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Larry King

Battle of the Sexes movie review: totally ace

Thu, Sep 21, 2017
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An essential history lesson with a smart smack of relevance for today (because feminism always has to be relitigated). It’s also warm, funny, and hugely entertaining.

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Banksy won’t be allowed at the Oscars; how to watch the Oscars online; Justin Bieber cuts hair and Twitter quakes; more: leftover links

Sun, Feb 27, 2011
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Plus: Larry King says CNN oversold Piers Morgan; why is Liam Neeson box office gold, anyway?; Google smacks down content farms; more…

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question of the day: Who should replace Larry King? Who deserves his or her own high-profile talk show?

Wed, Jun 30, 2010
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Larry King Live is dead. Long live Larry King Live… without Larry King? Larry King has announced that his long-running (25 years) talk show on CNN will end sometime this fall, because the 77-year-old wants to spend time with his kids going to their Little League games. Seriously. Most men of his age are going … more…

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question of the day: Whose tell-all confession would actually be worth hearing?

Tue, Apr 06, 2010
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OMG, have you heard? Rielle Hunter is going on Oprah to reveal all about her affair with John Edwards! What do you think she’ll say? Oh gosh, do you think she’ll — *gasp* — say they totally had sex and stuff? OMG, have you read the X-rated texts Tiger Woods’ mistress Joslyn James has made … more…

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question of the day: Which celebrity are you most tired of hearing about?

Fri, May 29, 2009
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Maybe this is a problem only I have, because I cannot avoid the entertainment news if I want to keep up with my industry. But even just scanning the headlines some days makes me shake my head and wonder, Did we really need to know that about her? Did we honestly need to hear that … more…

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