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• Simon Cowell is the 'X-Factor'
• A very celeb Christmas: Obama family lights national tree
• Why Sen. Bernie Sanders can single-handedly filibuster tax cuts for rich
• Critical Mass: 'The Fighter'
• Television review: Carrie Fisher's 'Wishful Drinking'
• Paging Robert Rodriguez: Don't mess with Texas
• L.A. musicians union objects to lack of live music in touring Rockettes show
• Holiday CDs for every musical taste
• Live chat: Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige
• Justin Timberlake: 'I just want to be an actor'

Simon Cowell is the 'X-Factor' Posted: 11 Dec 2010 12:00 AM PST The British television talent show is unbelievably huge. Credit goes in part to its gossip-industry fuel and its media-savvy creator. It's a ratings jackpot American networks can barely dream of. Nearly one in every three people in Britain is expected to tune in Sunday to discover which pop star wannabe will triumph on the TV reality show "The X-Factor."

A very celeb Christmas: Obama family lights national tree Posted: 10 Dec 2010 07:05 PM PST Bold-face names across the country are getting into the Christmas spirit, and the Ministry is here to ladle up seasonal activities like a piping-hot mug of spiked nog.

Why Sen. Bernie Sanders can single-handedly filibuster tax cuts for rich Posted: 10 Dec 2010 07:15 PM PST Sanders became a sensation on cable television and new media outposts with his filibuster Friday of a proposal to extend the Bush-era tax cuts to all Americans.

Critical Mass: 'The Fighter' Posted: 10 Dec 2010 05:34 PM PST What would Oscar season be without a boxing movie? What would Oscar season be without a boxing movie?

Television review: Carrie Fisher's 'Wishful Drinking' Posted: 11 Dec 2010 12:00 AM PST In a stage show given an HBO airing, the actress and celebrity daughter describes her life in a way that invites us to laugh. That, after all, is what she does. In a stage show given an HBO airing, the actress and celebrity daughter describes her life in a way that invites us to laugh. That, after all, is what she does.

Paging Robert Rodriguez: Don't mess with Texas Posted: 10 Dec 2010 05:31 PM PST Texas officials have cited a state law that supposedly allows the state to refuse to pay incentives for "content that portrays Texas or Texans in a negative fashion." Texas officials have cited a state law that supposedly allows the state to refuse to pay incentives for "content that portrays Texas or Texans in a negative fashion."

L.A. musicians union objects to lack of live music in touring Rockettes show Posted: 10 Dec 2010 05:52 PM PST L.A.'s Professional Musicians Local 47 said Friday that it is unhappy with the use of pre-recorded music. L.A.'s Professional Musicians Local 47 said Friday that it is unhappy with the use of pre-recorded music.

Holiday CDs for every musical taste Posted: 10 Dec 2010 12:00 AM PST This year's bounty of new holiday releases offers thoughts of the season from a slew of musicians, including a pair of singers who've officially "Got Talent," an "American Idol" alumnus, a neo-rockabilly hipster, a former member of an influential British pop-rock duo, a key voice from one of the most beloved Christmas albums of the rock era and a trio classic rockers' offspring with hits of their own.

Live chat: Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige Posted: 10 Dec 2010 04:35 PM PST With "Thor" and "Captain America: The First Avenger," Marvel Studios will attempt to create a true "universe" on the screen with interlocking blockbuster franchises.

Justin Timberlake: 'I just want to be an actor' Posted: 12 Dec 2010 12:00 AM PST Four years removed from his last album, the pop star has fully crossed over into movies, with buzz for 'The Social Network,' voice work in 'Yogi Bear' and more projects on the way. Four years removed from his last album, the pop star has fully crossed over into movies.

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