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Hello, Pa. Primary; Goodbye, Dignity

April 22, 2008

Strange night Monday. President Bush on "Deal or No Deal." McCain, Clinton, Obama on "WWE Monday Night RAW." All four had pretaped segments within the shows — plus Clinton and Obama were twice featured in wrestling matches, one using animated characters (and plugging the Smackdown Vs. Raw 2008 video game), the other with actors appearing [...]

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It's a Matter of Trust, And It Shouldn't Be

March 5, 2008

Among the lines stuck in my head of late is this one:
“If you can't trust the faith-based assistant to the president, who can you trust?”

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Perils of the Gossip Game

December 10, 2007

Since I draw on news and gossip sites a good bit for the HeldenFiles, I'm glad I didn't grab the story about a $10,000 tip supposedly left by Donald Trump. Trump himself denied the story, and now the Los Angeles Times has this story about the way the fakery was accomplished. But it's a scary [...]

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The Great Movies/TV Divide

September 17, 2007

For those of you who have not yet found it online, my fall-season rumination is here. (The first line in text is actually a subhead, with the story beginning on the following line.)
But, even as we all get psyched about the TV season to varying degrees, there are still those who view TV as an [...]

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But Was He Ever Expected to DO Anything?

August 31, 2007

David Beckham's soccer season might be over. While this certainly matters to the L.A. Galaxy, and possibly to England's national team, does it make any difference to Beckham's planned conquest of America? Probably not.
He came here as a handsome face and body, as part of a movie title ("Bend It Like Beckham," for those of [...]

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What, No "No Woman No Cry"?

August 28, 2007

Selected Bob Marley tunes are now available as ringtones. Announcement after the jump, including a list of the songs Verizon is offering. Which leads to this question: If you were trying to match a given Marley ringtone with someone, what would be a good match?

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Long Weekend, Albert Einstein and the Nature of Fame (oh, and Matt Drudge)

August 27, 2007

I took Friday off to help younger son move into his college room, followed by errands, chores and a little bit of extra sleep on Saturday and Sunday. I did write my weekend HeldenFiles columns, and caught up on some TV viewing, but did not get around to the blog.
Of course, there are always things [...]

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Weekend Notebooks, Part 1 & 2

August 18, 2007

My review of "High School Musical 2" is here. My review of "Superbad" is here.
After the jump, Barry Corbin, and the perils of magazine deadlines … and a new part 2, with "Damages," "Mad Men," "Rescue Me" (so beware of spoilers if you haven't caught up)…

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And If That Had Been Linda Greenhouse of the Bugtussle Gazette? (Updated)

August 10, 2007

Since I've mentioned control-freak behavior by celebrities and studios, I should also take note of this item about a control-freak reporter. (Acknowledgement: I saw it thanks to Jim Romensko's media site.) …
You would think that a member of the press would have accepted another organization's coverage. But you could also think that it [...]

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The Interview Game (Revised)

August 6, 2007

Interesting piece about the contemporary challenges of the celebrity interview in the Washington Post.
Since the piece talks about Gay Talese's landmark "Frank Sinatra Has a Cold," I have added an excerpt after the jump, and some remarks of my own.

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GLAAD Scores the Broadcast Networks

August 6, 2007

ABC does well, Fox not — although Fox gets a bit of praise that highlights the real meaning of diversity. More after the jump …

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Movies Vs. TV: A Critical Difference

July 16, 2007

Covering just about any entertainment medium these days can involve some tap-dances, but I really don't like the steps that I'm having to take for "The Simpsons Movie." …

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So This Is July

July 10, 2007

Starting today, you'll be seeing posts around the blogosphere from the Television Critics Association summer press tour in California. But you won't find them here …

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Richard Roth Covers the Pope

July 5, 2007

A good story from CBS, via Jim Romenesko's site. …

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TV's Platform Diving

June 27, 2007

I think that I have written before about the way watching TV has come to require watching TV. But the evidence keeps piling up, as in this announcement today:
ESPN, ABC and the National Basketball Association (NBA) will significantly expand their global relationship with ESPN’s most comprehensive digital rights package negotiated with any major professional sports [...]

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Convergence

May 21, 2007

Mark Cuban has a few thoughts here. I have a couple of reactions, after the jump …

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Gotta Love Letterman

May 1, 2007

If only for last night's "Top 10 Signs Your Newspaper Is In Trouble"":

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News Priorities

April 19, 2007

A curious comment from David Broder, after the jump …

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Great Corrections for Our Time(s)

March 27, 2007

The New York Times tries to explain a screwup, after the jump …

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A Few Minutes With Halle Berry and a Cast of Hundreds

March 23, 2007

Halle's from Cleveland and maintains ties to the area. So she brought her latest movie, Perfect Stranger, to town for a preview screening on Thursday. And that barely describes the fun …

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