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Robert Kilroy-Silk has resigned from his talk show on the BBC after it suspended him for writing a controversial column: Mr Kilroy-Silk had hosted the BBC One morning chat show for 17 years. The BBC suspended the programme after the presenter’s contentious column in the newspaper on 4 January. The …

I imagine it’s no coincidence that American Idol is popping up all over the place again: the debut of season 3 is Monday. A publicist just sent us some preview clips for the show – check them out: American Idol Clips: Windows Media: New York WM: Atlanta WM: Houston Real …

Absorbing and well-researched story by Anthony Breznican for AP on Simon Fuller and the economics of the American Idol and Pop Idol franchises: As creator of the “American Idol” franchise, Fuller manages every aspect of the careers of Clay Aiken, Ruben Studdard, Kelly Clarkson and all other instant “Idol” celebrities. …

Storied stage actress and teacher Uta Hagen has died at 84: Hagen, who had been in poor health since suffering a stroke in 2001, died Wednesday at her Manhattan home, said Barnetta Carter, managing director of the HB Studio, a school the actress helped found. Hagen’s versatility extended not only …

The Dubai-based Al-Arabiya network is pissing people off – that’s a good sign: the Palestinian Authority has demanded that Arab satellite-TV journalists refer to any Palestinian killed by the Israeli Defense Forces as “martyred.” The instructions targeted the Dubai-based Al-Arabiya network, which until now had been using the politically and …

The MPAA made a big deal about tracking down the availability of Something’s Gotta Give to a screener sent out to an Academy member. Andy at Waxy.org did a little research and found this was hardly unusual: I compiled a list of every likely Oscar nominee, using these popular 2004 …

Mark Steyn raises some very cogent points regarding the Kilroy-Silk affair (dicussed here, here, and here): Let me see if I understand the BBC Rules of Engagement correctly: if you’re Robert Kilroy-Silk and you make some robust statements about the Arab penchant for suicide bombing, amputations, repression of women and …

The actor-monologist-author was reported missing by his wife Sunday night: The disappearance of Mr. Gray was of particular concern to the authorities. Mr. Gray, 62, had a history of depression, was taking medication, the police said, and had attempted suicide in 2002. ….Mr. Gray’s older brother, Rockwell Gray, an English …

Friends o Blogcritics Dan Gillmor and Doc Searls arrive at similar views of the transformation of consumers into producers made possible by technology. Gillmor: During Super Bowl week later this month, a political advertisement will air on some TV stations. That’s no big surprise, given that the Iowa caucuses and …

We have been following he saga of Robert Kilroy-Silk, former MP and morning talk show host on the BBC, who has been criticized and suspended from his show for writing a newspaper editorial called “We Owe the Arabs Nothing.” After expressing “regret” over the matter, he is now defending himself: …