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The 11 Dumbest Quotes From Ryan Lochte’s New Reality Show

Joining the great pantheon of E! reality stars—a group that includes such luminaries as the Kardashians, Kevin Jonas, and Ice and Coco—is Ryan Lochte, thanks to […]

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The 11 Best Supporting Characters on TV

For every Will & Grace, there is a Karen & Jack. For a Buffy or Angel, there is a Xander or Cordelia. Often we tune into […]

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The Following Recap: The FBI Actually Got Something Right!

Television shows offer escape from reality, but yesterday, it was nearly impossible to watch anything on TV without thinking about the attacks on the Boston […]

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Pat Toomey’s Gun Bill Spoofed on Saturday Night Live

Not real Pat Toomey, of course, but Bill Hader Pat Toomey, wearing a wig to grant him an XL-Toomey-style forehead. (Though the real Pat Toomey […]

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Jimmy Fallon, Dancing Incredibly Awkwardly with Bill Cosby

Cosby was on Fallon last night, and it took him half the segment to get to his chair. That’s because he was busy dancing to […]

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Hollywood Reporter Prettttty Skeptical of Comcast’s Steve Burke

NBC/Universal/Kabletown has been in turmoil lately. There was the Ann Curry firing. The Matt Lauer backlash. The Leno/Fallon shakeup. And at the center of it, […]

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The Following Recap: Ryan’s Dark Secret

Daddy issues! Smackdowns! A shocking backstory! Bad prose! Last night’s episode offered up a variety of twisted treats as we head toward the final three […]

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RIP, Annette Funicello: Watch Her Greatest Moments

For Baby Boomers, Annette Funicello (who died today at age 70) was first a member of the Mickey Mouse Club, then the star—with Frankie Avalon—of […]

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WATCH: New William Shatner, Jason Segel Commercials For Philly Arts

Do you love Philadelphia? Star Trek? How I Met Your Mother? Scratch that itch. “The Big Bang / The Magic Flute” – AIP040113b from Arts […]

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Dear CNN: Don’t Revive Crossfire

Dear CNN: Word’s out that you want to relaunch the old Crossfire show, that point-counterpoint program that you ran for 20 years or so until […]

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Mad Men Returns: The Search for Don Draper Is Getting Old

  Much as I love Mad Men, the Season 6 premiere left me underwhelmed. Compared to Don Draper, Sisyphus was a party animal.

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Watch Ryan Howard on “The Office”

Last night, while live Ryan Howard was going 1-4 against the Braves, taped Ryan Howard was on The Office. Synopsis: Howard, playing himself, shows up […]

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The Best Roger Ebert Zingers of All Time

Yesterday the world lost a legend. Just days after announcing his cancer had returned, Roger Ebert died at the age of 70.

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It’s Official: Fallon Gets Tonight Show. Now What About The Roots?

The New York Times reports: “NBC plans to announce on Wednesday its plan to install Mr. Fallon as the show’s sixth host at the conclusion […]

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More Than Just Steak ‘Em Up: Best and Worst Phillies Commercials of 2013

Phillies fans have a lot of options when following the team. The media sources come in flavors ranging from official to broadsheet to tabloid to […]