Posted in Hog Quickies on Aug 5th, 2010

The Kama Sutra — the ancient sex guide — is being published as an audiobook. EastEnders star Tanya Franks is the reader.
Nice to see Will Ferrell’s new movie The Other Guys, out this weekend, getting good reviews. And there’s no Ferrell nudity for a change.
Next possible reboot: CHiPs.
Breaking Bad won’t return until July, 2011. Less [...]
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Posted in Music on Jun 18th, 2010

The Songwriters Hall of Fame honored some of the best tunesmiths Thursday night in New York.
The Johnny Mercer Award, the HOF’s highest honor, went to Phil Collins.
It’s all a stroke of luck, it’s a complete accident. I’ve never purposely crafted a song to be a hit in my life.
Taylor Swift received the Hal David Starlight [...]
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Posted in Music, News, Television on Feb 4th, 2010

Were you underwhelmed by Taylor Swift’s duet with Stevie Nicks at the Grammys? I enjoyed it but critics were brutal. Scott Borchetta, the head of Swift’s record label Big Machine Records, said the criticism was “over the top” and fired back in an AP interview.
“She is the voice of this generation. She speaks directly to [...]
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Posted in Film, Music, News, Pop Culture, Television on Jan 26th, 2010

Forest Whitaker will star in CBS’ “Criminal Minds” spinoff.
Jay Leno visits Oprah on Thursday (Jan. 28); Massachusetts’ new senator Scott Brown visits Leno (via satellite) that night.
Taylor Swift’s new Valentine’s song “Today Was A Fairy Tale” is No. 1 on iTunes.
“Avatar” ($551.7M), No. 1 at the box office for the sixth straight week, passed “The [...]
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Posted in Music, News on Dec 21st, 2009

This one was a no-brainer. Taylor Swift is The Associated Press entertainer of the year. All the 20-year-old country star did in 2009 was lead a sold-out tour across 52 cities in North America… win album of the year from the Country Music Awards and the Country Music Association Awards… host “Saturday Night Live” and [...]
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Posted in Music, News on Nov 20th, 2009

Sunday’s American Music Awards (8 p.m., ABC) is more about the performers than the awards, and there will be plenty of talent to see. Janet Jackson opens the show, and she will be followed by an all-star lineup that includes Rhianna, Eminem, Adam Lambert and Lady Gaga. Also: The Black Eyed Peas, Mary J. Blige, [...]
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Posted in Music, News, Television on Oct 15th, 2009

Taylor Swift will host “Saturday Night Live” on Nov. 7. Kanye West will be the musical act. Just kidding. Swift will sing too.
“I’ve been thinking about skit ideas for a long time. There are definitely some hilarious things that have happened to me over the past couple of months that I think will be pretty [...]
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