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• Critic's Notebook: Kanye West's growing pains
• Album review: Nicki Minaj's 'Pink Friday'
• Russell Crowe in eclipse: How Hollywood celebrity has changed
• Tavis Smiley-KCET relationship ending badly
• 'Dancing With the Stars' recap: The final stretch
• The Weinsteins are ready for their comeback
• 'Cowboys & Aliens' challenge: Putting a new hat on Harrison Ford
• Album review: Ne-Yo's 'Libra Scale'
• 'Biggest Loser' labor dispute is settled
• Joss who? Meet the writer of the new 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' film

Critic's Notebook: Kanye West's growing pains Posted: 23 Nov 2010 12:00 AM PST On his brilliantly dense new album 'My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy,' the hip-hop star mines his anxieties for insights as he showcases another talent of similar ambitions, Nicki Minaj. On his brilliantly dense new album 'My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy,' the hip-hop star mines his anxieties for insights as he showcases another talent of similar ambitions, Nicki Minaj.

Album review: Nicki Minaj's 'Pink Friday' Posted: 22 Nov 2010 07:20 PM PST Minaj's sense of identity is so whimsically schizoid that she makes Lady Gaga seem as fixed as Barbara Bush. Minaj's sense of identity is so whimsically schizoid that she makes Lady Gaga seem as fixed as Barbara Bush.

Russell Crowe in eclipse: How Hollywood celebrity has changed Posted: 22 Nov 2010 07:57 PM PST Boorish behavior by movie stars and other celebrities is nothing new. The scrutiny they face, though, is. Boorish behavior by movie stars and other celebrities is nothing new. The scrutiny they face, though, is.

Tavis Smiley-KCET relationship ending badly Posted: 23 Nov 2010 12:00 AM PST The PBS host who tapes on the KCET lot says the breakaway L.A. station kept him out of the loop and did not help fund his show. The PBS host who tapes on the KCET lot says the breakaway L.A. station kept him out of the loop and did not help fund his show.

'Dancing With the Stars' recap: The final stretch Posted: 23 Nov 2010 08:09 AM PST Here's how the three remaining finalists stacked up.

The Weinsteins are ready for their comeback Posted: 23 Nov 2010 12:00 AM PST After getting a financial lifeline over the summer, brothers Harvey and Bob are rebuilding staff and investing in movies that reflect the creative and commercial sensibilities that made them Hollywood mavericks. Meet Hollywood's latest reboot: Bob and Harvey Weinstein.

'Cowboys & Aliens' challenge: Putting a new hat on Harrison Ford Posted: 23 Nov 2010 08:51 AM PST We caught up with Orci and Kurtzman, the writing team behind "Star Trek" and "Transformers," to talk about the reaction to the trailer and working with Hollywood icon and "Cowboys" star Harrison Ford.

Album review: Ne-Yo's 'Libra Scale' Posted: 22 Nov 2010 06:53 PM PST There's one inherent problem with Ne-Yo's "Libra Scale," and it's not lack of vision. There's one inherent problem with Ne-Yo's "Libra Scale," and it's not lack of vision.

'Biggest Loser' labor dispute is settled Posted: 22 Nov 2010 02:59 PM PST This ends a high-profile strike that disrupted production of the NBC reality series. This ends a high-profile strike that disrupted production of the NBC reality series.

Joss who? Meet the writer of the new 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' film Posted: 22 Nov 2010 07:07 PM PST Whit Anderson, with a chuckle, said she is "fighting through" the script right now, but her concept has already engerized some key supporters.

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