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If ever there was a character on broadcast TV who deserves the appellation, it’s Nina Myers of 24. In a mere three seasons, the lean nightmare preternaturally portrayed by actress Sarah Clarke, has betrayed her country three times, killed former lover Jack Bauer’s wife and unborn child, aided and abetted …

Clevelander Joe Eszterhas, Hollywood screenwriter more famous for being a dickhead than anything else, has a new memoir out about his complete change of life brought about by cancer of the larnyx, among other things. I’m glad he stopped smoking and drinking – good for him – but when the …

Responding to criticism over insults hurled at French-Canadians on his show last week, Conan O’Brien apologized last night: “People of Quebec, I’m sorry,” the host of NBC’s “Late Night” show said in English, as a translator recited in French, with English subtitles, “People of Quebec, I’m an albino jackass.” “We …

In the middle of a takeover bid from Comcast, Disney completes deal for the late Jim Henson’s Muppets, who have always been Disney-esque anyway: Henson’s daughter Lisa said her father always believed that Disney would be a perfect home for the Muppets. ….”In the months before his death in 1990, …

I mentioned a couple of days ago that Feb 20 is the one-year anniversary of the tragic fire at the Station nightclub that killed 100 people and injured 200: the numbers stagger. I am very pleased to pass on the word that there is a celebrity auction going down this …

So said John Edwards, the REAL reality is that no we don’t, and we certainly shouldn’t. One of our most deep-seated philosophical differences here on Blogcritics is the concept of globalization, and in particular the “outsourcing” of jobs to other countries. I am sympathetic to those who are concerned about …

Don Henley lets the music industry have it with both barrels in a Washington Post editorial: When I started in the music business, music was important and vital to our culture. Artists connected with their fans. Record labels signed cutting-edge artists, and FM radio offered an incredible variety of music. …

Mike Watt – legendary bassist with the Minutemen, fIREHOSE, solo artist, and philosopher of the indie way (see interview here) – is ensconsed in our mutual ancestral home of San Pedro, California, working on a new album. He sends this word: I just have the singing and the mixing to …

I hadn’t heard of the Baftas before, but I’m striving for internationalism. Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King was the big winner: The film won five awards including best film, but the best director prize went to Master and Commander’s Peter Weir. Lost in Translation stars Scarlett …

What’s good for the Yankees is good for baseball, right? With A-Rod, the Yankees’ payroll is expected to be in the $190M range. Note these payrolls from 2003: 28 Milwaukee 47,294,226 29 Montreal 45,853,889 30 Tampa Bay 31,660,602 As we have heard over and over again, money doesn’t guarantee success, …