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Lost Trailer Discussion Group: Event Window Determined

This should keep you busy for a while. ABC has released a new Lost trailer, replete with cryptic tantalyzing glimpses.

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Who’s on fire? Who’s falling from the balcony? What’s Desmond doing with Penny? And when is he doing it? Is Locke saying “Paul is dead”? (Actually, sl-lost.com says …

Light at the End of the Tunnel?

It appears that the trustees of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, who met yesterday to choose between the $30 million rescue plan offered by Eli Broad and the option of a merger with the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, are moving towards the Broad proposal. I say “appears” and “moving towards” because no one is calling it …

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It's a Wond— Well, It's a Life

Around this time last year, I marked the holiday season with a jaundiced essay on Christmas movies, including It’s a Wonderful Life:

Don’t get me wrong: I like Wonderful Life–the dance contest, the romance, the seductive mystery of Violet Bick. But isn’t there something a little oppressive about it? To me, a former small-town kid, it’s

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Swag Photography: Echo Vs. Jack

In today’s installment of Swag Photography, Fox has sent out review copies and promo packages for the debut season of Dollhouse and the return of 24. Both with action figures!

At left, a more conceptual doll of Echo, the “active,” which—I assume reflecting the conceit that actives are clean slates—sadly looks much more like a …

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What Should Obama's FCC Do?

It’s a bit of a slow day at Tuned In, as I start to work through my pile of January screeners and, yes, begin to get Robo-James oiled up and ready for the holidays. In the meantime, I point you to this MSNBC piece wondering what direction the Federal Communications Commission will take under President Obama. Will it be more hands-off, or …

Boox Box

Who says people don’t read anymore? I do it just about 24/7. This being the end of the year, I thought I’d cite a few of the art and architecture books I enjoyed the most in recent months.

Architecture first:

I.M. Pei: Complete Works by Philip Jodidio and Janet Adams Strong (Rizzoli; 367 pages)

For 50 years Pei has worked in his own …

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TV's Winter of Content

As I was watching the first three new episodes of Big Love—I just thought I’d throw that out there—I was seized by a welcome feeling. Not pleasure so much, though the episodes have the series in the same fine form as season 2. More like relief. As in: Ah, television, my old friend. I remember you! Good to have you back again!

Thinking About MOCA

We don’t know what’s next for the struggling Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, but we know the MOCA Board is promising an announcement after its next meeting tomorrow. Right now MOCA has two options on the table. One is that $30 million offer from omnipresent philanthropist and MOCA co-founder Eli Broad. The money would go to …

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