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STAYINGIN?
Nip/Tuck" (FX, 10, p.m.) is back with new episodes addressing last season's cliffhanger: the savage knifing of Sean McNamara at the hands of a crazed stalker who portrayed herself as an agent, menacingly played by Sharon Gless. But it is his partner,...Tags: Demographics, Scrubs (tv program), William Shatner, The Biggest Loser (tv program), NBC
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From 'Star Trek' to 'Avatar,' 2009's big movies
rafer.guzman@newsday.comMaking up stories isn't easy, which is why Hollywood likes to find ones that already exist. That means 2009 is so far shaping up to be another year of adaptations, remakes, "reimaginings" and plain old sequels. Some are obvious, such as "New Moon," the...Tags: Johnny Depp, Vice (movie), Denzel Washington, Sarah Jessica Parker, Joe Johnston
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OFF THE WALL: The 'Bowl' and the beautiful
Off the Wall starts another obsessive year excavating TV's most offbeat, obscure and uncanny offerings. GIMME A P! GIMME AN A! If that "American Idol" gig goes bust, our beloved wacko judge will always have this to fall back on - "Paula Abdul's Rah!...Tags: Primetime (tv program), Flashpoint (tv program), Neil Simon, Scrubs (tv program), CBS Corp.
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Majel B. Roddenberry, wife of 'Star Trek' creator, dies
Majel Barrett Roddenberry, the widow of "Star Trek" creator Gene Roddenberry and an actress whose longtime association with the "Star Trek" franchise included playing Nurse Christine Chapel in the original series, died early Thursday morning. She was 76....Tags: Diseases, Movies, Ohio, University of Miami, Death and Dying
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Obama's Inner Geek
A quick geek cultural check for Barack Obama: >> Technology: Obama tried to announce his vice presidential pick by text message and embraced Facebook as a campaign tool. He's seldom seen without a BlackBerry and talks of a chief technology officer for...Tags: Star Trek (movie), Spider-Man, Superman, Facebook
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Beam him up, up and away to White House: 'Star Trek,' comic book fan Obama seen as geek
AP Science WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — Get ready for the geek-in-chief. President-elect Barack Obama used to collect comic books, can't part with his BlackBerry, and once flashed Leonard "Mr. Spock" Nimoy the Vulcan "Live Long and Prosper" sign. That and other...Tags: National Government, 2009 U.S. Presidential Transition, Fiction, Facebook, Books and Magazines
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That's one giant step for ... geeks?
The Associated PressGet ready for the geek-in-chief. President-elect Barack Obama used to collect comic books, can't part with his BlackBerry and once flashed Leonard "Mr. Spock" Nimoy the Vulcan "Live Long and Prosper" sign. That and other evidence has convinced some of...Tags: National Government, Government, Fiction, Facebook, Books and Magazines
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'Star Trek' Creator's Widow, Majel Roddenberry, Dies
Majel Barrett Roddenberry, the widow of "Star Trek" creator Gene Roddenberry and an actress whose longtime association with the "Star Trek" franchise included playing Nurse Christine Chapel in the original series, died early Thursday morning. She was 76....Tags: Diseases, Movies, Ohio, University of Miami, Fiction
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Book calendar
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Jessica Lange The actor and photographer will present and sign her new book, "50 Photographs." Book Soup, 8818 W. Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood. 2 p.m. Free. (310) 659-3110.
Rhapsodomancy Reading Series This installment of the...Tags: Santa Monica, Wally Lamb, West Hollywood, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Jessica Lange
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Steve McQueen was a pilot, not a celebrity, at Santa Paula Airport
One day in 1979, the King of Cool decided to fly.
Before anyone knew it, Steve McQueen was living with his girlfriend in a hangar at the Santa Paula Airport. During the day, he learned to pilot a World War II-era biplane. In the evening, the tough-guy...Tags: Emergency Planning, Diseases, Celebrity, Motorcycling, Health and Safety at School
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Review: 'Shatner's Raw Nerve'
verne.gay@newsday.comTHE SHOW "Shatner's Raw Nerve" WHEN|WHERE Premieres tomorrow at 10 p.m. on BIO (Cablevision Ch. 160) REASON TO WATCH Shatner gets down with his own interview/talk show. WHAT IT'S ABOUT William Shatner does a talk show in which he plumbs other...Tags: Jon Voight, William Shatner, Chris Farley, Jimmy Kimmel, Valerie Bertinelli
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Jay Fiondella dies at 82; flamboyant owner of Chez Jay made the restaurant a Santa Monica landmark
Jay Fiondella, the flamboyant owner of Chez Jay, the scruffy restaurant-bar he opened almost 50 years ago that became a Santa Monica landmark and something of a shrine to his exploits as an adventurer, has died. He was 82.
Fiondella died Nov. 6 at a...Tags: University of Miami, Diseases, Celebrity, Santa Monica, Death and Dying
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