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Tuesday, May 24, 2011

5/24/11


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			Watch the New Bachelorette Contestants Sum Themselves Up in One Awkward Sentence Apiece "I went to Yale, which is in Connecticut."



			Todd Phillips Has Something Very Different In Mind for The Hangover 3 "My idea is serious. Deadly serious."



			Fox Wants Jane Lynch to Host the Emmys Seacrest, you had your chance.



			How to Pick Which New TV Show to Watch Next Fall There are nine recurring trends this season: We help you select which of the many similar shows in each genre fits your tastes.



			Book of Mormon’s Josh Gad on His South Park Fantasy, Tony Nomination, and What’s Next "I've expressed to Matt and Trey how much I would kill to be even a background character on the show. But they haven't asked me just yet. I'm going to keep pursuing them."



			How the Arctic Monkeys Plan a Set List Jamie Cook: “A slow moment in the set. If she’s stayed this long, you can make out with her here.”


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			Theater Review: The Multi-platform Pleasures of Reggie Watts’s Radio Play A joy at the end of a downer week.



			Two Writers Watch All Seven American Pies for a Case Study in Sequelitis Sure, they're straight to video, but do they have the same problems at heart that this summer's big-budget sequels will?



			Whitney Cummings Defends Whitney’s Multi-Camera Format "Watching my show will basically feel like watching or seeing stand up."



			Salvation Boulevard Trailer: Pierce Brosnan Is the Anointed Servant of God See the trailer!



			Happy Endings’ Adam Pally Live-Tweets His Cross-Country Flight With Tim Robbins "I dont like to talk about celeb encounters but if Tim Robbins f-cks even one of these chicks on this flight its my wingman skills at work."



			Hunger Games' Jennifer Lawrence Appreciates the Power of a Good Dye Job Because it seems to have persuaded her 'Hunger Games' detractors.



			This Weekend’s Concerts, From Thurston Moore to Big Gigantic Plus: The Antlers, My Morning Jacket, Weezer, The Black Keys, U2, and more, in our weekly concert roundup.



			Ryan Gosling and Nicolas Winding Refn: The Bromance, in Pictures Watch them hug and kiss their way through Cannes.



			Cynthia Nixon on Too Big to Fail, Marriage Equality, and the Future of Sex and the City "I have 100 percent faith in Michael Patrick King."



			Nine Films to See From This Year’s Cannes Film Festival Some were unanimously lauded and some were divisive, but all had the most passionate fans.



			Insides Cannes’ Most Glamorous Event: Freida Pinto, Gwen Stefani, Bar Refaeli, and More The amfAR benefit drew a fancy crowd, and at least one 'Slumdog Millionaire' superfan.

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