Archive for the KAREN’S RANTS Category
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TELEVISION/KAREN’S RANTS: DANCING WITH THE STARS PHONE-IN LINES PROBLEM
DANCING WITH THE STARS PHONE-IN LINES PROBLEM I’ve been meaning to call everyone’s attention to this problem with the Dancing With The Stars call-in system all season, but another topic for the day’s column always came up. It pissed me o
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TELEVISION/KAREN’S RANTS: DANCING WITH THE STARS, EMOTIONAL DANCE NIGHT
DANCING WITH THE STARS, EMOTIONAL DANCE NIGHT This is a quick one about last night’s show. The contestants were asked to dance to something emotional from their lives, good or bad. On the positive side, Ralph Maccio danced to his wedding son
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GOSSIP/KAREN’S RANT: LEANN RIMES AND EDDIE CIBRIAN
LEANN RIMES AND EDDIE CIBRIAN The test I had to take to get my writing job at People.com a few years ago involved paring down a long magazine article about LeAnn Rimes, someone I knew little about back then. I got the gig, so I’ve felt a sli
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KAREN’S RANTS:AUDIENCE BEHAVIOR 101
AUDIENCE BEHAVIOR 101 I hope you all read my recent column about the upcoming night of free theater in Los Angeles, and are planning to take advantage of it. But before you attend, I figure this would be a good time for me to remind some of yo
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KAREN’S RANTS: LINDSAY LOHAN
LINDSAY LOHAN I rarely read the plethora of stories about this poor, pathetic girl. The whole thing is just so sad to me. But with all the new news about Lindsay Lohan’s drug problems, I feel it’s time for me to weigh in. [caption id="a
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TELEVISION: AMERICA’S GOT TALENT FINALES
AMERICA’S GOT TALENT FINALES First of all, I’m thrilled that Michael Grimm won this season. He sings great, he’s cute-looking, and he seems like a really nice down-to-earth not-full-of-himself guy. What more could one ask for in their ch
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KAREN’S RANTS: ESPN, YOU SUCK!!! AKA HEIDI RE-VISITED
ESPN, YOU SUCK!!! AKA HEIDI RE-VISITED This one is short. Remember hearing about, or seeing for yourselves, the Heidi debacle of 1968? (It’s very famous, in sports circles. In television executive circles, as well, but please research it you
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DINING/KAREN’S RANT: THE HUMP
THE HUMP CLOSES I guess Hollywood is good for something other than making many undeserving narcissists rich; with help from the group behind The Cove, the recent Oscar winner for Best Documentary Film, the feds confirmed that The Hump, a
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KAREN’S RANT:TIGER WOODS’ BIG INTERVIEW
TIGER WOODS' BIG INTERVIEW OMG! I have so many columns ready to post, on interesting topics, (like food, gifting suites, book reviews, Adam Lambert, etc.) but this one has just got to go first. I just finished watching slimy Tiger Woods’ fiv
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KAREN’S RANTS: AMERICAL IDOL TOP 12. (YUGH.)
AMERICAN IDOL--TOP 12 Today, I had planned on telling you guys about either the wonderful Los Angeles production of Dreamgirls at the Ahmanson Theatre, or this seasons Oscar Suites, but I’m so upset about last night’s American Idol resul
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