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'Wipeout' brings fall into focus

Kurt Schlosser — Thu, 28 May 2009 11:00:00 GMT

With the passing of the Memorial Day holiday and the annointing of another "American Idol" champion, it's time to get down to the serious business of fall. I mean summer. I mean fall TV, in summer. Clearly put, "Wipeout" is back....(read more)

Not that I'm against mindless entertainment ...

Denise Hazlick — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 10:30:00 GMT

As the entertainment editor at msnbc.com, it's my job to keep up on the latest celebrity news, from Heather Locklear's arrest to Britney's tour plans, possible move to New York, continuing court appearances ... well, you get the idea. And while gossip and celebrity news are not the only stories we produce for our section, it is among the most viewed content on the entire msnbc.com site....(read more)

Did I see that movie? No, I have a kid

Kurt Schlosser — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 10:25:00 GMT

A year and a half ago, as the birth of my first and only son was bearing down on me, I kept hearing from know-it-all friends how much my life was about to change. "You'll never do that again," they'd say about any of the number of random activities I considered entertaining. ...(read more)

Will you pay to see Knox and Vivienne?

Denise Hazlick — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 01:50:00 GMT

The photos of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's twins, Knox and Vivienne, hit the newsstands on Monday in the latest issue of People magazine (the cover photo went live on the magazine's Web site Sunday afternoon and can be seen here). People paid a reported $15 million for the photos, which will be featured in a 19-page spread in the magazine. The magazine's editors hope interest in the celebrity babies will be strong enough that folks will plunk down their diminishing discretionary dollars to...(read more)

In Hollywood, them's fightin' words

Kurt Schlosser — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:15:00 GMT

Rodney King famously asked during the 1992 Los Angeles riots: “Can we all get along?” Despite the fact that his iconic plea was made so close to Hollywood, and has since been mockingly uttered by every meathead within earshot of a disagreement, apparently the phrase is lost on the modern-day celebrity. A few examples of recent, public celeb-on-celeb nastiness have me wondering what else these people need in life since fame and money apparently aren’t enough to satisfy their easily bruised egos. ...(read more)

Reality TV worth falling for

Kurt Schlosser — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:54:00 GMT

There are two groups of people in this world who take delight in watching people fall down. One group is probably teenage boys. The other is Japanese television audiences. I don't belong to either of these groups, but I might as well because when it comes to moving pictures of people, nothing's better than when those people leave their feet. I've spent a good deal of time on the Internet (YouTube specifically) watching videos of people accidentally slipping and tripping. I've laughed...(read more)

Fun with YouTube

Gael Fashingbauer Cooper — Tue, 01 May 2007 10:00:00 GMT

I've been stumbling across a lot of fun videos on YouTube lately. So in a kind of cousin to Multi-link Monday, here's YouTube Tuesday -- five videos that you might enjoy. Note: All links go directly to the videos, so if you're at work, have your headphones on....(read more)