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The Bourne Legacy trailer: Can Jeremy Renner make people forget Matt Damon?

A new teaser offers skeptics their first glimpse of The Hurt Locker star's attempts to fill Damon's shoes in the Bourne franchise

Petty controversy: The Oscars diss singing Muppets

Academy Awards producers outrage Kermit lovers with a proposal to shorten the telecast by scrapping Best Original Song performances

The Amazing Spider-Man's new trailer: 4 talking points

An eagerly anticipated reboot features a brooding Spidey played by British star Andrew Garfield. How does he compare to Tobey Maguire?

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Is The River 'the scariest TV show ever'?

The director of Paranormal Activity and Steven Spielberg partner to drum up screams — and ratings — with ABC's spooky new drama

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In a new memoir, a former White House intern alleges that President John F. Kennedy seduced her, gave her drugs, and encouraged her to have sexual relations with his friends.

The JFK sex-scandal memoir: 4 explosive takeaways

A former White House intern claims to have engaged in an 18-month affair with the late president, and offers all the salacious details in her new book

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Just as Betty White has charmed audiences for seven decades, so too did her guest stars try to charm the 90-year-old during her big birthday bash, which aired Monday night on NBC.

Betty White's 90th Birthday: 4 highlights

The Hot in Cleveland star is feted by Amy Poehler, Carol Burnett, and even President Obama in an NBC special in honor of her decades-long career

7 bizarre celebrity cruises: A slideshow

Kate Gosselin is the latest low-grade celeb to offer travelers the chance to hit the high seas with her

Madonna's Super Bowl halftime show: 'Sheer fun'?

The Queen of Pop vogued, wielded gold pom poms, and led a gospel choir. And by and large, critics loved it

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'Give Me All Your Luvin': Madonna's 'ego-boosting' new video

Nicki Minaj and M.I.A. join the Queen of Pop for her new football-themed video, strategically released days before her widely hyped Super Bowl performance

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Could Amy Winehouse's death verdict be overturned?

The coroner who ruled that the singer met "death by misadventure" was, it turns out, unqualified for her job. Will that nullify her findings?

Madonna's Super Bowl performance: 4 predictions

According to rumors and reports about her anticipated halftime show, Madonna plans to "bring gay" to Lucas Oil Stadium, along with superstar collaborators

200 years of Charles Dickens: A visual history

A look at the beloved storyteller's life and legacy on his bicentennial birthday

Dylan Ratigan's 6 favorite books

The passionately anti-"bankster" MSNBC host recommends authors who propose solutions for how Americans can improve their lives and nation

Christopher Bram's 6 favorite books

The award-winning novelist recommends six groundbreaking works written by gay authors

Henry Alford's 6 favorite books

The humorist and award-winning author has diverse tastes, from F. Scott Fitzgerald to Jon Stewart to James Beard

A college in Pennsylvania has made Plan B contraceptive available to students via a vending machine inside the school's private health center.

Should Plan B pills be available in vending machines?

The health center at Pennsylvania's Shippenburg University installs a controversial new unit to dispense emergency contraceptives for students

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Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick, still stained by the dogfighting scandal in his past, tops Forbes' list of America's most disliked athletes.

Is America right to still hate Michael Vick?

According to an annual Forbes list of the country's most hated athletes, Americans still aren't ready to forgive the QB for his dogfighting scandal

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Writer Pamela Druckerman argues that French parents are superior to their American counterparts because they don't cater to their whiny kids' every whim.

Are French moms better than Americans?

Apparently, tiger moms aren't the only ones who are superior. Writer Pamela Druckerman insists French mothers raise better behaved youngsters, too

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The Week contest - Boss machines

A Northern Illinois University study found that managers who exercise regularly are noticeably less nasty than those who don't. Come up with the name of the next exercise machine built specifically for bosses.

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