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Aniston on The View, and Holiday Specials Galore
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Nicole Ankowski writes about television, pop culture, and—on occasion—more frivolous matters. She lives in Brooklyn.
Year-end retrospectives and Christmas nostalgia dominate the airwaves this week. Plus: Tom Cruise continues his image-restoration tour, and David Hare airs an original.
'Momma's Boys' and Other TV Highlights
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Nicole Ankowski writes about television, pop culture, and—on occasion—more frivolous matters. She lives in Brooklyn.
Charles Manson speaks, Marisa Tomei makes a comeback, and Tom Cruise returns to the Today show three years after his live Lauer smackdown.
What to Watch on TV This Week
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Nicole Ankowski writes about television, pop culture, and—on occasion—more frivolous matters. She lives in Brooklyn.
Anderson Cooper swims with sharks and other highlights.
Bill Clinton Jams with Elvis Costello and Other TV Highlights
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Nicole Ankowski writes about television, pop culture, and—on occasion—more frivolous matters. She lives in Brooklyn.
This week: Barbara Walters reveals her most fascinating person of the year, William Shatner gets a talk show and Daniel Radcliffe talks about on-stage erections.
Al Gore Speaks, Colbert Sings and Other TV Highlights
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Nicole Ankowski writes about television, pop culture, and—on occasion—more frivolous matters. She lives in Brooklyn.
There's more to watch than football and floats this week. Here's a quick and dirty rundown of the week's must-sees.
Ashley Dupre on 20/20 and other TV Highlights
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Nicole Ankowski writes about television, pop culture, and—on occasion—more frivolous matters. She lives in Brooklyn.
TRL goes dark, Arianna Huffington (maybe) subs for Maddow, and Diane Sawyer interviews Ashley Dupre, the prostitute at the center of the Spitzer scandal.
What Are We About to Pass?
10 Power Food Combos
Divya Gugnani is the CEO and founder of BehindtheBurner.com, an emerging culinary media brand that creates expert-based content about food, wine, mixology, and nutrition.
How Barack Beat Bibi
Peter Beinart, senior political writer for The Daily Beast, is associate professor of journalism and political science at City University of New York and a senior fellow at the New America Foundation. His new book, The Icarus Syndrome: A History of American Hubris, will be published by HarperCollins in June. Follow him on Twitter and Facebook.
11 Astonishing Video Moments from Health Care's Big Day
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The Road to Health-Care Reform: Five Milestones
Benjamin Sarlin is Washington correspondent for The Daily Beast. He previously covered New York City politics for The New York Sun and has worked for talkingpointsmemo.com.
The Week Ahead in Culture
Jaimie Etkin is an editorial assistant at The Daily Beast. She has also written for Us Weekly and Radar.
Max Read is a writer living and working in New York City.
