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• Word of Mouth: Scaring up business for 'Paranormal Activity 2'
• Bob Guccione, founder of Penthouse magazine, dies at 79
• NPR commentator loses job over Muslim remark
• Kanye West's 'taking offense' with Pop & Hiss writer 'Kriss Lee'
• Megadeth, Slayer and Anthrax still banging heads
• SAG ends boycott of "The Hobbit"
• Book review: 'The Fall' by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan
• Big Picture: Gotcha! Jerry Brown's new campaign ad pays homage to Jon Stewart
• Yankees win keeps Fox's hope of World Series leverage against Cablevision alive
• The Performance: Dermot Mulroney

Word of Mouth: Scaring up business for 'Paranormal Activity 2' Posted: 21 Oct 2010 12:00 AM PDT The filmmakers work to ensure it's not like 'Blair Witch 2,' but it remains to be seen how audiences will react to the studio-made second installment. The filmmakers work to ensure it's not like 'Blair Witch 2,' but it remains to be seen how audiences will react to the studio-made second installment.

Bob Guccione, founder of Penthouse magazine, dies at 79 Posted: 20 Oct 2010 07:24 PM PDT Guccione died Wednesday in a Plano, Texas, hospital after a long battle with cancer, his family said in a statement. Guccione died Wednesday in a Plano, Texas, hospital after a long battle with cancer, his family said in a statement.

NPR commentator loses job over Muslim remark Posted: 21 Oct 2010 12:00 AM PDT Juan Williams, speaking on Fox's 'The O'Reilly Factor,' says people in Muslim garb on planes make him 'worried' and 'nervous.' NPR says the remarks 'were inconsistent with our editorial standards.' National Public Radio terminated the contract of commentator Juan Williams after he said on Fox's "The O'Reilly Factor" that people wearing Muslim garb on airplanes made him "worried" and "nervous."

Kanye West's 'taking offense' with Pop & Hiss writer 'Kriss Lee' Posted: 20 Oct 2010 04:47 PM PDT West took to his well-trafficked Twitter account to vent about a Times reporter's blog post error concerning his new album, "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy." West took to his well-trafficked Twitter account to vent about a Times reporter's blog post error concerning his new album, "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy."

Megadeth, Slayer and Anthrax still banging heads Posted: 21 Oct 2010 12:00 AM PDT Age has caused some changes. They might stretch before a show, and some even go to church. But their thrash metal not only endures, it is winning over young fans. Age has caused some changes. They might stretch before a show, and some even go to church. But their thrash metal not only endures, it is winning over young fans.

SAG ends boycott of "The Hobbit" Posted: 20 Oct 2010 05:06 PM PDT The Screen Actors Guild said it was lifting its do-not-work order on the New Zealand production of "The Hobbit," removing a major hurdle that stood in the way of the two planned movies based on J.R.R. Tolkien's classic novel.

Book review: 'The Fall' by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan Posted: 20 Oct 2010 12:00 AM PDT The authors strip away the 21st century sheen of modern-day vampires and give readers a legion of creepily inhuman villains with true hearts of darkness. The authors strip away the 21st century sheen of modern-day vampires and give readers a legion of creepily inhuman villains with true hearts of darkness.

Big Picture: Gotcha! Jerry Brown's new campaign ad pays homage to Jon Stewart Posted: 20 Oct 2010 04:47 PM PDT Who knew that politicians would so eagerly embrace 'The Daily Show' distinctive form of video archive "gotcha" journalism too? Who knew that politicians would so eagerly embrace 'The Daily Show' distinctive form of video archive "gotcha" journalism too?

Yankees win keeps Fox's hope of World Series leverage against Cablevision alive Posted: 20 Oct 2010 06:37 PM PDT If 3 million Cablevision subscribers in the New York region can't see the Yankees, politicians will be all over both companies. If 3 million Cablevision subscribers in the New York region can't see the Yankees, politicians will be all over both companies.

The Performance: Dermot Mulroney Posted: 21 Oct 2010 12:00 AM PDT The actor plays a stressed-out dad with a critically ill daughter in a film with an international pedigree. The actor plays a stressed-out dad with a critically ill daughter in a film with an international pedigree.

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