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Christopher Walken's Daily Show anecdote

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Raising Hope exits at the right time

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The problem with the Best New Artist Grammy

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Parks And Recreation and nerds

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Mystery Science Theater 3000 host fight: Mike v. Joel

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Katy Perry And The New Rules Of Pop

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My Breaking Bad article sabbatical

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The Beach Boys, Made In California

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Tweaks v. Retooling: The Voice, The X Factor and Up All Night

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2013 Oscars liveblog

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Ben & Kate, Raising Hope and sitcoms where everybody likes one another

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2013 Golden Globes liveblog

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The X Factor and the march of the mournful piano ballad

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You Can't Do That On Film and the necessity of performance in a performance documentary

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The critical tyranny of You're Doing It Wrong

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Titanic, James Bond, Homeland and recognizable reality

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The mysterious disappearance of Prince's "Batdance"

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The Newsroom and the art of the luck of the scoop

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