If there are 28 sports in the Olympic Games, why does it seem like the only one on is swimming? Help us rejigger the Olympic lineup -- should we add roller hockey and tug of war? Does basketball really count as an Olympic sport? Who wouldn't like to win a gold medal in bowling?
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I was cruisin’ in my ride and singing along to the Guns ‘n’ Roses “Greatest Hits” CD the other day when I thought, “Hmm…G’n’R rocks, but they sure did do a lot of covers.”
Fortunately, most of them are good, but I was suddenly reminded of one god-awful (in my opinion, anyway) cover: Sheryl Crow’s 1999 take on the classic “Sweet Child o’ Mine.”
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Occasionally, I have a moment when an actor I’m unfamiliar with pops off the movie screen. Perhaps that person has been around, maybe in television or in smaller roles, but then that one movie comes along and, suddenly, it’s as if they’re shining more brightly than before. Here are a couple people who have already done it – or have the potential to do it.
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Ready to find out our picks for the favorite and least-favorite commercials of the year? Here are some hints: We love the whole world, it's such a brilliant place. Boom-di-ada, boom-di-ada, boom-di-ada, boom-di-ada. And the least-favorite ad? HE JUST CAN'T STOP YELLING! EVER!
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It's been a bad weekend. They say celebrity deaths come in threes, but we've had two in two days and both were so unexpected, so early, that their load feels unbearably heavy. We don't need a third loss, thank you very much. First, genial and wickedly funny comic Bernic Mac, dead at 50. And now, legendary singer, songwriter, actor, and owner of many other entertainment job titles, the one, the only, Isaac Hayes.
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I awakened early this morning to the news that comedian Bernie Mac had died at age 50 of pneumonia. Mac, born Bernard McCullough, was hospitalized late last week and, despite suffering from sarcoidosis, an inflammatory lung disease, he was expected to be released and to recover. All of which made this morning's news that much more surprising and sad.
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After a thrilling season of “So You Think You Can Dance,” the right person took home the prize. Joshua Allen, smile bigger than ever (especially without his braces), seemed more surprised than anyone that he actually won the prize.
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I used to be embarrassed by the sheer number of magazines I subscribed to. I imagined the mailman trudging up to my door weighed down with a giant bundle, swearing under his breath about the lunatic who lived there. Since we've added baby Kelly to our household last October, I've let a lot of my subscriptions lapse. Now that she's sleeping longer, I'm starting to pick up some of my old favorites again. But my reading time is at a premium, and I'm not about to waste it.
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I don't consider myself an especially dark person and I'm not suffering from depression, but when it comes to the setting in most of the movies I enjoy, the darker and more dreary the better.
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Sometimes Hollywood can seem like a bad idea factory, endlessly pumping out retreads, remakes and generally lame concepts. And when I happen across one of these bad ideas, my only recourse is the deep sigh. Here are a few items that have made me sigh lately:
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