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why celebs love Scientology; Netflix in deal for original programming; the real problem of ‘Mars Needs Moms’; more: leftover links

Sun, Mar 20, 2011
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Plus: why Republicans want to destroy NPR; Hereafter (with its tsunami scene) pulled from Japanese theaters; promo fail for Limitless viral video; more…

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Conservative “sleeper agents” in Hollywood?; are we to blame for risk-free movies?; Michael Bay can now fix the blame for ‘Transformers 2’; more: leftover links

Sun, Mar 13, 2011
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Plus: more stuff about Charlie Sheen that’s too depressingly indicative of the times to ignore…

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question of the day: How do you chose which movies and TV shows to watch?

Fri, Mar 11, 2011
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Hundreds of cable channels. Hulu. Netflix. Lovefilm. On-demand. A century of movies, 60 years of TV… How to choose?

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question of the day: Would you watch movies on Facebook?

Tue, Mar 08, 2011
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Warner Bros. announced today that it has started offering streaming movies to rent or purchase directly on Facebook. Good idea? What are the potential problems?

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dodging the Egypt Internet crackdown; the Oscar race is already over; is Amazon going all out with unlimited streaming?; more: leftover links

Sun, Feb 06, 2011
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Plus: Kelsey Grammer’s marriage ruined by Fox News; Wikileaks nominated for Nobel Peace Prize; why so few women writers at Wikipedia and major magazines?; more…

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what you don’t understand about Twitter; Facebook defriends Roger Ebert; Golden Globes in big trouble; more: leftover links

Sun, Jan 30, 2011
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Plus: Katie Holmes smeared by mean ol’ gossip rags; Syfy picks up Web series The Mercury Men; the Internet stole Obama’s State of the Union address; more…

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Nintendo says no to Justin Bieber; Ricky Gervais won’t host Golden Globes again; Michel Gondry not a fan of 3D; more: leftover links

Sat, Jan 22, 2011
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Plus: Kevin Smith was lying about how cool it was to direct Bruce Willis in Cop Out; CBS now stealing ideas from German TV; Joan Rivers gets kicked off Fox for bitching about Sarah Palin; more…

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who is Ebert protege Ignatiy Vishnevetsky?; Hollywood hates Netflix; the FCC delivers smackdowns to broadcasting’s old guard; more: leftover links

Sun, Jan 09, 2011
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Plus: celebs run afoul of Twitter; is True Grit going to the Oscars?; Hurley’s lotto numbers come up (almost); more…

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question of the day: What button would you add to your TV remote control?

Wed, Jan 05, 2011
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I’d love one that flips right past Fox News… or, indeed, any channel I don’t want to even accidentally expose my brain too. My cable remote has a “favorite channel” feature, but it would be much easier if there were a “hated channel” option…

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Roger Ebert’s new show needs a second host; studio hopes Netflix is fading; does the U.K. need a Fox news?; more: leftover links

Sun, Dec 19, 2010
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Plus, tons more on Wikileaks, including Julian Assange’s manifesto…

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