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Hard Luck Comic Robert Schimmel, 60, Dies of Injuries From Auto Accident

Comic Robert Schimmel, 60, has died of injuries sustained in...... (examiner.com; Arizona Republic )

A Year After Dissing Taylor Swift at the VMA's, Kanye West Delivers 100 Soul-Searching Tweets in Two Hours, Culminating With 'I'm Sorry Taylor'

The main headline on the home pageof TMZ for a...... (TMZ)

For Anyone Interested in Political Cartoons for the Past 45 Years, He Was a Giant; Paul Conrad, a Staple in the L.A. Times For Many Years, Dies at 86

Paul Conrad, whose biting, take-no-prisoner political cartoons helped shape the...... (LA TImes; ProandConrad)

Video: On Eve of Labor Day's Muscular Dystrophy Telethon, Jerry Lewis Says He'd Like to 'Smack [Lindsay Lohan] in the Mouth'

Evidently nothing gets Jerry Lewis, 84, more enraged than an out-of-control...... (Inside Editon)

Report: 'American Idol' Deal for Jennifer Lopez to Join Judging Panel Is Imminent

Jennifer Lopez is in final negotiations to join "American Idol"...... (TMZ)

Will 'Glee' Move to New York City? Plus a Jay-Z and Alicia Keys Connection

One of television's biggest shows may be moving to the...... (NY Post)

The End of Serendipity—Why Barnes & Noble's Closing of Its Store Across From Lincoln Center on New York's Upper West Side is a Bad Thing, Including Bad for TV and the Studios

It's not like Barnes and Noble is some great monument...... (TVWeek)

After Stalker Ordeal, ESPN's Erin Andrews Gets Special Treatment in Hotels

Not surprisingly, ESPN's Erin Andrews is receiving special treatment at...... (NY Post's Page Six)

'Law & Order: Los Angeles' Promises to Carry on Flagship's Tradition of Hiring Theater Talent

"Law & Order: Los Angeles," the newest version of the...... (LA Times)

Is Apple's Ping the Future of Social Commerce?

Om Malik of Bloomberg's BusinessWeek thinks the answer is yes.Of...... (Bloomberg's BusinessWeek)

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Here is the COMPLETE LIST OF WINNERS FOR THE 2010 PRIMETIME EMMY AWARDS [Click on picture to go to the list] Pictured with an Emmy, above, is Steve Levitan, co-creator of "Modern Family," surrounded by those connected with the show on-stage after that ABC freshsman series from Twentieth Century Fox Television picked up the Emmy for Outstanding Comedy.

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