David Cook: 'Idol' Busy With New Album *
Nov 18th, 2008 · Every fall, the latest winner of the American Idol competition arrives with an album. This year it's David Cook, who won by the largest margin in the show's seven-year history. Tom Moon
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Op-Ed: Undecided Is Overrated *
Oct 14th, 2008 · Ezra Klein, associate editor of the American Prospect, argues that U.S. electoral coverage focuses too much on undecided voters. He says most of these voters have already made up their minds.
Imagining The Life Of The President's Wife
Sep 30th, 2008 · American Wife follows the life of a demure school librarian who becomes first lady of the United States. The novel, inspired by the life of Laura Bush, is the third from Curtis Sittenfeld.
Taking Product Placement Another Step
Sep 22nd, 2008 · Sure you've see the Coke cups sitting at the fingertips of American Idol judges. But do you know why the ad men of Mad Men take on Heineken as a client? Or why Dwight buys Office supplies at Staples?
Alan Ball Returns With 'True Blood' And 'Towelhead'
Sep 10th, 2008 · The writer of American Beauty and the hit series Six Feet Under has a new HBO drama about vampires in a Louisiana town — and a controversially titled movie, Towelhead, based on Alicia Erian's novel.
Reporter Helen Thomas Gets An HBO 'Thank You'
Aug 18th, 2008 · Documentarian Rory Kennedy, who's won acclaim and awards for her documentaries American Hollow and The Ghosts of Abu Ghraib, turns her lens on legendary White House correspondent Helen Thomas. David Bianculli has a review.
The Secret Life Of The 'American Teen' **
Aug 8th, 2008 · Film critic David Edelstein reviews the new documentary American Teen. Directed by Nanette Burnstein, the film follows a group of seniors at a high school in Warsaw, Indiana.
Summer Movies: 'Dark Knight' And 'American Teen' **
Aug 2nd, 2008 · Scott Simon talks to film critic Desson Thomson about movie archetypes and how they're portrayed in two very different films: the latest Batman flick, The Dark Knight, and American Teen, a documentary about teenagers and the roles they play, or try to escape, in their small-town high school.
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