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Thursday, December 4, 2008

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Lil Wayne leads pack


LOS ANGELES — Lil Wayne won the most nominations for Grammy awards with eight, including album of the year and best rap song for Universal Music Group.

(Updated: 12/04/08 8:10 AM )

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It takes a criminal mind to catch one


The newest TNT series, “Leverage,” is an entertaining, high-tech version of the kind of old-fashioned series that the broadcast networks rarely make anymore.

(Updated: 12/04/08 8:07 AM )

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For the co-author of ‘Last Lecture,’ a profound lesson


When Wall Street Journal writer Jeffrey Zaslow went to Carnegie Mellon University last September to hear a “last lecture” from a professor facing terminal cancer, he wasn’t even sure if it would turn out to be a story for his newspaper column.

(Updated: 12/04/08 8:22 AM )

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Take a walk in a restaurant server’s shoes

Ido not know Lyn, who recently sent me an e-mail, but I do know I like her. Lyn’s message was one of many responses to a recent column that took restaurant servers to task for using phrases like “Are youse guys ready to order?” and “Are you still working on that?”

 (Updated: 12/04/08 7:18 AM )
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Costello’s ‘Spectacle’ has a different look at music

NEW YORK — During an interview with Elton John for the debut of his new Sundance Channel show “Spectacle,” Elvis Costello didn’t ask about stage costumes, boyfriends or “Island Girl.” Instead, the conversation turned to Laura Nyro, Leon Russell and David Ackles.

 (Updated: 12/03/08 7:01 AM )
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Perlman finds her voice for ‘The Christmas Choir’

If you were casting a nun, Rhea Perlman is not the first name likely to spring to mind. This isn’t a slap at Perlman’s acting ability. It’s simply that Perlman is a Brooklyn-born actress best known for playing a wisecracking barmaid on a little sitcom called “Cheers.” This doesn’t exactly scream “woman of God.”

 (Updated: 12/03/08 7:01 AM )
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Brandy rebounds with new album, fresh outlook

You can call it a comeback, a fresh start, even a do-over. Brandy is just glad she’s getting another chance.

 (Updated: 12/03/08 7:01 AM )
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This week's holiday television

Old and new favorites are arriving by sleigh, Polar Express and chimney this week. Check these listings to make a date with Rudolph, Faith Hill and a giant Elf who is looking for his dad.

 (Updated: 12/02/08 11:45 AM )
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By Jeff Simon

I feel bad about her. A grandmother whose good cheer I care about e-mailed me her terrible disappointment with “Australia.” She pronounced herself an “incurable romantic” and said she’d been looking forward to it for months.

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