Television
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Pop Culture
ABC MedianetJames Franco Checks In To 'General Hospital'
()The star of Milk and Pineapple Express — and a little movie franchise called Spider-Man — will be spending some time in Port Charles over the next couple of months. His guest-starring stint may help "freshen the image of daytime," says the soap opera's executive producer.
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Movies
Marketers Sink Teeth Into 'New Moon'()
November 17, 2009 New Moon, the latest movie in Stephenie Meyer's Twilight vampire saga, is sucking in marketers, who are using the franchise's characters to sell everything from bottled water to late-model luxury cars.
Movie Interviews
Sacha Baron Cohen And Larry Charles Talk 'Bruno'()
November 17, 2009 When Sacha Baron Cohen grants an interview, it's usually in character — as Borat, the clueless faux-Kazakh journalist; or as Bruno, the outrageously shallow, ostentatiously gay Austrian fashionista at the center of Cohen's most recent film. Today, though, Cohen joins Fresh Air as himself, for a conversation with Terry Gross and Bruno director Larry Charles.
Non-Fiction
Comedian George Carlin's 'Last Words'()
November 17, 2009 Before his death in June 2008, comedian George Carlin spent 10 years working on a memoir, Last Words, with his longtime friend Tony Hendra. Hendra, a writer and comedian, talks with Rebecca Roberts about Carlin's life and legacy.
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The Ten Most Annoying Things About Being A Vampire's Girlfriend()
November 17, 2009 It probably isn't that much fun to date a vampire, even if the Twilight series wants you to think it is.
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'The Blind Side': When A True Story Is Hard To Tell()
November 16, 2009 The Blind Side may be based on a true story, but that doesn't mean the trailer doesn't touch a lot of uncomfortable buttons about Hollywood storytelling.
Strange News
Scared Of Planet Nibiru? NASA Would Like To Help()
November 15, 2009 According to numerous sources on the Internet, three years from now a planet called Nibiru will collide with Earth, resulting in the extinction of the human race. This and other apocalyptic myths have NASA stepping up to soothe our fears.
