Classic TV Comedy Icons: Where Are They Now?


In the season premiere of TV Land’s ‘Hot in Cleveland,’ Betty White’s character, Elka, found herself in jail.  A slim cell mate who called her “fresh meat” turned around and turned out to be none other than Mary Tyler Moore.  The cameo was more a wink at


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Daily Horoscope

THE LAST WORD IN ASTROLOGY BY EUGENIA LAST
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Elijah Wood, 30; Nick Carter, 31; Sarah McLachlan, 43; Alan Alda, 75
Happy Birthday: The future looks bright. Be the powerhouse you know you can be and you'll see the benefits begin


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Today in History: Jan. 28

1973 A cease-fire officially went into effect in the Vietnam War.
1980 Six U.S. diplomats who had avoided being taken hostage at their embassy in Tehran flew out of Iran with the help of Canadian diplomats.
Ten years ago Only a week after naming a recor


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The almanac

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Famous and Celebrity Birthdays for January 28, 2011

Here are your famous & celebrity birthdays for today:
1981 Elijah Wood (actor)
1980 Nick Carter (singer)
1977 Joey Fatone Jr. (singer – NSYNC)
1968 Sarah McLachlan (singer, composer)
1943 Susan Howard (Jeri Mooney) (actress)
1936 Alan Alda (actor mo


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Jennifer Aniston ‘curious’ about nudists

Jennifer Aniston is curious about becoming a nudist, according to a source.
The actress recently filmed the comedy Wanderlust, which follows the adventures of a couple who set up their own nudist camp.
And Jennifer, who plays New Yorker Linda in the movi


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"Another Year" Is Another Wasted Hour

At his best—like in 2008’s Happy-Go-Lucky—writer-director Mike Leigh can create richly lived-in portraits of London’s lower classes, utilizing an improvisational working method with such invisible dexterity that it sometimes feels like we’re eavesdroppin


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Dog Bowl benefit aids specialty rescue group


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Book Review: Is The Internet Changing The Way You Think?: The Net's Impact on Our Minds and Future by John Brockman

When I originally came across the new book Is The Internet Changing How You Think? edited by John Brockman, I could not help but chuckle. The title sounds about as ridiculously out of date as Al Gore’s famous description of the Internet itself


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Oscars 2011: TV pasts for some movie nominees


"127 Hours" star and Oscar co-host James Franco in his "Freaks and Geeks" days.
I grew up in an era where there was more obvious stratification between movie stars and TV stars, where a Tom Hanks or a Bruce Willis could make the leap from small screen to


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'Lights Out' - 'The Shot': Training day


A review of tonight's "Lights Out" coming up just as soon as I come up with a song for my ring walk...
"Let someone else take the punches." -Theresa

I've only seen a couple of episodes past this one, so when I say that I'm sure this season is going to


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Premier Guide Miami REID FIORENTINO Call Of The Game Dinner and Celebrity Golf Classic

There once was a man from Kent who has one so long that.no I would not go there.
Interviews with Alan Alda, Nick Lachey, Josh Groban, Ricky Gervias, Nancy O'Dell, Sir Richard Branson, Daphne Guinness, Russell Simmons, Meridith Vieira, Joan…FullStory»
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'Big Love' - 'A Seat at the Table': The gangster's daughter


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The acclaimed sports documentary series ends on a solid but not inspiring note
Jonathan Hock tells the heck out of the story of the college fooball shooting star
John Singleton lends a very sympathetic ear


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'Perfect Couples' - 'Pilot': La Bamba?


When I reviewed NBC's "Perfect Couples"last month, tonight's pilot episode was one of the two Ihad seen. It wasn't great, or maybe even good, but Ihave to admit to laughing at a number of things Mary Elizabeth Ellis did, particularly in and around Game N


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To be in a Woody flick, I'd do just about anything

Dear Woody Allen: Have I reached that point in life when I'm beginning to suspect that everything interesting and exciting has already happened? I sincerely hope not.
Everybody else has been in one of your movies, why not me? I can't act, but neither can


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Celebrity birthdays for the week of Jan. 23-29

Jan. 23: Actress Chita Rivera is 78. Actor Gil Gerard is 68. Actor Rutger Hauer is 67. Singer Anita Pointer of the Pointer Sisters is 63. Bassist-keyboardist Bill Cunningham of The Box Tops is 61. Actor Richard Dean Anderson is 61. Singer-guitarist Robin


