, David Bohnett Foundation, Tom Friedman, Montana, Metro, Fox News, New York Times, Public Transportation, Bell, Norman Lear, Eli Broad, Roll International Corporation, Subway, Leonardo Dicaprio, Los Angeles News
Joel Epstein

Let's close the 30/10 deal by being so united in our support that it is on the front page and everyone in Washington knows what we're talking about and asking for.

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The Sound of Service: It's Time to Bring MusicianCorps to LA

Jonathan Greenblatt | Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles
Read More: Fernando-Espuelas, Glee, Bill Clinton, Toyota, Ucla, Service Nation, William Morris Agency, Johnny Cash, National Service, Tina Turner, Kayne West, Live Nation, Music, Los Angeles, Vh1, Eric Garcetti, Usher, Caa, Musiciancorps, Lee Dewyze, Haim Saban, David Geffen, Pandora, American Idol, Americorps, Norman Lear, Eli Broad, Los Angeles News
Jonathan Greenblatt

I attended a briefing this past week that still has me glowing with inspiration. It was a reminder of the miraculous potential of service and the raw power of music.

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Louis C.K.'s "Louie" Succeeds When It's Political

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Catholic Church, Fx, Real Time With Bill Maher, Jon Stewart, Louis CK, Louie, Political Correctness, Bill Maher, Andrea Chalupa, Norman Lear, Entertainment News
Andrea Chalupa

The show relies on gag-riddled skits to show the awkwardness and abuse that comes with making this major life transition, but only succeeds when Louis C.K. goes Norman Lear on us.

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