History on the other channel
Every traditional newsmedia outlet is "representin'" and the talking heads are declaring a hit, but fewer than 10 percent of Americans have tuned in so far to watch any part of the Democratic Party's quadrennial prom.---
This is what just might happen at a major political event if you venture outside of the "Freedom Cage."
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Cynthia McKinney speaks in Denver.
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Far be it for me to offer Hollywood advice when they're doing so well for themselves, but what has become of the classic Paramount and MTM sitcoms on DVD. There hasn't been an announcement for a new season of "Newhart" in almost 12 months. The release drought on both "The Bob Newhart Show" and "WKRP in Cincinnati" is coming up on two years, and "Taxi" stalled out after Season 3 (of 5) all the way back in 2005. It's not like DVDs have become too expensive to produce. Perusing the Netflix site yesterday, I counted 189 new DVD releases just in the last week-- almost all garbage, as you'd expect. Free the true classics!
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One of the stars of Spike Lee's HBO doc "When the Levees Broke," Phyllis Montana-LeBlanc, talks with Salon.com. She has written a book... while living in a FEMA trailer.
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This one's for Aaron, who told me recently that he's adding Woody Allen to his list of the top-tier artists in his personal pantheon, completing a Mount Rushmore (if you will) that already includes Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, and John Stamos. It's New York Magazine's list (and set of video clips) of the director's 10 best sex scenes. (I'm paraphrasing.) Number 10 on the list should be number one. I saw that one just a week ago on Netflix, and peed myself silly.
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Bill Maher's show returns to HBO (and hopefully to YouTube as well) Friday night. Here's a "Real Time" preview.
posted by CM @ 7:55 PM
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At least we can watch some WKRP on WGN!
TA
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