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Reading While Eating for May 18: Status Update

In today’s lunchtime links: Facebook has an IPO, Liz Lemon’s hair says farewell and we talk about the Berenstain Bears, as one does.

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Missing Alec’s Tweets? Four Suitable Celebrity Replacements

In the wake of adversity, we are all capable of acting rashly. But hey, Alec Baldwin, did you have to take it out on your Twitter followers?

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Show Me the Money: Who Are TV’s Highest-Paid Actresses?

Forbes’ top-paid television actresses list proves ABC’s Housewives aren’t desperate for money.

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Emmy Nominations: ‘Mildred Pierce’ and ‘Mad Men’ Lead the Pack

Glee or Modern Family? Mad Men or Boardwalk Empire? For a certain swath of the population, these are the burning issues of the day. Debt talks between President Obama and John Boehner? Get back to us when they turn that into a reality show.

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Tracy Morgan’s Anti-Gay Rant Upsets Tina Fey, Chris Rock, Much of Wider World

NewsFeed knows better than most how hard it is to be funny. But the comedian Tracy Morgan managed to get it wrong in spectacular fashion.

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Alec Baldwin, Mayor of New York? It Could Happen

The rumor mill hasn’t even had a moment to pause and take a breath in the wake of Weinergate, and already we’re speculating who could be next in line for New York politics.

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Quotes: Alec Baldwin Says ’30 Rock’ Will End in 2012

“I will tell you one thing, and that is our show next year is our last year of the show. Our contracts are expired [in 2012], and Tina [Fey] is gonna have a big career directing films and writing.” — ALEC BALDWIN, telling a reporter that 2012 will be the last year 30 Rock is [...]

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Beliebe It: Justin Bieber Woos Dana Carvey’s “Church Lady” on SNL

Bieber stayed up past his bedtime last night to visit 30 Rock in promotion of his new movie and found himself in a skit that premiered long before his time. But he still managed to have quite a profound effect on the host.

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30 Rock: The Most Unethical Show on Television

This, ahem, award can be summed up in two words: Jack Donaghy.

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EGOT in Doubt? Tracy Morgan to Miss Several Episodes of 30 Rock

It’s going to be doubly difficult for Tracy Morgan to win the Grand Slam of show business, the EGOT, (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony) if surgery causes you to miss out on what you’re best known for performing in. (via EW)