Category Archive for 'Pop Culture'

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What can we say about Lady Gaga’s “Telephone” video, which exploded this week, ringing up a half-million hits in its first 12 hours online? The eagerly-awaited, nine-minute film, which co-stars Beyonce, is no “Thriller.” “Telephone,” from the “Fame Monster” CD, is risque and ridiculous — in an entertaining way. It’s Gaga and director Jonas Akerlund [...]

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Hog Quickies (Feb. 26)

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SNL has three new shows in a row. Saturday: Jennifer Lopez (host and musical guest); Zack Galifianakis and Vampire Weekend (March 6); Jude Law and Pearl Jam (March 13).
Conan O’Brien has opened a Twitter account… and already has over 300,000 followers.
John Grisham is going to write his first children’s book series. The first book [...]

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Duel of the Ice Queens

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It’s the marquee event of the Winter Olympics, perhaps the most pressure-filled competition in all of sports. The Olympic women’s figure skating final takes place once every four years, and the athlete who can master the moment is golden forever. Everyone else will have to wait four more years for another chance. Thursday night in [...]

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Winter Olympics

Every four years we’re captivated by the drama and beauty of The Games on snow and ice.

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Oh, I don’t know. Maybe because it’s bodacious. As one comment read: “Mmmmm. I just want to fall asleep on her.”
Read the interview.

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“The Amazing Race” got off to a good start on Sunday. The latest edition has an amusing and diverse cast — models, cowboys, undercover detectives. Television Without Pity posted odds on the 10 remaining teams.

Jordan and Jeff, the dating “Big Brother” alums, “quite possibly the most beautifully symbiotic relationship in Amazing Race history,” 3-1.
Joe and [...]

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Top Dog: Snoopy

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The American Kennel Club took a poll last December to rank the top dogs in pop culture. The winner: Charlie Brown’s dog Snoopy. The top 10:

Snoopy
Texas A&M’s mascot Reveille
Scooby Doo
Eddie from the TV show Frasier
Pound Puppy toys
Painting “Dogs Playing Poker”
Song “How Much is that Doggie in the Window”
Georgetown’s Jack the Bulldog
he song “Who Let the [...]

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