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What albums are absolutely essential when you're in high school? For me, this final installment of the High-School Survival Kit was the hardest one to write. I had to come up with a list of music th

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I've seen a lot of weird things, but I never thought I'd see the day when a Terminator would disguise itself as a urinal, writes Pop reader Dennis S. As if that's not weird enough, that Terminator i

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Billboard is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its Hot 100 chart. In 1958, Ricky Nelson's Poor Little Fool was the first song to hit No. 1, and many tracks have followed. This week Billboard.com unv

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Good morning, everyone. I'm happy to report the electricity has returned to my neighborhood -- here are some headlines for your enjoyment: - We have a Q&A with Mad Men's John Slattery. - This writer w

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I raise my eyebrows at scientific studies all the time, but this one is just too bizarre and hilarious to overlook: A new study published in the Journal of Consumer Research suggests that crime show

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Pop reader Cindy L. wrote to tell me about what happened when Pushing Daisies' Touch of Wonder Tour came through her city of San Francisco this week. Thanks to your link a little while back about t

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I wasn't a fan of the required-reading list in high school. My Cliffs Notes library was enormous. I barely raised my hand in English class. These admissions may surprise some people, since I'm a vorac

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The current issue of Rolling Stone is worth picking up -- it's all about comedy, and it includes a big interview with David Letterman, a feature on comics to watch and other funny articles. One thing

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(Sorry this post is delayed this morning, but the electricity went out in my neighborhood. My life was thrown into chaos and my hair is still wet.) I'm assuming many of you tuned into the premiere of

Posted 4 weeks ago

Good morning, everyone! I hope your week is going by very quickly. Last night I watched Gavin & Stacey and did some laundry, though that's about it -- I was trying to finish as much work as possible b