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Humour Last night my wife, Nancy, and I were alone in the house. We were just falling asleep when we were startled by a thunderous thump and a loud, drawn-out dragging sound coming from somewhere within our house.
It?s not that I?m really afraid, I know those things only happen in the movies and the Grim Reaper is not wandering around my living room looking for his next victim. The only reason I don?t investigate the noise is because I know it really was just the wind. And I don?t have to go to the bathroom that badly, it can wait until morning. Everything always seems better in the daylight. Besides, Nancy always gets up before I do.
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On last night's American Idol, returning hopeful Jessica Furney kissed some Brillo-y Simon Cowell bum by singing what Michael Slezak calls …
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Miscellaneous Today we kick off the first of six weekly OscarWatch videos in which my colleague Missy Schwartz and I will discuss the most interesting Oscar races of the year and help you identify which movies you need to catch up with before Oscar night on March 7. Now that the nominations are finally out, we 
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Miscellaneous It’s a match-up centuries in the making, one that can turn brother against brother, mother against son, and babysitter against baby. The question is, of course, which mythological creature is cooler: The zombie or the unicorn? Zombies have been experiencing a resurgence in popularity lately, a revivification, if you will, from Pride and Prejudice and 
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Miscellaneous Got a scoop request? An anonymous tip you’re dying to share? Just want to say hi? You can send any/all of …
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Miscellaneous In response to reports that Bruce Springsteen was suing a Manhattan bar for playing his songs, the singer announced Thursday that the lawsuit in question was filed without his permission, The New York Times reports. The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) filed a copyright infringement suit Wednesday in Manhattan Federal Court, alleging 
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Miscellaneous Michael Ausiello gets teasers from series boss Silvio Horta on what may happen between now and finale
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Miscellaneous Here it is, PopWatchers: the first look at Ellen DeGeneres sitting at the American Idol judges’ table. Hard to judge the judge yet, since this clip is so short — but do you think her “that was something else” comment was praise or put-down?
Who’s excited for Ellen’s debut, and for the start of Hollywood Week 
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Miscellaneous Today’s passionate defense of Taylor’s much-maligned performance at Sunday night’s Grammy Awards by her record label president has drawn the ire of one its incidental targets: Kelly Clarkson.
Big Machine Records head Scott Borchetta said, in part, of Taylor, “”She is the voice of this generation. She speaks directly to , and they speak directly 
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Miscellaneous Would you like to see Men in Black in 3-D? Or maybe Ghostbusters, Spider-Man, or Gladiator? While we’re at it, how about Taxi Driver or Gandhi? All of the movies above belong to Sony Pictures, which means that you may soon be watching them at home in glorious, eye-popping, headache-inducing, Travis-Bickle-with-his-Mohawk-in-your-face 3-D. According to a 