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BREAKING: Imus in the Morning a Fortnight

It’s not rehab, but it’ll do: MSNBC and CBS Radio have decided to suspend Don Imus’ radio/really-cheap-cable-news show for two weeks, starting next Monday. Sounds like a win-win all around for the warring parties. Al Sharpton and Imus’ other detractors get to declare victory, if a limited one; the media giants cut their losses; and [...]

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Imus: From Non-Apology Apologies to Non-Excuse Excuses

The needle on the Don Imus Contriti-o-meter took another wild set of swings back and forth this morning. Last Thursday, after having referred to the Rutgers women’s basketball team as “nappy-headed hos,” the radio/MSNBC host said that anyone who was offended should “relax” about a line that was meant to be funny. Friday morning, after [...]

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"Sopranos! You Go Too Far!"

HBO The problem with reviewing new episodes of a show like The Sopranos in advance is that you have to do it without divulging any essential plot points, which are kind of important to, you know, understanding what actually happens in the show: e.g., “Bobby coldcocks Tony during a drunk Monopoly game and they nearly [...]