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Q&A: ‘Harold & Kumar’ star Kal Penn
UCLA alumnus Kal Penn returns to the film franchise of “Harold and Kumar” with “A Very Harold and Kumar 3D Christmas,” opening in theaters today.
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Column: Kim and Kris split shows problems with media’s focus
Kim Kardashian is famous for a lot of reasons that society would hate to admit, but on Aug. 20, the world had an American wedding that could challenge the Royal wedding in terms of importance to People Magazine.
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Book review: ‘The Office’ star Mindy Kaling keeps laughs coming
Reading Mindy Kaling's new book, "Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)," is like reading a transcript of every conversation I've had or wish I had with one of my best friends.
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Q & A with Betty White
On Tuesday, comedian Betty White accepted the Jack Benny Award at UCLA for her achievements in comedy. She spoke to the Daily Bruin’s Laurie Allred about the award, her current projects and how comedy has changed over the course of her career.
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TV review: ‘Beavis and Butthead’ is, like, still cool and stuff
Way back in the day, from approximately 1981 to the mid-90s, MTV was a “cool” television network that brought the latest and greatest of the music industry right to audiences’ own homes.
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Movie review: ‘Anonymous’ is an overdone spectacle
Perhaps a better title for Roland Emmerich’s “Anonymous” would be “Death in Slow Motion.” Emmerich, the director of “Godzilla,” “The Day After Tomorrow,” and “2012,” merrily revels in his screenplay’s many gruesome deaths.
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Movie review: Latest Depp film doesn’t rock weekend box office
A small plane glides over the clear, blue Caribbean with a banner attached saying something about Puerto Rico. Our eyes follow the plane through beautiful sights when the lens finally focuses on a hotel on the crisp beach.
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Interview: Jon Stewart on politics
The Sun sat down for an interview with Jon Stewart after his Cornell U. show Friday. The Sun: How do you think your role as a political commentator has changed since the last time you were at Cornell? Jon Stewart: How has it changed? I’m not sure it’s changed … I have.
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Movie review: ‘The Rum Diary’
There are two ways to look at Hunter S. Thompson’s belatedly published novel “The Rum Diary.” You can either consider it the unvarnished work of a rage-fueled prodigy discovering his voice or a 200-page account explaining why Thompson never became a fiction writer.