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2025 Oscars: 'Emilia Pérez' Leads With 13 Nods, Trump Portrayal In Spotlight
Thursday, January 23, 2025 - 12:46pm | 1205Netflix Inc (NASDAQ:NFLX) could strike gold at the Academy Awards once again with its “Emilia Pérez” the most nominated film, showing the continued strength of streaming in the movie sector. What Happened: Netflix has now had at least one film nominated for Best Picture in each year...
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60 Years Ago, Bob Dylan Turned The Beatles On To Cannabis, Transforming Them And Rock Culture Forever
Thursday, August 29, 2024 - 9:59am | 737On August 28, 1964, following their sold-out show at the Forest Hills Stadium in Queens, The Beatles had an encounter that would reset their creative compass forever. In a room at the Delmonico Hotel in Manhattan, Bob Dylan introduced the Fab Four to cannabis – a move some say shaped the...
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Joe Biden's Mother Convinced Him To Be Vice President For Barack Obama: 'I Don't Want To Do That'
Friday, December 22, 2023 - 5:02pm | 495President Joe Biden often credits his family for shaping his career in politics. When former President Barack Obama asked him to be vice president in 2008, it was no different. During an interview on the Sirius XM Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:SIRI) "Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend" podcast, Biden looked...
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Puff, Puff, Pass On Live TV: Seth Rogen Hands Conan O'Brien A Joint And He Lights Up
Wednesday, June 23, 2021 - 2:06pm | 438If anyone could get Conan O’Brien to smoke weed live on-air in front of millions of viewers, it's Seth Rogen. With his late-night talk show coming to end after more than a decade, O'Brien apparently decided to go out in a hail of smoke. No surprise here...
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Time Warner's New Late Night Initiative 'Full Frontal' Sees Solid Debut
Wednesday, February 10, 2016 - 9:21am | 285Conan O'Brien's new late-night neighbor got off to a warm welcome Monday night, as Samantha Bee's "Full Frontal" saw solid viewership in its debut outing. The new weekly series, in the same vein as Comedy Central's "The Daily Show" and HBO's "Last Week Tonight," saw about 2 million viewers check in...
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4 CEOs That Helped Everyday People Raise Millions With The #IceBucketChallenge
Friday, August 15, 2014 - 6:01pm | 677Hashtag activism. That term has gotten the nation talking on social media In two very different cases over the last week. But in a lighter case, social media has raised more than $7 million for ALS, courtesy of the #IceBucketChallenge. Related Link: Tom Hanks And 4 Celebrity-Endorsed Apps...
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iPad Sales Disappoint?
Monday, March 19, 2012 - 8:32am | 1076Did Apple fail to produce another record-breaking success story, or are the negative reports being blown out of proportion? That's the question on everyone's mind this morning as we brace ourselves for Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) conference call. But Apple won't be talking sales numbers; rather, the...
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Redheads Get Premature Ejection from Sperm Bank
Monday, October 3, 2011 - 11:21am | 353Once again, redheads are discriminated against for being extra awesome. Last month, MSNBC reported that the world's largest sperm bank, Cryos International, had pulled the plug on donations from redheaded men. “Demand for redheads is still high in Ireland, according the clinic, but apparently it'...
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Conan's First Show Back Sees 'Strong' Ratings
Tuesday, November 9, 2010 - 4:00pm | 200Conan O'Brien's late-night debut on TBS Monday night drew 4.16 million viewers, beating Jay Leno on NBC and David Letterman on CBS. "That's a strong number," Brad Adgate, senior vice president of research at the advertising company Horizon Media, said in an e-mail to Bloomberg. "The Tonight Show...
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Conan O'Brien Moves to TBS
Monday, April 12, 2010 - 1:50pm | 84Conan O'Brien will head to TBS and headline a late-night show that will air at 11pm Mondays-Thursdays, starting in November. Lopez Tonight will move to midnight and Conan will act as a lead-in to this already hit show on the network. This move comes as a shock as many suspected O'Brien would make...
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Conan O'Brien To Get $40 Million To Take A Hike
Tuesday, January 19, 2010 - 12:41pm | 167Reports have surfaced that indicate NBC will pay Conan O'Brien $40 million to walk away from his job hosting "The Tonight Show." This is the latest development in what has become an embarrassing saga for NBC, Conan O'Brien, and Jay Leno. The network had tried to move O'Brien's time slot back a...
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Conan Moving To Fox?
Wednesday, January 13, 2010 - 5:41pm | 273NBC (NYSE: GE) finally announced that the rumors concerning Jay Leno's possible return to his previous time slot were true. It is looking more likely that Leno's Tonight Show successor, Conan O'Brien, may jump ship for NBC rival Fox. The network owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation (Nasdaq:...