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It’s been a while since I’ve checked in on the Winter Olympics, and various screener-watching and writing duties are going to keep me from catching up for a while. So as the Games wrap up, here’s a general discussion post: what have you loved and hated about the Games on TV? And has anyone been streaming curling and hockey online?
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Brief spoilers for last night’s American Idol elimination after the jump:
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Here’s a crazy idea. The President of the United States and Congressional leaders are holding a forum on whether and how to reform the health-care system, a matter that affects pretty much everyone’s lives and is worth trillions to the economy. Wouldn’t it be wild if the TV networks airing the summit covered it mainly with analysts who …
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My Tuned In column in this week’s print issue of TIME looks at Sarah Palin’s Family Guy feud and its irony: Palin had her own favorite rhetorical device turned aganst her. Palin’s strength as a politician has been to use identity politics, drawing her authority from her biography (military mom, special-needs mom, small-town native, etc.) …
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When Conan O’Brien was being defenestrated by NBC in the Jaypocalypse, Twitter came loudly to his defense. And now Conan O’Brien—of Twitter Tracker fame—has come to Twitter! Yesterday, O’Brien debuted a Twitter account with a single (as of this writing) tweet:
Today I interviewed a squirrel in my backyard and then threw to
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The men of American Idol made their live debut last night, and it was powerful—a powerful argument for not mandating that six guys and six girls make the finals. One way or another, folks, there is no stopping a half dozen of these guys from being around in three weeks.
If the women Tuesday night didn’t live up to their potential, …
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Earlier today on my Twitter feed I posted a question that occurred to me after I put up Lostwatch for last night:
What, now, is the objective [of Lost]? What, exactly, are we rooting for Jack et al to do?
It may be a stupid question, but it’s a serious one. Let me elaborate a little, and then I want to hear your answer.
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ESPN has suspended its Pardon the Interruption host Tony Kornheiser for remarks he made, on his radio show, about the clothing choices of his ESPN colleague Hannah Storm. Here’s the rundown on his comments from The Big Lead, which broke word of the suspension:
Hannah Storm in a horrifying, horrifying outfit today. She’s got on red
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Several months ago, I wrote a post about how MTV claimed it was changing its programming to reflect the idealism and optimism of a new generation and of the Obama era. A few months later, I wrote about how that might not exactly square with the fact that its biggest new hit was about drunken meatheads swapping fluids in hot tubs and …
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American Idol moved into its live phase last night, with a performance set from the twelve semifinalist women. (The semifinal contestants will be singing music “from the Billboard Hot 100”: i.e., popular songs from pretty much any time, ever.) And it was a bit of a letdown for two heretofore heavily praised entities: the girls …
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SPOILER ALERT: Before you read this post, turn your TV 108 degrees and watch last night’s episode of Lost.
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And he seemed so stable! A publicist for Charlie Sheen released a statement today that the actor would be taking a leave of absence from Two and a Half Men while he checks into rehab for undisclosed reasons. Where, why and for how long are all up in the air.
In December, Sheen was arrested for domestic violence, but that run-in didn’t …
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Fresh off her mother’s battles with David Letterman and Family Guy, Bristol Palin will make her TV-drama debut in season 3 of ABC Family’s The Secret Life of the American Teenager next summer. The show, now in its second season, follows a single teen mom who got pregnant in a regrettable fling at band camp. (I had no idea in high school …
