Television
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Turn to the Brits for clergy-based TV showsJun 30, 2012 11:00 pm - Last week, Troy Patterson dubbed TV Land's new original sitcom “The Soul Man,” about an R&B crooner who leaves the secular world behind (more or less) to become a preach...
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Comic: The V word never fails to get gigglesJun 30, 2012 7:10 am - NEW YORK — Kayt Sukel, an author who writes about neuroscience and sexuality, has given lectures around the country on the issue. And there’s one word, she finds, that n...
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LeBlanc returns as bad friend on Showtime’s ‘Episodes’Jun 30, 2012 6:22 am - LOS ANGELES — Matt LeBlanc wants to do something the fictional, self-absorbed Matt LeBlanc on Showtime’s “Episodes” would jeer — make amends to British co-star Tamsin Gr...
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How a Canadian TV detective became a political hero in SerbiaJun 30, 2012 5:15 am - Rob Stewart was a famous actor for 16 years before he realized it. He was an unemployed writer/director $6,000 in debt when he started going on auditions in his late 20s...
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Savannah Guthrie in place after CurryJun 29, 2012 7:47 am - NEW YORK — There’s no word if she has the job full time, but Savannah Guthrie is in Ann Curry’s former chair as co-host of NBC’s “Today” show. Guthrie sat beside Matt La...
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Showtime’s ‘Episodes’ digs deeper for Season 2Jun 29, 2012 5:40 am - Showtime’s “Episodes,” the bitingly funny, Emmy-nominated showbiz comedy from “Friends” creator David Crane and his partner, Jeffrey Klarik, didn’t skimp on laughs in se...
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Curry out as co-host of NBC’s ‘Today’ showJun 28, 2012 5:03 pm - NEW YORK — For a morning show used to celebrating family and a connection with its audience, the “Today” show’s farewell to co-host Ann Curry on Thursday was brief, tear...
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Maine West government course immerses students in local governmentJun 28, 2012 1:23 pm - Des Plaines city officials fielded a barrage of questions Thursday morning from a relentless, inquisitive group: the students of the Maine West High School clinical gove...
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Buffalo Grove's 'Secret Millionaire' sees South Side poverty for himselfJun 27, 2012 11:00 pm - Reality TV felt pretty real to Buffalo Grove resident Steve Kaplan. The businessman and best-selling author will star in Sunday's episode of ABC's "Secret Millionaire,"...
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Denise Richards and Charlie Sheen come full circleJun 27, 2012 2:00 pm - NEW YORK — Denise Richards and ex-husband Charlie Sheen have come so far that it's almost hard to believe they were once in such a vicious divorce battle that she filed ...