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So the rumors are hot and heavy that vice-presidential candidate is going to try to get “back atcha” with a little self-humor by appearing on “Saturday Night Live”, the show that has single-handedly taught even deep Southerners how to talk with a respectable fake Alaskan accent. And the talk all over Twitter (better known as the best breaking news source in the world at the moment) is that she’s going to show up tonight.
But not so fast, guys. If Cindy Adams with the New York Post is to be believed, Palin appearing on the show on Oct. 25 is a …read more

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Most people thought that the war of words between supermodel Christie Brinkley and her ex-hubby, Peter Cook, was over after the world found out the sordid details of Cook’s affair with a 17-year-old and alleged porn addiction during their divorce trial this summer. Well, no such luck.
Cook has filmed a sit-down inteview with Barbara Walters tonight on ABC’ “20/20″, sez E! Online. Parts of the interview have already been put on ABC.com, with Cook trotting out the same lines unfaithful spouses have used for years — they just wanted more attention, dammit!
“I was seeking a connection I could not find …read more

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The Hollywood Reporter says that Democratic presidential candidate candidate Barack Obama is going to buy a 30-minute slot from NBC and CBS on Oct. 29 at 8 p.m. for a long form national pitch for voters.
This sort of national campaign tactic was much more commonplace in the past. I remember watching Ronald Reagan and Jimmy Carter doing last minute appeals to the public the night before Election Day. It was actually pretty cool for political junkies in the pre-CNN days.
But in recent years, campaigns have focused their funds and manpower solely on battleground stations for electoral …read more

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Despite being the darling of Gawker and other gossip blogs last season, the CW’s “Gossip Girl” had never garnered huge ratings during its first season. But the CW worked a promotional campaign in past weeks that not only steamed up screens with sexy previews for the new season (set at a NYC prep school, natch) but also used negative publicity to trumpet the show as scandalous.
Both strategies proved to invite more criticism, because would the parents of the teens who mirror the kids at the fictitious NYC prep school be so thrilled to watch it with them? However, all publicity …read more

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