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2013 TV upfronts: NBC revamps with family Thursday, Spader Monday
NEW YORK -- In a time long removed from Michael Scott and must-see TV, NBC is hoping Michael J. Fox and Sean Hayes can help fill its Thursday night comedy void. The network on Monday unveiled its programming for the year ahead during its annual upfront...
Tags: Mike Henry, FBI, Media Industry, Go On (tv program), Bram Stoker
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Freddie Mercury biopic moves forward; Sacha Baron Cohen to star
Los Angeles Times Pop Music CriticQueen guitarist Brian May has reignited talk of a long-gestating Freddie Mercury biopic when he confirmed a shooting schedule and Sacha Baron Cohen’s participation as Mercury. While that information sinks in, think of Cohen, best known for his star-...Tags: Bohemian Rhapsody (song), Queen (music group), Patti Smith, Freddie Mercury, Music
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Morning books: Climate wars, Nick Hornby, Francis Moore Lappe
Jacket CopyControversies over food, climate change and university publishing, a hike in ebook prices, a changed sport, and a literary look at Pinterest in today's book news.... -
Mark Z. Danielewski meets Biffy Clyro
Jacket CopyMark Z. Danielewski makes a rare public appearance in LA with Scottish band Biffy Clyro to talk about Only Revolutions.... -
Anthony Bourdain comes to KCRW for Guest DJ Project
Pop & HissHe's raw, unflinchingly honest and hopelessly candid, and because of those qualities, it's almost impossible to dislike Anthony Bourdain, the host of the Travel Channel's "No Reservations." While most food celebrities offer sanitized happy-go-lucky... -
Track-by-track: Beck, Nigel Godrich, Emily Haines, Bryan Lee O'Malley & Edgar Wright dissect the 'Scott Pilgrim' music
Pop & HissFifteen pages into the first volume of Bryan Lee O'Malley's six-part Scott Pilgrim series, the characters break into song -- or at least they rock out as much as one can in a black-and-white graphic novel. Electric bolts shoot from...... -
Joan Didion Named Winner of Los Angeles Times Kirsch Award
NEW YORK, March 10, 2006 Joan Didion has been named the winner of the 26th annual Los Angeles Times Book Prizes' Robert Kirsch Award for lifetime achievement. The award honors a living author with a substantial connection to the American West whose...Tags: Children, Justice System, Ceremonies, Society, Judges
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Are you ready to rock?!
Times Staff WriterIf all the connections worked, I figured I could make it by bus Tuesday afternoon from the FlyAway depot in Van Nuys to LAX for the overnight flight to London's Heathrow Airport, where I could race through customs to the Tube (stick with the Piccadilly...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Music Theater, Music Industry, London Heathrow Airport, United Kingdom
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Jennifer Armstrong
What do you think of when you think of Chicago? I think of home! I grew up in the southwest suburbs, went to college at Northwestern, and came back for a few years in the early '00s. Because of all this, I also think of really good pizza. Who is an...
Tags: Britney Spears, Jane Austen, Television Industry
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Network offerings for fall have the ring of the familiar
The Philadelphia InquirerAny way you look at it, it was a tough year for the networks. Broadcast ratings dropped by an average of 7.5 percent, the steepest decline in six years. NBC's "Do No Harm" notched the smallest audience for a series debut in broadcast history and was...Tags: M. Night Shyamalan, Hart of Dixie (tv program), CSI (tv program), Marg Helgenberger, Chicago Fire (tv program)
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Counting down to Lit Fest
(This selection is edited for clarity and length.) Tom Acitelli What do you think of when you think of Chicago? Oddly enough, the 1860 Republican convention that nominated Abraham Lincoln. Who is an author you'd like to meet, dead or alive?...
Tags: NCIS (tv program), Thelonious Monk, Oprah Winfrey, Grateful Dead (music group), Flu
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NBC primetime schedule 2013-14
Channel Guide MagazineNBC has put out its lineup of primetime shows for the upcoming 2013-14 season, including returning series, and eight new dramas and six new comedies. NBC hopes its schedule this upcoming year will be bolstered by its coverage of the Winter Games in...
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