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• Hollywood's A-List turns out to celebrate Mike Nichols at AFI tribute
• Jordan's Queen Noor goes Hollywood -- for a cause
• Television Review: 'Unnatural History' on the Cartoon Network
• The return of the original reality villain
• Joan Rivers: In her natural element
• Tips on how 'Glee' can avoid the sophomore slump
• Jodie Foster and a teen photographer clash
• No black-and-white answer for the lack of diversity on television
• Esperanza Spalding, liberation fighter for jazz
• On the Media: Overdosing on social networking media

Hollywood's A-List turns out to celebrate Mike Nichols at AFI tribute Posted: 11 Jun 2010 07:04 PM PDT If it's true that a man can be judged by the company he keeps, Mike Nichols must be a whale of a guy.

Jordan's Queen Noor goes Hollywood -- for a cause Posted: 12 Jun 2010 06:41 AM PDT In a town known for famous moviemakers, Queen Noor of Jordan is something of an anomaly in Hollywood -- until you consider the movie she has helped make.

Television Review: 'Unnatural History' on the Cartoon Network Posted: 12 Jun 2010 12:00 AM PDT The network's first all-live-action series gives off sparks of Harry Potter, with a charismatic trio of teens engaging in intrigue and academics in Washington, D.C. "Unnatural History" is the first scripted all-live-action series from Cartoon Network, which, like many other cable networks no longer quite lives up to its name. The channel has already tested these waters with cartoon-related live-action specials (a "Scooby-Doo" movie, a couple of "Ben 10" films) and the cartoon-human sitcom "Out of Jimmy's Head," and last year floated a slate of original and imported kid-themed reality shows. But this is them putting their whole leg in and shaking it all about.

The return of the original reality villain Posted: 13 Jun 2010 12:00 AM PDT Bachelors vie for the attention of one woman: Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth, the original reality show villain. Bachelors vie for the attention of one woman: Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth.

Joan Rivers: In her natural element Posted: 12 Jun 2010 12:00 AM PDT If your life's an open book, what else is there to say? For Joan Rivers there's plenty more to talk about. If your life's an open book, what else is there to say? For Joan Rivers there's plenty more to talk about.

Tips on how 'Glee' can avoid the sophomore slump Posted: 11 Jun 2010 06:29 PM PDT A nifty little guide of things the crew should ponder while on hiatus.

Jodie Foster and a teen photographer clash Posted: 12 Jun 2010 03:16 AM PDT Parents of the teen insist that Foster attacked him after he took photos of her and her family out at the Grove shopping center in Los Angeles.

No black-and-white answer for the lack of diversity on television Posted: 11 Jun 2010 01:17 PM PDT Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) lamented the lack of TV shows aimed at minority viewers in general and black viewers in particular.

Esperanza Spalding, liberation fighter for jazz Posted: 12 Jun 2010 12:00 AM PDT The 25-year-old bassist is rapidly gaining listeners. Among them, her favorites might be the 5-year-olds she introduces to free jazz. If you really want to hear Esperanza Spalding get excited talking about jazz, ask her about its effect on 5-year-olds.

On the Media: Overdosing on social networking media Posted: 12 Jun 2010 12:00 AM PDT It's hard not to get irritated with a company that urges you to share all sorts of things but makes it hard for you to say who's part of the party. It's creepier, still, when that company starts feeling less like a social network than like a relentless marketing machine.

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