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Al Freeman Jr. Remembered For Soaps To Spike Lee
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Monday, August 13, 2012
Friday, August 10, 2012
Monkey See
Can NBC Get Its Fall Shows Into The Olympic Spotlight?
August 10, 2012 Commentator Andrew Wallenstein says that NBC is trying hard to use the Olympics to promote its fall lineup, but history demonstrates it's not going to be easy to find success with that strategy.
Thursday, August 09, 2012
Media
How Fox Pioneered A Formula For Latino News
August 9, 2012 As more and more news companies begin courting Hispanics, one site has been ahead of the curve: Fox News Latino has found early success by appealing to English-speaking Hispanics with a recipe that doesn't always coincide with Fox News' highly rated opinion shows.
Wednesday, August 08, 2012
Monkey See
'Go On,' Matthew Perry, And Being Patient With Comedy Pilots
August 8, 2012 Matthew Perry's new sitcom isn't any great shakes so far — but then, that's not always the best way to judge a comedy pilot.
Monday, August 06, 2012
The Salt
Three Ways Lucille Ball Ruled When She Played With Food
August 6, 2012 Lucille Ball was never funnier than when she was playing with her food. In honor of her 101 birthday, which would have been today, we share three of our favorite food clips from "I Love Lucy."
Dean Norris On Playing Good In 'Breaking Bad'
August 6, 2012 Norris plays DEA agent Hank Schrader in the AMC series about a chemistry teacher turned meth cook. "He's a good cop, he just hasn't put the pieces together yet," Norris says.
Wednesday, August 01, 2012
The Salt
'Sweet Child O' Mine,' Julia Child Mash-Up Honors America's First Top Chef
August 1, 2012 An 80s hairband and American cooking doyenne Julia Child are an unlikely combo, and yet, in this tribute video mash-up by our colleagues at WGBH, it works. Child would have turned 100 on August 15.
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Monday, July 30, 2012
Monkey See
Press Tour 2012: The View So Far, Part II
July 30, 2012 Presentations from ABC and CBS showed critics that CBS is sticking with what works, while ABC is trying to figure out some new angles.
Friday, July 27, 2012
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Monkey See
It Was All A Dream (Or: Turns Out Spoilers Are Good For You)
July 26, 2012 The combination of instant commentary on Twitter and delayed viewing on DVRs and Hulu has made fans especially careful about spoilers. But according to one study, spoilers actually make you enjoy a work more than if you didn't know what was going to happen.
The Salt
Designer Kitchens And Why We Think We Need Them
July 26, 2012 Trophy kitchens rule the real estate market, but fewer of us than ever actually cook, or need granite counters and Viking ranges. It's more about the look than the practicality, one realtor admits.
Monkey See
Press Tour 2012: The View So Far
July 26, 2012 We're a few days into press tour, and so far, we've had monkeys and dystopia. How are things with you?
