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Lost Ends Season on Mysterious Note
Lost Ends Season 
 on Mysterious Note 
tv review
May 14, 2009 10:33 AM CDT

Lost Ends Season on Mysterious Note

(Newser) - Lost ended its next-to-last season last night with a blinding flash of nuclear energy and the fallout the series' fans have come to expect: more questions. Chief among them: When does the final season start? (Answer: Not until 2010.)
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Teyona Wins Top Model; Porizkova Fired

Porizkova announces departure on Late Late Show

(Newser) - Though America’s Next Top Model crowned its latest winner last night, it also made headlines the previous evening when judge Paulina Porizkova announced she’d been fired, the Chicago Tribune reports. Teyona Anderson, 20, won the show, overcoming comments that she wasn’t telegenic, the New York Post reports....

Original Trek Still The Best
 Original Trek Still The Best 
OPINION
May 13, 2009 11:36 AM CDT

Original Trek Still The Best

(Newser) - It’s been a long time since James Kirk set out on his 5-year mission, and those early voyages may look cheesy, low-budget, or even sexist now. But “the original Star Trek still has a passion and vitality,” writes Andrew O’Hehir of Salon. “It stands out,...

Hills' Pratt on Rap Bona Fides: 'I'm the White Jay-Z'

(Newser) - The Hills’ Spencer Pratt has designs on the rap genre, MTV reports. “I’ve always known that I secretly am the hottest rapper in the game,” said the exceedingly white reality star, who plans to record an album on the heels of his single, I’m a Celebrity....

Jodie Foster Provides First Words for Simpsons Baby

Jodie Foster guest stars

(Newser) - For someone who never talks, Maggie Simpson has a familiar voice. Jodie Foster guest-starred on The Simpsons last night, providing the voice for the youngest member of the family, the Daily Mail reports. In the episode, Maggie gives a speech about babies’ rights. “Throughout the ages the finger-painter, the...

Luke Russert a No-Show at NBC

He hasn't been on the air since March

(Newser) - Tim Russert's son, Luke, landed a sweet gig covering youth issues at NBC News after his dad died last summer. Just one problem: No one's seen him since March, the New York Post reports. "It's like, 'Well, that's what you get for nepotism,' " says one NBC insider....

Scientists Name Beetle After Colbert

Researchers honor comedian on his birthday

(Newser) - Scientists who bestowed names of Bush administration officials on a trio of bugs have named a new Venezuelan beetle after Stephen Colbert, the Washington Times reports. "Last year, Stephen shamelessly asked the science community to name something cooler than a spider to honor him," said one of the...

Fawcett's Treatment Has Ended; Golden Locks Gone

(Newser) - Farrah Fawcett’s treatment for anal cancer “has pretty much ended,” partner Ryan O’Neal tells People. The 62-year-old actress spends nearly all of her time in bed now, with doctors trying to make her as comfortable as possible. “I just don't know how to play this...

Dems Spoof 'Marooned' GOP
 Dems Spoof 
 'Marooned' GOP 
May 6, 2009 8:27 AM CDT

Dems Spoof 'Marooned' GOP

Web ad likens Republicans to Survivor cast

(Newser) - A new DNC ad touts the latest Survivor series: the GOP edition, the Huffington Post reports. The Web spot begins with Sen. Olympia Snowe, the “Last of the Moderates,” describing how being a Republican moderate can feel like “being a cast member of Survivor,” and goes...

Berlusconi Demands Apology From Wife

Lario slammed PM for surrounding himself 'with children'

(Newser) - Silvio Berlusconi is demanding an apology from his wife for her public complaints over the PM’s appreciation of young women, the Times of London reports. Berlusconi alleged that Veronica Lario had been “put up” to discredit him before June elections by his political enemies. Berlusconi said this marriage...

