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In what could signal the continuation of a trend begun by 24, the NBC mini-series Kingpin is going to be released on DVD two days before the series concludes Feb 16: The move comes as networks look to such DVD releases to earn more from series. NBC said the “Kingpin” …

Pro biker Dave Mirra is seeking more than $20 million in damages from Acclaim over disputed game “BMX XXX”: “BMX XXX” uses the tagline “Keep it Dirty” and features copulating pink poodles, shots of strippers in action and a variety of racing bike stunts. ….In the suit, Mirra said he …

Thanks to NPR for broadcasting the UN Security Council hearing on Iraq yesterday (live call-in show debating the war on NPR today starting at 1PM EST). In between meetings, I heard much of it, and man, did it bring me down – not because the rational, considered, reasonable pleading from …

Dan Epstein whines with pitch-perfect cluelessness about the woeful state of protest music today: “BALL OF CONFUSION (THAT’S WHAT THE World Is Today),” the Temptations’ apocalyptic 1970 hit, recently popped up on a local oldies station and set my mind a-stewing. That a protest song railing against war, racism, rising …

People like stuff, and they like to be able to get stuff in a convenient, fun place where shopping is an experience, even in Kuwait: Never mind Iraq. The British invasion began this morning, well south of the border, when Sir Richard Branson, president and CEO of The Virgin Group, …

We mentioned back in January that Sarah Lewis, singer/songwriter of Jag Star, Knoxville’s spirited modern pop-rock band, won the national USA Songwriting Competiton. As a result of that triumph, the band has been selected to entertain American forces in the “‘Stans”: Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Pakistan, and Qatar. They leave Monday …

Who says Austrians aren’t whimsical? the first viennese vegetable orchestra was founded in January of 1998. since then, nine people who are active in various artistic areas have worked together on conceptualizing and carrying out this project: instruments are developed; compositions selected or created with particular value being placed on …

Why do most people tilt their heads to the right when they suck face? According to a report published today in the journal Nature, people are nearly twice as likely to lean right instead of left when puckering up. The findings suggest that the tendency stems from head-tilting preferences established …

Half Mast, the first novel from FilmCritic.com founder Christopher Null, is a stunning accomplishment, achieving several difficult tasks simultaneously: gripping caper yarn, perceptive coming of age story, keen observation and commentary on drastic Darwinian social stratification in school (with echoes of Columbine, et al), and a devastating look at the …

Ample finalists - unintentional irony - popular semi-finalist dumped.