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'Paterno': 8 stories from the biography
Biographer Joe Posnanski charts the life of the late Joe Paterno in his new book.
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American Innovation: 13 Born-in-the-USA inventions
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Top Super Bowl commercials 2011: six winners and losers
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Oprah Winfrey channel debuts Saturday, but is it time for a new network?
Oprah Winfrey, whose successful syndicated show is in its last season, is launching her new cable TV network OWN to start the new year. The move is a risky one, media analysts say.
12/31/2010 06:56 pm -
In 'Tron: Legacy,' Jeff Bridges gets top billing. But is he the movie's star?
'Tron: Legacy' is further evidence that Hollywood is catering to a new generation of moviegoers whose appetite for video games and reality TV has changed the very nature of stardom.
12/21/2010 07:32 pm -
A tepid return for Conan O'Brien: Time to rethink late-night talk?
The first two episodes of the highly anticipated Conan O'Brien show on TBS have been called conventional. The late-night talk show genre is in trouble, media-watchers say.
11/10/2010 07:54 pm -
Conan O'Brien returns -- to a changed late-night landscape
To the delight of Team Coco, Conan O'Brien returns to late-night TV after his ouster by Jay Leno. But the competition for young viewers has shifted with the rise of Comedy Central.
11/08/2010 06:52 pm -
Vox News Did Jon Stewart hurt the Democrats in Election 2010?
Comedians like Jon Stewart took aim at candidates like Christine O'Donnell in Election 2010, and sharp political satire may have led to cynicism, suppressing the youth vote, experts say.
11/04/2010 07:21 pm -
Vox News 'Baracka Flacka Flames': Does foul-mouthed spoof help or hurt Obama?
The 'Head of the State' video that portrays President Obama as a swearing, drinking, racial epithet-hurling 'Baracka Flacka Flames' is driving debate on satire and the mood of youth voters.
10/26/2010 07:35 pm -
Vox News Colbert-Stewart rally: Bigger than a tea party?
People who can't make it to Washington for the Jon Stewart-Stephen Colbert 'Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear' Oct. 30 are holding 'meet-ups.' By one measure, the rally might spawn more local events than the tea party movement has.
10/20/2010 10:34 pm -
Vox News Why Oprah Winfrey is sending Jon Stewart fans to his rally
Oprah Winfrey is paying for a Jon Stewart audience to attend his rally in Washington on Oct. 30. Is this more than a classic Oprah moment?
10/15/2010 05:40 pm -
David R. Francis Tax the rich, not small business
Small business growth powers the economy. If Obama extends the tax cuts on small business owners, will that hurt more than it helps?
10/14/2010 06:09 pm -
Soap operas: All washed up?
Derided for melodrama and outlandish plots, daytime soap operas have dwindled. But their influence and offspring are turning up in prime time.
10/13/2010 04:53 pm -
Vox News Katie Couric election series: A nod to Charles Kuralt or Facebook?
With ‘American Voices,’ Katie Couric is reminiscent of Charles Kuralt crisscrossing the nation decades ago. But the series also shows how far broadcast media have fallen behind social media.
10/08/2010 08:00 pm -
Vox News Parker/Spitzer struggles through good intentions and weird moments
CNN's debut of its latest prime-time news magazine show, with Eliot Spitzer and Kathleen Parker, was very earnest about trying to be serious and bipartisan. But it hit some jarring notes.
10/05/2010 04:51 pm -
Vox News Stephen Colbert-Jon Stewart rally: Might TV duo affect Election 2010?
If the Jon Stewart rally set for Oct. 30 on the National Mall – 'opposed' by Stephen Colbert's rally – sticks with comedy, young voters might perk up for Election 2010, political scientists say.
09/17/2010 05:55 pm -
Bush tax cuts 101: What changes could be in store for taxpayers?
If Congress does nothing, the Bush tax cuts expire at the end of this year. Here's a look at the options now being debated.
09/13/2010 03:20 pm -
Obama as border cop: He's deported record numbers of illegal immigrants
New data suggest that the dramatic rise in deportations for illegal immigrants since 9/11 has continued under President Obama, hitting record levels in 2009.
08/12/2010 10:29 am -
A character not listed in TV dramas: The city itself
As 'Law & Order: Los Angeles' ramps up, the role cities play in storytelling is seen in the tone, shaping of other characters, and cultural backdrop.
08/11/2010 05:55 pm -
Bush tax cuts: Will the economy suffer if they expire?
Many Republican and Democratic lawmakers say the economy is still too fragile to let the Bush tax cuts expire this year. President Obama, however, pledged to end tax cuts for anyone earning $250,000 or more.
07/29/2010 08:21 pm -
The Vote Obama on 'The View': How did he do?
President Obama on 'The View' won mixed reviews. But it's the sort of thing presidents need to do these days to get their message out to people who don't watch CNN or Fox News.
07/29/2010 07:43 pm -
'The Closer' opened doors for women – and for basic cable
'The Closer' returns for its sixth season Monday night at 9 p.m.
07/12/2010 08:38 pm -
Omar al-Bashir charged by Hague for orchestrating Darfur genocide
Omar al-Bashir, the President of Sudan, has been charged with three counts of genocide in Darfur by the International Criminal Court.
07/12/2010 04:22 pm -
Emmy nods: Conan O'Brien gets his day as TV landscape evolves
Emmy Award nominations released Thursday tapped Conan O'Brien's short-lived stint on NBC's Tonight Show, as well as a handful of shows from non-broadcast networks.
07/08/2010 05:18 pm -
With show's end, what Larry King leaves behind
CNN talk-show host Larry King's thousands of interviews chronicle 25 years of popular culture.
06/30/2010 05:17 pm -
Enter the no-spin zone of the deep: the BP live feed
The last thing BP wanted was images of the undersea oil plume in the Gulf shown to the world. Yet the live ‘spillcam’ of the Deepwater Horizon geyser may have tempered ill-will against BP.
06/05/2010 03:11 pm -
What popularity of the BP live feed 'spillcam' says about us
The BP live feed of the Gulf oil spill is proving to be mesmerizing to millions of Web viewers.
06/04/2010 05:09 pm -
Gary Coleman: child star appeared at pivotal time
'Diff'rent Strokes' star Gary Coleman, who died Friday, became a household name at a transitional period for black child actors.
05/28/2010 04:38 pm
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