Isthmus; Madison, Wis. - August 14, 2009
Everyone knows that 1969's Woodstock festival was three days of peace and music. As MC/cook/nurse/mascot Wavy Gravy put it at the time: "We're gonna try to be groovy, and to spread that grooviness to everyone."
The documentary interviews musicians, filmmakers and retirement-age attendees, who speak eloquently of the event's significance in terms of gender equality, civil rights and other '60s ideals. One attendee draws a direct line to Barack Obama: "I went to the Inauguration and thought, wo...
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Chicago Defender - August 26, 2009
Allstate and Red Lobster said, contrary to the memo, they never requested that their commercials not appear on Air America. [Glenn Beck]'s attack on [Barack Obama] was not an isolated one. Earlier, he said Obama's congressional priorities were driven by his support of reparations and the desire to "settle old racial scores." He said the president was moving the U.S. "into a system of fascism" and called Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor "a racist." [Rush Limbaugh], apparently reading from...
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Between the Lines; Livonia - August 27, 2009
As we inch toward the finish line for the summer season, it's time to survey the TV landscape. Which soaps fiz- zled? Which sit- coms crackled? Most importantly, as HBO' s Detroit-set "Hung" troops on, will we ever get to see just how endowed Thomas Jane's surly Ray is? So many questions, but such little space for palaver. So let's just get to the nuts, bolts and loose ends.
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New York Amsterdam News - September 24, 2009
My phone was blowing up this weekend. Every sentence began with, "Yo, did you see, that...?" The most calls were regarding the most recent TV One "Life After" episode. It dealt with two distinct, yet polar opposite, personalities trapped inside the body of one woman. To some, she was the brown skinned, doe-eyed, pig-tailed third child Judy (older siblings were Eddie and Laura) of Carl and Helen Winslow on the hit ABC comedy series "Family Matters."
"I was noticed since I was 9 years old. Peop...
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South Florida Times - October 02, 2009
Before joining ABC's popular chatfest, [Sherri Shepherd], like most black actresses in Hollywood, was always relegated to playing the mouthy secretary or sassy best iriend on such sitcoms as "Suddenly Susan" "Less Than Perfect," "Friends " and "Everybody Loves Raymond."
"When he auditioned, I wasn't really feeling him 'cause I said, "That's [Theo Huxtable],'" Shepherd recalls. "But then he walked in and he was swollen up like he had just got out of prison. And I said, "That's not Theo from "T...
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Michigan Chronicle - September 09, 2009
The "New" McCree Theatre, 5005 Cloverlawn Dr., Flint, has announced tickets can now be purchased for the upcoming musical "Hangin' Out."
The plot centers around the efforts of one participant who places her own selfish ambitions above that of the group by scheming to "fix" the outcome of the talent search so that she can claim the grand prize - a touring contract with a special superstar mystery guest.
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Sentinel; Los Angeles, Calif. - July 23, 2009
Entourage, in its sixth season, takes a look at the day-to-day life of Vincent (Vince) Chase, a hot young actor in modern-day Hollywood, and his entourage. He's brought with him from their hometown in Queens, NY: manager Eric, half-brother Drama, and friend Turtle.
The HBO hit comedy series Entourage, which recently made a two-day stop at Southern California's premier motorsports facility, is scheduled air the episode taped at Auto Club Speedway on Sunday, July 26th (10:30 pm PT).
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Isthmus; Madison, Wis. - July 17, 2009
Tell me if you've heard this one before: A brilliant law-enforcement type with a tragic past and perpetual stubble leads a team of extraordinary undercover operatives out- side the boundaries of police jurisdiction. They plan their stings in beauti- fully lit interiors, where the resident techie hunches over a computer and exclaims, "I've tapped into the security camera feeds!" The team also includes a beauty with lustrous hair and a dude whose wife just doesn't approve of his dan- gerous wor...
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New York Amsterdam News - August 27, 2009
Meanwhile, LaToya Jackson will be one of the celebrity guest hosts filling in for Elisa- beth Hasselbeck, who is on maternity leave, when "The View" returns for its new sea- son next month. ABC announced that LaToya will be a guest co-host on Sep- tember 16 and 18. She is also scheduled to do an interview with Barbara Walters on "20/20" next month. This will be LaToya's second time on "The View." She did a stint at the Hot Topics table in 2003.
Ten-year-old Kwesi Boakye is set to star in "Tyl...
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The Progressive - Vol. 63 Nbr. 11, November 1999
... I still think Law & Order (Wednesdays, NBC) is the best overall drama on television, since it creates the television equivalent of a ......
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