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'The Internship's' Aasif Mandvi on the other side of the punch line
Aasif Mandvi knows how to get a laugh. Throughout his seven years (and counting) as a correspondent on TV's "The Daily Show," he has skewered politicians, celebrities and the media with a combination of incisive cultural commentary and goofball antics....Tags: Celebrities, Owen Wilson, New York City, Google Inc., Entertainment
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Pulitzer Prize for drama goes to 'Disgraced,' by Ayad Akhtar
"Disgraced," Ayad Akhtar's play about a corporate lawyer who has hidden his Pakistani Muslim heritage, has won the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for drama. The two finalists were "4000" by Amy Herzog and "Rapture, Blister, Burn,” by Gina Gionfriddo. This...
Tags: Entertainment Events, Pulitzer Prize Awards, Lincoln Center, Comedy Central (tv network), Awards and Prizes
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‘Daily Show,’ ‘Colbert Report’ announce Election Night plans
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelWe don't know who will win the close presidential election, but we do know the title of “The Daily Show” for Tuesday night. That title is reason for rejoicing: “Election Night 2012: This Ends Now.” The live program at 11 p.m. on... -
'Dark Horse': Director finds humanity in unsympathetic lead ✭✭✭
Rhapsodically pathetic, the Hummer-driving schlub at the center of the new Todd Solondz film "Dark Horse" has hit his mid-30s without realizing just how many unfortunate personality traits fight every second for dominance of his everyday life. He's...
Tags: Donna Murphy, Steve Buscemi, Selma Blair, Christopher Walken, Justin Bartha
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August's best political comedy
![<strong>About the blogger</strong>: <a href="http://www.towson.edu/~abecker">Amy Bree Becker</a> is an Assistant Professor in the <a href="http://www.towson.edu/mccs/">Department of Mass Communication & Communication Studies</a> at <a href="http://www.towson.edu/">Towson University</a>. Her research considers the impact of political comedy and political entertainment on everyday life. She also studies public opinion and participation on controversial political issues like the same-sex marriage debate.](http://www.baltimoresun.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-08/64336982-29122032.jpg "<strong>About the blogger</strong>: <a href="http://www.towson.edu/~abecker\">Amy Bree Becker</a> is an Assistant Professor in the <a href=\"http://www.towson.edu/mccs/\">Department of Mass Communication & Communication Studies</a> at <a href=\"http://www.towson.edu/\">Towson University</a>. Her research considers the impact of political comedy and political entertainment on everyday life. She also studies public opinion and participation on controversial political issues like the same-sex marriage debate.")
About the blogger: Amy Bree Becker is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mass Communication & Communication Studies at Towson University. Her research considers the impact of political comedy and political entertainment on everyday life. She...Tags: Rick Santorum, Google Inc., Rick Perry, Television, Iowa
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'Margin Call' review: Tightly wound drama, if you can bear the financial crisis subject matter
RedEye movie critic*** (out of four) I couldn’t explain what the term “margin call” means without looking it up, so I’ll let you do the same. Just know that it’s a fittingly unsexy title for an unsexy movie about powerful people in suits...Tags: F-bomb Dropping, Penn Badgley, Demi Moore, Movies, Financial Markets
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About (Late) Last Night: 'The Daily Show' test-screens a new Muslim sitcom
Show TrackerThe Daily Show - Allah in the Family Tags: Daily Show Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,The Daily Show on Facebook What's the best way for Muslim-Americans to combat persistent negative stereotypes? Lately, some pundits have suggested that it... -
Kiefer Sutherland enlisted as Shorty Awards presenter
Ministry of GossipKiefer Sutherland will be a presenter at the 3rd Annual Shorty Awards honoring Twitter content producers. Kiefer Sutherland has a web-only Hulu series, The Confession," premiering as well.... -
Tracing the showbiz roots of James O'Keefe's NPR sting
The Big PictureThe news media haven’t figured out what label to pin on James O’Keefe, the wily troublemaker whose hidden-camera sting could be the smoking gun that leads to a cutoff of further federal funding from NPR. The press has resorted to...... -
Cinema Sundays to screen "Today's Special"
Dining@LargeWe all have our favorite foodie movie -- Babette's Feast, Big Night and Tampopo invariably show up on best-of lists. A subcategory, movies actually set in restaurants, would include, beside Big Night, titles like Waitress, Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore....Tags: Restaurants, Physical Conditions, Lifestyle and Leisure, Dining and Drinking, Heart Attack
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Movie Review: The Last Airbender
![M. Night Shyamalan peers over the edge and into the abyss with The Last Airbender. Yes, that's water ahead of him, water all around him. And it's swirling. This colossal folly, the fiasco of the summer of 2010 -- gives us all a ringside seat at the sight of Mr. "I See Dead People's" career gurgling down the drain.](http://media.trb.com/media/thumbnails/story/2010-06/54675736-30124323.jpg "M. Night Shyamalan peers over the edge and into the abyss with The Last Airbender. Yes, that's water ahead of him, water all around him. And it's swirling. This colossal folly, the fiasco of the summer of 2010 -- gives us all a ringside seat at the sight of Mr. "I See Dead People's\" career gurgling down the drain.")
M. Night Shyamalan peers over the edge and into the abyss with The Last Airbender. Yes, that's water ahead of him, water all around him. And it's swirling. This colossal folly, the fiasco of the summer of 2010 -- gives us all a ringside seat at the...Tags: James Cameron, Slumdog Millionaire (movie), Dev Patel, Ellis Island, Cliff Curtis
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Game Time: 'The Last Airbender' and 'Clash of the Titans'
Zap2ItThe Last Airbender Wii, DS/$29.99-$39.99/Available Now The popular animated TV series "Avatar: The Last Airbender" has seen its fair share of video game merchandising that follows the martial-arts-laden warfare of protagonist Aang. Now, as we wade knee-...Tags: Video Games, Wii, Clash of the Titans (movie), Ghost Town (movie), Avatar: The Last Airbender (tv program)
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Aug 29, 2011
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