Columns
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Review: Induct Miranda Lambert in the Hall of Fame Right Now!
On her great new “Four the Record,” the Texas firebrand shows off a softer side — but she’s hardly forsaken hell-raising
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Review: Justin Bieber Now a Baritone, Begging for Pecks ‘Under the Mistletoe’
A mistletoe-driven pastiche of now and old holiday songs — unfortunately, the new ones mostly consist of tangled combinations of Christmas clichés
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Winner of a Taiwanese Emmy: ‘I’d Like to Thank My iPhone’
The 40-something director took out a cell phone and started reading emails of congratulations, totally ignoring the audience
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Review: Susan Boyle Mines Tears for Fears, Depeche Mode for Middle-Aged Melancholia
The frump-pop superstar’s third album, ‘”Someone to Watch Over Me,” is a surprisingly tasteful downer
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Robert Radnitz, a ‘Total Producer’ in the Tradition of David O. Selznick
No matter what the occasion, in pitch meetings, dinners or funerals, the white-haired, dashing producer wore only Fila white tennis clothes
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Superstitious Taiwanese Readers ‘Creeped Out’ by Huge Window Displays of Steve Jobs Photo
And, by the way, don’t ever call him Steve
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Dan Bloom -
Grandfather Your Section 181 Benefit Today
You do not need to have investors to be grandfathered; you just need to memorialize a few things before year’s end
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The Good, the Bad and the Hollywood
Whatever happened to Harvey Weinstein’s “wow!” film of 1997?
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Review: Tom Waits’ ‘Bad as Me’ Couldn’t Be Better
Keith Richards shows up to help the legendary eccentric rock out on his first new recording in eight years, an album-of-the-year contender
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‘Seidelman the Great’ — the 4-Hour Deal that Got Away
It was my first experience witnessing a top rated, powerful network show and the staff’s reaction to a new director brought in from New York
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Review: Coldplay Retreats to a Lofty Comfort Zone With ‘Mylo Xyloto’
Chris Martin and company promised more electronic touches — not to mention a heady narrative concept — but this just feels like “Viva la Vida” lite
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Steve Jobs’ Bio Passes ‘Harry Potter’ in Taiwan
Jobs has even penetrated the Bamboo Curtain separating Taiwan from China. Few people can do that!
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Dan Bloom -
Review: Kelly Clarkson Provides a Master Class in Pop Singing in ‘Stronger’
Vivid, angry emotions and pure pop fun happily co-exist in the enduring Idol’s fifth and best album
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I’m a Successful Failure in Hollywood
Being hung up on was one of the most pivotal moments of my career
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My Part in the Epic 50th-Anniversary ‘Doctor Who’ Geek Fest
The plans for the Doctor’s 50th-anniversary in 2013 are taking shape already — and it’s going to be truly magical
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Anthony Burt