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Ken Levine: American Idol: Season 10 Debut

Losing Simon Cowell from American Idol was like losing Alan Alda from MASH.
AfterIDOL premiered last night on Fox. Randy Jackson is the only holdover from the original series. Reminds me of the final episode of the Mary Tyler Moore Show where everyone wa


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Stephenson House plans dinner-auction

The Friends of the Col. Benjamin Stephenson House are inviting the community to join them for their Annual Dinner and Auction – a fundraiser that supports the historic home.
Director RoxAnn Raisner said the event will be on Feb. 26 inside Lewis and Clark


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BAFTA nominations: 6 top surprises

Image Credit: Lorey SebastianThe British Academy of Film and Television Arts nominations always throw a couple wrenches into the awards race, some of which (like Kate Winslet’s Best Actress placement for The Reader or Alan Alda’s nod for in The Aviator)


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'Parenthood' - 'Opening Night': The seven-year-old itch


A quick review of last night's "Parenthood" coming up just as soon as I negotiate for both popcorn and candy...
In addition to balancing stories among the four siblings (and occasionally Grandma and Grandpa), "Parenthood" generally tries to balance diff


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Interview: 'Cougar Town' co-star Josh Hopkins

Of all the delights of ABC's "Cougar Town," the most surprising one may be Josh Hopkins as Grayson, the emotionally closed-off boyfriend of Courteney Cox's Jules. I'd seen everyone else on the show be funny at one point or another, and the big eureka mom


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President Obama Appoints John Casteen and Timothy Broas to Woodrow Wilson Center Board of Trustees


The Future is Now: Presentation to the RU Board of Governors
7 minute presentation to the RU Board of Governors by Richard E. Miller, Chair of Rutgers English, with videography provided by Paul Hammond, Director of Digital Initiatives. Talk provides an o


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Set Picture of Brett Ratner's Action Comedy 'Tower Heist'


Ben Stiller is currently busy filming "Tower Heist" and he has given sneak peek to the upcoming movie by sharing an on-set picture. Posted on his Twitter page on January 13, the shot features his co-stars Casey Affleck and Michael Pena at what looks like


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Press Tour: Why NBC's leadership vacuum has been a good thing


If NBC had been more successful the last few years, would "Chuck"have stuck around long enough to give us Yvonne Strahovski as the Giant Blonde She-Male of Thailand?
Today is NBC's day at press tour, and a very strange thing is happening: NBC isn't doing


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'Law & Order: Los Angeles' shakeup & other weird TV show revamps


You will believe a man can become a cop!Alfred Molina on "Law &Order:Los Angeles."
Yesterday was a day of group field trips to various sets, so forgive me for being late to the party on the news about the "Law & Order: Los Angeles" character changes, but


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Soundtracks: Dan Deacon Scoring Coppola’s ‘Twixt Now and Sunrise;’ Basement Jaxx Scoring ‘Attack the Block;’ Craig Wedren Scoring ‘Wanderlust’

I was surprised to hear last year that Francis Ford Coppola had quietly gone into production on a gothic dream/nightmare horror story called Twixt Now and Sunrise. I’m a hell of a lot more surprised to hear that Dan Deacon is scoring it. Dan Deacon is a


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'Lights Out' - 'PIlot': Breathe in, breathe out


FX's boxing drama "Lights Out" debuted tonight. I already offered a general review over the weekend, and posted a long interview with showrunner Warren Leight yesterday. Now I have some thoughts on the revamped pilot episode coming up just as soon as I b


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Song Of The Day - "Free To Be...You And Me" by The New Seekers

Back in 1972, Marlo Thomas and friends including Alan Alda, Mel Brooks, Harry Belafonte, Dick Cavett, Rosey Grier, Diana Ross and many others joined forces for this wonderful children's TV special that focused on the issue of gender stereotypes. While I


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Firewall & Iceberg Podcast, episode 54: Press tour, 'Lights Out,' 'Off the Map' & 'Harry's Law'

The acclaimed sports documentary series ends on a solid but not inspiring note
Jonathan Hock tells the heck out of the story of the college fooball shooting star
John Singleton lends a very sympathetic ear to the disgraced track star
Cruz Angeles looks a


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Review: Showtime's 'Shameless' offers messy, engaging family antics


Broadcast network shows have largely done away with opening title sequences. The artform still exists on cable, thankfully, because when done well, a title sequence tells you all you need to know about what a show is like. Think Tony Soprano driving from


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