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TV Weekend: Tracey and Henry

Ullman’s Bollywood pharmacist. / Cliff Lipson/Showtime While HBO looks for shows to fill up its schedule, Showtime has two premieres this weekend. First, season 2 of The Tudors begins, and I don’t have much different to say about it than I did when it debuted. The tumult of Henry VIII’s reign, especially the schism between [...]

More Talk With: Michael Conforti

Let’s finish that conversation with Michael Conforti, director of the Clark in Williamstown. Ma. He’s also upcoming president of the Association of Art Museum Directors, so in this part we talk about some issues affecting museums generally. LACAYO: As everybody knows, Italy’s been reclaiming antiquities from American museums that were looted from archeological digs. So [...]

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Corporate Press Release Theater: NBC to Pummel Own Dignity in Steel Cage

This one speaks for itself: NBC TO PREMIERE NEW ADRENALINE-FILLED MIXED MARTIAL ARTS CAGE FIGHT SERIES ‘STRIKEFORCE ON NBC’ APRIL 12 BURBANK — March 27, 2008 — In a major step for the fastest-growing sport around the globe, NBC has partnered with world championship promotion company Strikeforce to be the first to premiere a weekly [...]

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The Morning After, After: Belated Top Chef Watch

Stephanie’s deep-fried delight. / Bravo Photo: Chuck Hodes SPOILER ALERT: Though you’ve had 36 hours to watch it, I’m still saving my (very brief) Top Chef thoughts for after the jump.

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Dead Tree Alert: Is Fox News a Lame Duck?

In the print edition of TIME this week, my column looks at Fox News, which became the top cable news channel almost exactly concurrent with the first Bush inauguration, and now needs to figure out what it’s going to be come 2009: Fox is still the top-rated news channel, but there are signs it’s plateauing. [...]