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Life After Katie

By James Poniewozik

So Katie Couric is leaving CBS earlier than planned, unless she’s not. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Couric may leave her third-place newscast by early next year, well before her contract expires in 2011; CBS is pushing back against the report elsewhere. True or not, this is one of those reports that would [...]

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Post-Strike Return Watch: 30 Rock

By James Poniewozik

From Baby Mama to MILF Island. / NBC Photo: Nicole Rivelli The show: 30 Rock Returns: Tonight, NBC, 8:30 p.m. E.T. Episode description: “MILF Island”—Jack Donaghy’s evil smash-hit reality-show concept reaches fruition on the screen. It’s clear that 30 Rock’s staff watches plenty of reality TV—including NBC’s own Age of Love—skewering the genre from the [...]

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Coffee (and Burger) Break

By James Poniewozik

There’s a school of thought that journalists should limber up every once in a while by writing about stuff they don’t really know much about, and in that spirit, this morning I review Starbucks’ new Pike Place coffee for time.com. My qualification: drinking more coffee than is strictly good for me. My conclusion: Starbucks says [...]

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Lost Discussion Group: Let's Get Sentimental

By James Poniewozik

Let’s try something different this Happy Not-Lost Day. LDG—and, really, Lost discussion online in general—tends to be a little geeky and fanboy-ish. Lots of mythology, analysis and theorizing. The character aspects of the show, on the other hand, tend to get short shrift if not out-and-out derided, especially the relationships and pairings among the characters. [...]

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The Morning After: Simon's Big Give

By James Poniewozik

Dissonant Housewife Hatcher does her Carrie Underwood imitation, backed by James Denton. / Ray Mickshaw / FOX Idol Gives Back returned for a second year last night. Though a massive national charity show is never exactly going to be a political statement, I continue to be impressed that Idol chooses to focus on poverty issues, [...]