Entertainment
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Ian McKellen says his on-stage "King Lear" nude scene is discreetly avoided in the upcoming public television version of the play.
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ABC, CBS and NBC haven't sent their top news anchors to the Middle East to cover Israel's conflict with Hamas. That stands in contrast to 2006, when each network sent their biggest names overseas to cover Israel's war with Hezbollah.
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The zeitgeist is a fickle mistress.
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Queen Latifah, host of the People's Choice Awards, is bringing new meaning to popular choice. She's giving fans the chance to write and pick a song for her next album.
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Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen Media Research for Dec. 29-Jan. 4. Listings include the week's ranking, with viewership for the week and season-to-date rankings in parentheses. An "X" in parentheses denotes a one-time-only presentation.
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"Evening Is the Whole Day" by Preeta Samarasan; Houghton Mifflin ($24)
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"Running Hot" by Jayne Ann Krentz; G.P. Putnam's Sons ($24.95)
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If Starbucks almost single-handedly changed America's taste for coffee, from mild to strong, then Amazon.com pulled off a similar coup in leading Americans toward online shopping. First for books. Then for many other things.
