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May 2008

By Hanh Nguyen

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May 28, 2008 2:26 PM

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Rachael_donut_240 Uh, oh, donut overboard! Dunkin' Donuts is running scared after a conservative pundit accused the company of sympathizing with terrorists after an online ad featuring perky spokesperson Rachael Ray supposedly made a major fashion faux pas.More »

By Jessica Paff

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May 24, 2008 12:01 AM

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Andromeda_bratt_240 The problem with remaking science fiction movies is that science and fiction have both moved forward along with the rest of the world. As such, The Andromeda Strain may have been intense and frightening in the late 1960s. However, that story today? We've seen Outbreak.

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By Daniel Fienberg

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May 21, 2008 3:56 PM

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Catdeeley_soyouthinkyoucandance_240Although she's having an early morning phone conversation with a group of reporters, So You Think You Can Dance host Cat Deeley is chipper, which won't surprise fans of the FOX reality hit. More »

By Rick Porter

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May 21, 2008 1:03 PM

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Joshgomez_nbcpressday08_240Sure, the comedians auditioning for Last Comic Standing are under considerable pressure. But what about the people judging them?

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By Daniel Fienberg

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May 17, 2008 4:05 PM

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Emilydeschanel_bones_s3_240It's April on the set of Bones. The beautifully dressed stage that represents the Jeffersonian is bathed in a murky haze and smells of manufactured smoke and Chinese food. The Gormogon killer has struck again. More »

By Rick Porter

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May 15, 2008 6:47 PM

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FringecowsAs I exited the FOX ufpront presentation and spilled onto 55th Street Thursday, I saw just about the last thing I would have expected in Midtown Manhattan: Cows.

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By Rick Porter

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May 14, 2008 8:00 PM

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Craigferguson_cbsupntca06_240Reporter-types are always a presence at the upfronts, but the events of the week are never really about us. We are not, after all, the ones spending billions of dollars on their programming.

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By Rick Porter

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May 13, 2008 7:48 PM

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Loriloughlin_90210_240 It was somewhere around the fourth song Adam Levine was singing at The CW's upfront/happy hour that the gin began to take hold, and I spoke the following words into my tape recorder: "CariDee, Maroon 5, slutty milkmaids."

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By Rick Porter

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May 13, 2008 12:30 PM

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Stephenmcpherson_240 While it's widely assumed that the first season of Scrubs on ABC will be the last season of Scrubs overall, Steve McPherson isn't ready to concede that point just yet.

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By Rick Porter

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May 12, 2008 7:06 PM

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Conanobrien_240 At some point between the Deal or No Deal suitcase models handing me a flash drive and tasting the hamachi poke from the Top Chef cookbook, Conan O'Brien's disembodied voice boomed over the loudspeaker.

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