With multitudes of new cake-baking shows as well as the Cooking Channel popping up on TV, the Food Network has lost its monopoly on culinary television. Read more...
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Megan Rountree works on the Monopoly cake cubes in “Cake Boss: Next Great Baker.” The TLC show is among the increasing trend in shows based on baking competitions. (Credit: TLC)
This weekend, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association will present the 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards, in the midst of a long awards season dedicated to acknowledging those people almost anyone would recognize on the street over and over again. Read more...
As you adjust from winter break leisure to midterm stress, at least there are plenty of winter events to keep you entertained. Read more...
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The average romantic film has scarred the American psyche so badly that we expect all movies about love to end with a fantasy of a kiss and a ring, with sequels of children and happiness. Read more...
Reese Witherspoon is, in a word, sparkly. Read more...
Sofia Coppola's "Somewhere" starts with a black sports car driving around a circular road in the middle of nowhere, moving in and out of the shot as it does several laps. Read more...
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Most students think they know everything about beer, but they haven't met this archaeologist. Dr. Alexei Vranich, a research professor in the archaeology department, is an expert on all things beer. Read more...
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UCLA archaeology professor Alexei Vranich (right) enjoys a beer with host Sam Calagione on the set of the Discovery Channel show “Brew Masters.” (courtesy of Lindsay Mackenzie)