Palin Shows Celeb Bikers Her Bear Hug

Guv appears on American Chopper

(Newser) - Sarah Palin doesn’t just hunt, snowmobile, and campaign. She’s also a motorcycle enthusiast, as she demonstrated during her appearance last night on American Chopper, E! reports. The Chopper guys were building a bike commemorating Alaska’s 50 years of statehood, and they visited the governor—who proved her...

Palin Appears on TLC's American Chopper

(Newser) - Sarah Palin shows off her outdoors credentials this week with a guest spot on TLC's American Chopper motorcycle show, reports People. The guys from the cable show visit Alaska to build a bike in honor of the state's 50th anniversary, stopping by the governor's office to chat about snowmobiling and...

Top Hollywood Talent Shops OK Merger

As star payouts dip, William Morris and Endeavor join forces

(Newser) - Two of Hollywood's top talent agencies agreed to merge today amid declining revenues in film and television, Variety reports. Pending government approval, the venerable William Morris Agency will share a new Beverly Hills office with 14-year-old Endeavor—and likely spark a flurry of clients and agents scurrying for new representation....

Mad Men Snags BAFTA
 Mad Men 
 Snags BAFTA 




Apr 27, 2009 8:22 AM CDT

Mad Men Snags BAFTA

Branagh also among top winners

(Newser) - Mad Men was the big US winner at last night’s BAFTA television awards, beating The Wire and The Daily Show to win best international show, notes the Hollywood Reporter. X Factor, another Simon Cowell-produced talent competition, won best entertainment show, while Kenneth Branagh picked up best drama series for...

'Imperious' Arthur Was a 'Thunderbolt'
 'Imperious' Arthur 
 Was a 'Thunderbolt' 
appreciation
Apr 26, 2009 5:58 PM CDT

'Imperious' Arthur Was a 'Thunderbolt'

Comedian broke new ground in Maude , Golden Girls

(Newser) - Bea Arthur may not have been television’s most iconic actress, “but no woman ever made so many people so happy by being so imperious, so decisive, so just plain bossy,” Ken Tucker writes in Entertainment Weekly. No one defied or upstaged her on Maude or Golden Girls,...

Golden Girl Bea Arthur Dead at 86

TV legend made a career out of playing acerbic heroines

(Newser) - Beatrice Arthur, the tall, deep-voiced actress whose razor-sharp delivery of comedy lines made her a TV star in the hit shows Maude and The Golden Girls, died today at age of 86. Arthur, who had cancer, died peacefully at her Los Angeles home with her family at her side. “...

Leno Still Hosptalized, Expected Back Monday

(Newser) - Jay Leno remained hospitalized today but is expected to be back at work on Monday, reports Access Hollywood. He's rumored to be suffering from food poisoning, but there's  still no official word. Leno reportedly has been joking with his doctors and the hospital staff since checking himself in yesterday. NBC...

North Korea Indicts 2 US Journos for 'Hostile Acts'

Women were working on refugee crisis story for Al Gore's Current TV

(Newser) - North Korea has indicted two US journalists arrested last month for unspecified "hostile acts," reports the BBC. The women, reporting on the nation's refugee crisis for Al Gore's Current TV, will be tried "on the basis of the confirmed crimes committed by them," according to state-run...

Leno Hospitalized; Tonight Show Canceled

(Newser) - Tonight Show host Jay Leno was hospitalized today, KTLA-TV reports, forcing the cancellation of this evening’s gabfest. Leno, who was feeling poorly, checked himself into the hospital, but his ailment is not serious—a spokeswoman said he was in “good spirits” and penning jests from his bed—and...

Pelosi Stirs a Feud: 'Jon Stewart Had It Wrong'

(Newser) - Jon Stewart has a new feud going, this time with Nancy Pelosi, the Hill reports. Stewart thinks she's a hypocrite, accusing her of flip-flopping on an obscure legislative maneuver called budget reconciliation now that Democrats are in charge. He played clips showing her denouncing the move when the GOP ran...

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