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Color Me Beautiful: A Dark Girl Reflects on “Dark Girls”

By Dr. Yaba Blay The highly anticipated documentary, Dark Girls, made its debut on OWN Network last night. In the days leading up to the world television premiere, as more and more promo materials were released, people began to reach out to … Continue reading

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‘C’ is for cutbacks: ‘Sesame’ lays off workers

By Gael Fashingbauer Cooper It’s a sad day on the “Street.” Sesame Workshop, makers of the classic children’s program “Sesame Street,” laid off approximately 10 percent of its employees Tuesday.”Sesame Workshop, the non-profit organization behind Sesame Street, is constantly assessing where we … Continue reading

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Disney renames Mouseketeer stage for Funicello

The stage at Walt Disney Studios where “The Mickey Mouse Club” was filmed is now officially the Annette Funicello Stage.Disney chief Bob Iger led a ceremony Monday dedicating the soundstage to Funicello, the Mouseketeer-turned-movie star who died in April at age 70.Iger confessed to … Continue reading

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Paul Giamatti Joins ‘Downton Abbey’

Paul Giamatti has joined the cast of “Downton Abbey” for the show’s upcoming fourth season. TVLine reports that Giamatti will appear on “Downton Abbey” as Harold Levinson, Cora’s (Elizabeth McGovern) brother in the Season 4 finale, alongside Shirley MacLaine who returns as … Continue reading

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Nick Cannon re-launching ‘Soul Train’ on NBC

By Chris Witherspoon At only 32 years old, actor, comedian and TV personality, Nick Cannon seems to be unstoppable. The husband of pop diva Mariah Carey, currently hosts NBC’s America’s Got Talent, and next month will resurrect his successful improv series … Continue reading

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‘Game of Thrones’ sets another piracy record

By Katie Atkinson Game of Thrones was the must-watch show of the season — and it has the illegal-download numbers to prove it. According to TorrentFreak, the HBO fantasy series’ third season is the most-pirated show of spring 2013, with … Continue reading

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Sean Combs’ ‘Revolt TV’ Signs Deal with Time Warner Cable

By C. Daniel Baker Revolt TV, the upcoming cable network led by Sean “P Diddy” Combs, has finalized a national carriage agreement with Time Warner Cable. Together with previously announced distribution, this will make Revolt one of the largest launches … Continue reading

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True Blood Scoop: Meet Sookie’s Sexy New Love Interest Rob Kazinsky

By Natalie Abrams Sookie Stackhouse has dated vampires and werewolves, and a shifter even harbored a crush on her, but the True Blood heroine will literally meet her match this Sunday when she stumbles across a fellow faerie played by new … Continue reading

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Tribute to James Gandolfini

RIP to a great actor and an even better person. 😦

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Men’s Wearhouse fires founder and famed pitchman George Zimmer

By Elizabeth Lazarowitz Men’s Wearhouse has handed founder and high-profile pitchman George Zimmer his hat. The retailer said on Wednesday it had fired Zimmer as its executive chairman, but offered no reason for his abrupt departure. Zimmer, who started the … Continue reading

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