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Corporate Press Release Theater: Bravo Returns Top Design, Shear Genius

By James Poniewozik

Bravo Photo: Trae Patton If you’re a fan of Bravo’s Project Runway and Top Chef, then you are possibly a fan, but not nearly quite as big a fan, of Top Design and Shear Genius, the home-decor and hair-styling counterparts of those reality shows. If so, then there’s slightly good news for you today! From [...]

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Romney's (Sort of) Religious Speech

By James Poniewozik

I should let Swampland handle the political analysis of Mitt Romney’s religion speech, but I suppose my rant yesterday obligates me to follow up. I should disclose that Romney was not speaking to me, as a nonreligious American: he made that pretty clear with “Freedom requires religion, just as religion requires freedom.” (Joe Klein elaborates [...]

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Strike Watch: Bauer's Longest 48 Days; Winter of This Content; Reality Intrudes on Talks

By James Poniewozik

Today in writers’ strike news: * The upside of the strike is that it has freed up Hollywood talent to devote some quality time to their passion projects. Like going to jail. Kiefer Sutherland gets 24 days, times two, for a DUI infraction and probation violation. * I get the same press releases as the [...]

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The Morning After: "It's a Teepee, Dude."

By James Poniewozik

Robert Voets/CBS One of the delights of Kid Nation is how it makes you swing between corny, parental pride in Bonanza City’s residents and abject horror for the future of our nation. You had the moment when the town council came over the ridge and saw the Native American encampment: “Hey guys, look! Looks like [...]