How often do you touch the glass on your television screen? Once a year, accidentally, perhaps? You probably didn’t even think about how thin and fragile is it. But — what would happen if somebody stabbed it?
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Ellen DeGeneres Quits Idol: Will J-Lo Replace Her?
Ellen DeGeneres has announced she is leaving American Idol. What’s next for the judges’ panel? (via Tuned In)
Quotes: NPR’s Scott Simon on the Death of Daniel Schorr
“What other person was personally acquainted with both Richard Nixon and Frank Zappa? Dan was around for both the Russian Revolution and the Digital Revolution,”
— NPR’s Scott Simon on colleague Daniel Schorr (left), who died …
10 Questions with Jon Hamm
He reprises his role as ad exec Don Draper on AMC’s Mad Men on Sunday.
CNN May Be Close to Hiring Piers Morgan: So Who Is He?
America’s Got Talent judge Piers Morgan is reportedly close to taking over Larry King’s time slot on CNN. But he’s much more than NBC’s version of Simon Cowell.
The Hills Ending Tells Us What We Already Know: It’s Fake
The final episode of heavily-scripted reality show The Hills aired last night, with a surprisingly smart ending.
Emmy Nominations Favor Glee, The Pacific and Conan O’Brien
Nominations for the 62nd annual Primetime Emmy Awards were announced today, and FOX show Glee and HBO miniseries The Pacific cleaned up, taking 19 and 24 nominations, respectively. And if you were wondering, Emmy voters are …
Jake and Vienna Duke It Out on Bachelor Special
On a special edition of The Bachelorette last night, last season’s Bachelor Jake Pavelka and Vienna Girardi, the show’s winner, sat down with Chris Harrison to discuss their dramatic breakup that has clogged the tabloids. …
Five Reasons to Keep Watching the World Cup
And then there were ten. With two more quarterfinals berths still up for grabs, why should soccer continue to dominate your cable package?
Video Exclusive: Zach Anner on Oprah’s Vote Rigging
There’s been plenty of speculation that Oprah Winfrey is rigging the “Your OWN Show” contest; but popular front-runner Zach Anner gave NewsFeed the straight story: “I couldn’t see any reason why Oprah would do that. She’s …
Sorry, Pac-10: How TV Dreams Kept the Big 12 Alive
The Big 12 is now the Big Ten. The Big Ten is now the Big 12. What’s yet to be decided is the big TV winner.
Watch the MTV Movie Awards or Les Grossman Will Rip Your Eyeballs Out
To promote the June 6 broadcast of the MTV Movie Awards, the former music television network has roped in famed, fictional movie executive Les Grossman — a.k.a. Tom Cruise in pimp glasses and a fat suit, reprising his role from …