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Actor Gary Oldman Plays Not My Job
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:09:00 -0500
Gary Oldman, who just got his first Academy Award nomination for his performance in Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, answers three questions about Up with People — a horde of wholesome, smiley young people who performed four Super Bowl halftime shows back in the day.
Producers Pitch Dream Reality Shows
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:00:00 -0500
Two thousand people who make reality television gathered this week for a convention in Washington, D.C. No appearances from Snooki or Padma, but there were representatives from Celebrity Wife Swap, Deadliest Catch and Rocket City Rednecks. Hundreds of producers vied for the chance to pitch network executives their ideas for new shows.
Why Would Lady Gaga Hang Around Lancaster, Pa.?
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:00:00 -0500
Pop star Lady Gaga has recently been spotted in Lancaster County, Pa. Guest host David Greene looks into the rumors of what she's up to.

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Critic’s Notebook: Oak Room at Algonquin Hotel Closes
By STEPHEN HOLDEN Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:17:16 -0000
The closing of the Oak Room, the supper club at the Algonquin Hotel, raises the question: where will its regular performers go?
Romney and Gingrich Pull Songs After Complaints
By JAMES C. McKINLEY Jr. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:11:47 -0000
Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich are just the latest Republicans to stop using songs at their rallies after songwriters complained that the campaigns had played the pieces without permission.
Video Game Review: Final Fantasy XIII-2 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360
By SETH SCHIESEL Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:47:18 -0000
The latest edition of the role-playing game Final Fantasy seems to be an overreaction to criticisms of its predecessor.

Arts & Culture

Goings On About Town: Venues: Museum of the City of New York
Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:00:00 -0000
Open daily, 10 to 6, and Saturday evenings until 8:30.Fifth Ave. at 103rd St., New York , N.Y. 10029212-534-1672
Wyatt Mason: Adam Johnson’s novel of North Korea, “The Orphan Master’s Son.”
Wyatt Mason Mon, 30 Jan 2012 05:00:00 -0000
Late in Adam Johnson’s second novel, “The Orphan Master’s Son” (Random House), a husband and wife sit down to dinner in the North Korean capital of Pyongyang with their little son and daughter. The children are telling stories. The son mentions a laborer who . . . (Subscription required.)
Sasha Frere-Jones: Jay-Z, at Carnegie Hall.
Sasha Frere-Jones Mon, 30 Jan 2012 05:00:00 -0000
On Feb. 6-7, Jay-Z will play Carnegie Hall, becoming the first hip-hop solo headliner. Ticket prices range from five hundred to twenty-five hundred dollars, though profits will go to the United Way of New York City and a scholarship fund Jay-Z created. I do, though, have . . . (Subscription required.)

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