Television
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Can TV be good for kids?Jun 23, 2012 8:55 am - Talk about a lightning rod of a topic, especially in today’s era of countless channels and options — every parent has a different answer. For official guidelines, the Am...
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Man sentenced for online 'South Park' threatJun 22, 2012 12:00 pm - ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A Muslim convert from Brooklyn was sentenced Friday to nearly 12 years in prison for posting online threats against the creators of the “South Park” te...
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Who’s landing the big interviews after Oprah?Jun 22, 2012 7:37 am - NEW YORK — Since Oprah Winfrey packed up the couch that Tom Cruise jumped on and ended her daytime talk show last year, no one has truly filled her role as the top go-to...
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A big story developing on HBO's 'The Newsroom'Jun 21, 2012 11:00 pm - Kids hear it from their elders all the time: "Use your words." In the case of Aaron Sorkin, that childhood lesson clearly stuck. As the awards-laden writer of TV's "The ...
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‘Nurse Jackie’ has gotten surprisingly goodJun 21, 2012 4:09 pm - How much change is too much change? That’s the key question for any returning TV show. Too much evolution from one season to the next can create a frustrating, disjointe...
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NBC discussing plan to remove Ann Curry as ‘Today’ hostJun 21, 2012 8:04 am - NEW YORK — In the midst of the first prolonged challenge to its morning supremacy in 16 years, NBC News is discussing a plan to remove Ann Curry as co-host of the “Today...
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Charlie Sheen immerses himself in 'Anger Management'Jun 20, 2012 6:00 am - Charlie Sheen hopes to be winning the series television game once more. A year after his much-documented and much-discussed dismissal from CBS' “Two and a Half Men,” the...
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GTC (Go to court) time for 'Jersey Shore' castJun 19, 2012 6:00 am - SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J. — There's a certain T-shirt hanging on the wall of The Shore Store, a boardwalk clothing shop where cast members of MTV's “Jersey Shore” punch the ...
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Legendary local news anchor to share his stories with a new audience via CODJun 19, 2012 5:30 am - The stories, the jokes and even the tears flow freely when legendary WGN-TV Channel 9 News anchor Jack Taylor talks about his 50-year career in broadcasting. “News ancho...
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Joel Kinnaman morphs into his 'Killing' characterJun 17, 2012 6:00 am - NEW YORK — Joel Kinnaman had his “aha” moment on “The Killing” while shooting an episode of the AMC crime drama early last season. The scene called for Stephen Holder, t...