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question of the day: Why do Hollywood execs suddenly love Lindsay Lohan again?

Tue, Mar 06, 2012
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It’s cases like this that make me question the conventional wisdom that Hollywood only gives audiences what they want. It appears that the public does not want to see Lindsay Lohan onscreen. Something else must be going on.

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watch it: General Aladeen — aka Sacha Baron Cohen — dumps the ashes of “Kim Jong Il” onto Ryan Seacrest

Mon, Feb 27, 2012
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On the Oscars red carpet last night.

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question of the day: What do you think of last night’s Oscar ceremony, and what do you think of the winners?

Mon, Feb 27, 2012
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I felt a lot of disdain rolling off the screen for the very people that the Academy is allegedly honoring for actually finding that truth this past year…

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question of the day: Is 500 episodes of The Simpsons too many?

Mon, Feb 20, 2012
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Did you watch the 500th episode? Are you still watching either regularly or occasionally?

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Doctor Who thing of the day: a BBC TV drama about the creation of Doctor Who?

Thu, Feb 16, 2012
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Is Mark Gatiss writing a drama about the creation of Doctor Who in 1963? His nondenial denials are certainly intriguing…

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question of the day: Is Naomi Watts the right choice to play Princess Diana?

Fri, Feb 10, 2012
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If you don’t care for Watts in the role, whom would you cast?

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question of the day: How are you celebrating Charles Dickens’ birthday?

Tue, Feb 07, 2012
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Today is the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Dickens. You know this is a big deal because Google has a special logo for it…

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Doctor Who thing of the day: Steven Moffat teases Series 7 (again)

Mon, Feb 06, 2012
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“The Doctor is going to meet someone very new in the very last place he could ever have expected…” And the speculation is Go!

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church of awesome: Keanu Reeves is immortal

Sun, Feb 05, 2012
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Have you noticed how Keanu Reeves just never seems to age? Could it be that he is in fact an immortal?

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question of the day: How many things can you find wrong with the cover of Vanity Fair’s Hollywood issue?

Fri, Feb 03, 2012
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Too white, too thin, too interchangeable: the traditional cover featuring young talent on the rise always comes under massive scrutiny, and the ritual is now in full swing…

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