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November 20, 2012

Hillary Clinton sent to attempt to bring end to Gaza conflict, Egyptian president predicts ‘positive results’

APPalestinian gunmen ride motorcycles as they drag the body of a man who was killed earlier Tuesday as a suspected collaborator with…

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Touch Screen 1; French-Canadian TV Reporter 0

What’s life without cheap thrills, really? And no thrill is cheaper than a reporter struggling to maintain composure live on television as…

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Mitt Romney Is at Disneyland, Doing His Thing

This afternoon, in “What’s Mitt Up to These Days?”: Mitt Romney is at Disneyland, looking better than he did pumping gas this…

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Frank Ocean Refuses To Call Himself “Bisexual”

A substantial portion of GQ’s new interview with Frank Ocean, “Ocean-ography” (part of its Men of the Year coverage) is devoted to…

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Second Elmo Accuser Clarifies Allegations: No Penetration, Just Masturbation

At a press conference this afternoon, Cecil Singleton, the second person to accuse Elmo voice actor Kevin Clash of underage sex in…

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How Will You Defeat Black Friday?

With Black Friday a mere three days away (two, if you go by Target’s definition of “Friday”), many people are already feeling…

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Happy Thanksgiving From the 1Pursent

A reader sends this photo of a vanity plate that everyone can enjoy, taken on a street in Bushwick, Brooklyn. “The front…

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Red Dawn Review: The Tipping Point for Lazy Remakes

There was a time, about eighteen months ago, when you couldn’t swing a cat without running into someone name-checking Malcolm Gladwell’s “Tipping…

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Seitz: Inventing David Geffen Cheapens the American Masters Series

The American Masters episode Inventing David Geffen (November 20, PBS, check local listings) is engrossing but ass-kissy, and sits awkwardly amid the…

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Voice of Elmo quits amid underage sex suit

Kevin Clash, the puppeteer who provides the voice of Elmo on “Sesame Street,” resigned Tuesday after a man filed a lawsuit accusing…

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Voice of Elmo Kevin Clash quits ‘Sesame Street’ as second man makes underage sex claims

Sesame Workshop says Elmo puppeteer Kevin Clash has resigned from “Sesame Street” in the wake of allegations that he had sex with…

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Paula Abdul Reuniting With MC Skat Kat on ‘Dancing With the Stars’

The singer and recent guest judge returns to the ABC series’ Tuesday results show, and she says her animated “Opposites Attract” collaborator…

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Fox Nabs Marijuana Comedy from ‘Entourage’ Producers

Mark Wahlberg, Steve Levinson and Rob Weiss are developing a 20th TV half-hour project centered on a former hotshot corporate attorney who…

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‘House’s’ Hugh Laurie Near Deal to Star in NBC Pirate Drama ‘Crossbones’

The “House” alum would play Blackbeard in the series from “Luther’s” Neil Cross.read more…

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'Star Wars: Episode VII': Who's Left To Direct?

“Well, Brad Bird said ‘no,’ so I guess that leaves Colin Trev—. He’s out too!?” After the latest string of directors decided…

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What’s a Gift for Someone Who Hates Gifts?: A Gift Guide

Holiday gifts for adults are dumb. Gifts for children? OK, fine, indulge the children a bit around Christmas and Hanukkah if you…

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R. Kelly’s Weird Trapped in the Closet and Its Weirder Gay Empathy

“Did Chuck have AIDS?” someone off camera asks Rufus as he’s storming out of frame. The setup is a candid interview, maybe…

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Preschool Ditches Brand-Name Toys for Cardboard Boxes, Shocked to Discover That Kids Don’t Care

When a preschool teacher in Ohio decided to replace all the toys and learning materials in the class with cardboard boxes and…

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