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Comedy | Film | Television
Blowing Things Up
Aisha Tyler has a résumé that won’t stop growing. The 41-year-old comedian co-hosts CBS’ daytime chat show, “The Talk”; hosts her own weekly podcast, “Girl on Guy"...
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Broadcast Muse | Television
Gawk at ‘Awkward’
Not being a teenager, I did not tune in to “Awkward,” the show about cool but socially awkward teens, during its first season on MTV. But there’s so much buzz about the ...
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Television
Face Time: Julia Allison
Just because you give dating advice for a living doesn’t mean you can manage your own love life. At least that’s the case for Julia Allison, who wrote the column “Sex on...
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Broadcast Muse | Television
Babyish Mommies
Single mom (and Sarah Palin daughter) Bristol has a new reality show (above, “Life’s a Tripp,” Lifetime, Tuesdays, 10 p.m.). So does mom-to-be Snooki of “Jersey Shore"...
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Broadcast Muse | Television
‘Arthur’s’ Admirers
Hey! What a wonderful kind of day it will be tomorrow. PBS KIDS GO! airs a new episode of its animated sitcom “Arthur,” with Joan Rivers giving voice to Francine’s grand...
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Broadcast Muse | Television
Fangs Are _____ !
"True Blood’s" Season 5 opener airs Sunday (9 p.m., HBO). It’s full of shocking twists!! Accordingly, exec producer Alan Ball asks that TV critics “not reveal any plot s...
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Broadcast Muse | Television
Them and Thicke
On ABC’s singing competition “Duets,” the stars personally pick contestants, DUET WITH THEM, then pass judgment. The premiere aired last Thursday; episode No. 2 is tonig...
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Broadcast Muse | Television
A Fantastic Flop
“L.A. Complex” is a made-in-Canada show about young Canadians trying to make it in Hollywood. The series came to the CW in April and set a record … for least-watched pre...
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Television
Betty White: Still Rocking
At age 90, legendary actress Betty White is juggling a packed schedule. In addition to participating in public-speaking events in support of animal welfare, she’s starring...
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Broadcast Muse | Television
Thumbs Down
In April, two African American men sued ABC for rejecting them as potential suitors on the “The Bachelorette.” “I never even had a chance,” one claims, charging that t...
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Television
Capital Questions
The answer: A gray sliver of facial hair still associated with a game show more than a decade after it’s been shaved off. What is Alex Trebek’s mustache? Indeed, “mustac...
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Television
Face Time: Andy Cohen
Chances are high that during an episode of Bravo’s “Watch What Happens Live,” someone — a celeb guest, a random caller — will declare their love for host Andy Cohen....
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Broadcast Muse | Television
Vampire Camp
Like the waves that crash upon the cliffs of Collinwood, ancestral home of vampire Barnabas Collins, I have been hitting my head against the wall trying to figure out why some...
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Broadcast Muse | Television
The Genius of Julia
Julia Louis-Dreyfus is the funniest woman on TV, and she is pretty funny in her new sitcom: “Veep” (HBO, Sundays, 10 p.m.). As the vapid U.S. vice president (above), she l...
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Stage | Television
On the Spot: Mayim Bialik
Mayim Bialik has come far from the flower-bedecked hats of her ’90s sitcom “Blossom.” Bialik (make that Dr. Bialik) holds a Ph.D. in neuroscience from UCLA, is the autho...







