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New Community (Season 4) Teaser!

Here's a new teaser for season four of Community (that would be "post-Harmon" or "Harmon A.D." if you prefer), annnnnnnnnnnnnnnnd I dunno! Looks funny okay good enough to me. If you think I care what...

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Portland Bands on the Sundance Channel

NOW WITH UPDATES!!!! :)This Friday at 7 pm (and also on Sunday, January 27 at 3 pm), the Sundance Channel airs a new series made by Nokia Music called New American Noise. It's six short films made by...

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Oprah vs. Lance Armstrong: ON WHOM DO YOU WAGER?!?

As you've certainly heard, Oprah has been trumpeting her "no holds barred" (NO! BOOM! HOLDS! BOOM! BARRED! BOOM!) interview with sad, doped up, lying cyclist Lance Armstrong. After denying on numerous...

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RIP Conrad Bain

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David Letterman and Kim Kardashian: Awwwwwkward!!

Just when you think David Letterman is starting to phone it in, he does a great interview with Kim Kardashian that is so delightfully awkward, you remember how Dave is a true one-of-a-kind.[ Subscribe...

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Dan Harmon and Jason Sudeikis Prank Call Chevy Chase, Delight Me

My new second-favorite celebrity prank calling story is almost as good as my first-favorite celebrity prank calling story. Last night, during a taping of his Harmontown podcast, deposed Community...

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Zombie Apocalypse Hints: Go to this Ace Hardware!

Maybe you're no longer worried about the possibility of a zombie apocalypse—but it could still happen! And if it does, you're gonna want to run straight to the Ace Hardware. And not just any Ace...

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Why the "Julia Roberts Obstacle Course" is the Greatest of All Obstacle Courses

I make no excuses—I loooooove the Fuse show Billy on the Street (Fridays, 10 pm) where comedian Billy Eichner picks random people in public to play bizarre game-show style contests. BUT CHECK THIS OUT!...

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Meet Michelle, Portland's Eighth Project Runway Contestant

There was a time, not quite so long ago, when I would become... concerned each time a Portland apparel designer chose to participate on Project Runway. No more. When I found out that Michelle Lesniak...

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Today in Priceless Squirrel Reactions

Hat tips to the BBC's documentary series on Africa for capturing what is perhaps the best reaction to a squirrel seeing a leopard EVER. If squirrels could say, "Oh shit" this squirrel would be saying...

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Stupid, Stupid Puppies: Wake UP, You Stupid Puppy Bowl Puppies!!

HEY! HEEEEEYYYY!!! Stupid Puppy Bowl puppies! Shouldn't you be doing something? You know, other than sleeping or perhaps just waking up long enough to momentarily chew on another puppy's ear before...

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Poor Beyonce!!—The Trailer

Look. I like Beyonce just fine. I don't give two poops if she lip-synched the inauguration, because unlike other people—I'm looking at you right now Ashley Simpson—I know Beyonce can sing. I would also...

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Project Runway Wrap Up!

The first few episodes of a new Project Runway season are always a blurry and crowded. There are the contestants who stand out to you right away (in good and bad ways) and there are a whole lotta "meh"...

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Al Roker Pickled in Poler

If you are watching Girls you may remember how Elijah called Hannah a "sad, limp little glowworm" for donning a sleeping bag with arm holes last Sunday. But did you know that her glowworm outfit is a...

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Publishing a Newspaper Is Now Freakish Enough to Merit Its Own Reality TV Show

One day, some future generation will look back on this event, scratch their cranial shafts with their anterior data-collecting tendrils, and wonder aloud, "What's a 'newspaper?'"Who knew that...

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Congrats to Gomer!

ABC News:Jim Nabors, the actor best known for playing Gomer Pyle on TV in the 1960s, has married his longtime male partner. Hawaii News Now reports Nabors, 82, and Stan Cadwallader, 64, traveled from...

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Did You Guys Watch The Americans? SO... GOOD!

Who watched last night's FX premiere of The Americans (Wednesdays, 10 pm)? Did you love it? I kind of loved it! I'm mentally unprepared to do a full recap, but I'll squirt out a few spoilery thoughts...

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Watch Jon Stewart Grill Al Gore on Fossil-Fuel Hypocrisy

Jon Stewart did a tremendous job last night with what could easily have been a puffball interview to promote a book. He kept asking Al Gore how he could justify taking so much money—Gore might be...

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Which is More Terrifying?

Okay. Which is more terrifying:Former American Idol judge Steven Tyler"auditioning" for the show in absolutely terrible and offensive drag:OR, Katie Couric going out on a date with Larry King (when she...

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"It's Spock! Do You Care??"

It's not a difficult task to dislike people who live in Manhattan—but Billy Eichner of the hilarious Fuse show Billy on the Street (Fridays, 10 pm) makes things a lot easier. Check out this hilarious...

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