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Television

End of an era: Oprah ending show after 25 years

CHICAGO (AP) — Oprah Winfrey was set to announce Friday that her powerhouse daytime television show, the foundation of a multibillion-dollar media empire with legions of fans, will end its run in 2011 after 25 seasons on the air. Winfrey planned to announce the final date for "The Oprah Winfrey Show" during a live broadcast, according to her production company, Harpo Productions Inc.{loadposition googlesky} Once a local Chicago morning program, the production evolved into television's top-rated talk show for more than two decades, airing in 145 countries worldwide and watched by an estimated 42 million viewers a week in the U.S. alone. "Oprah Winfrey is in a category of her own," said Robert Thompson, professor of television and popular culture at Syracuse University. "This is a great American story and like any great American story it's supersized." A Harpo spokeswoman declined to comment Thursday on Winfrey's future plans except to say that "The Oprah Winfrey Show," which has s...Full Story >>

Cricket's Frog Blog

Cricket's Frog Blog: Jimmy Wayne

Today the Frog Blog spotlight is on Kings Mountain, North Carolina native, Jimmy Wayne. I follow LOTS of country stars on Twitter, and of all of them, I think Jimmy is the most active. (Oops… I take that back; I just logged on and there were 12 Tweets in a row by Kellie Pickler.) I especially love following JW because he posts lots of pics of himself, whether he is shopping, ready to go onstage, working in the recording studio, or hitting the sack. Check out some of Jimmy’s recent Tweets: SHOOK WILLIE NELSON'S HAND AS HE WALKED BY MY TABLE.........WOW!!!!!!!!!!! Here's a nite nite kiss to you ladies still up! naked pics R next! Well I'm getN sleepy, mayB 2maro nite (Cricket’s note: Jimmy was only joking about the naked pics!) WATER HAS BEEN FOUND ON THE MOON!!!!!! WOW!!! I finally got my copy of the "Sara Smile" CD. Guys celebrate w/me! Get ur copy on Nov. 23rd !!yeah baby!!! There was 1,093 downloads of "Sara Smile" on Itunes yesterday!! That's huge!!!! Than...Full Story >>


	Latest Entertainment News Wesley Snipes appeals 3 tax convictions in Georgia Warrant: Drug in Jackson case came from Vegas firm Miley Cyrus tour bus overturns in Va., killing 1 '2012' a home run with patriotic fans in China Leonardo da Vinci exhibit opens in Times Square Top SKorean model found hung in Paris apartment Cricket's Frog Blog: Jimmy Wayne End of an era: Oprah ending show after 25 years

Movies

'2012' a home run with patriotic fans in China

BEIJING (AP) — When the apocalypse comes, China will save the world. Or at least that's how Chinese audiences are interpreting "2012," Hollywood's latest blockbuster disaster movie. "It's about time the world sees us as a dominant ally," said Liu Xinliang, 27, a Beijing-based computer programmer who watched the movie twice.{loadposition googlesky} The movie, currently No. 1 in the U.S., is also No. 1 in China, grossing $17.2 million here since it opened Nov. 13. In the nearly 3-hour movie, the Earth's core overheats, threatening humanity. Leaders of the world embark on a mission to build an ark in the mountains of central China to house people and animals that can repopulate the planet — a story line many Chinese have praised. Like others in a Beijing theater this week, Liu grinned with pride as he watched Chinese troops escort wealthy and important citizens onto the ark. Chinese netizens on popular blogs have also been quick to note other scenes perceived as having pro-China...Full Story >>

Tim Janson's Book Buzz

Preparing for the Christmas Rush

plus: We Review 100 Comic Books You Must ReadI’ve been writing the Book Buzz column for about 18 months now and this week is without a dout the lightest release week I have ever seen. We have a few releases of interest to genre fans but that’s about it. This is all in preparation for next week…Black Friday…the traditional start to the Christmas shopping season. Many retailers will even be rolling out deals before Friday and next week promises to be a huge week. Onto this week’s slight new releases… X-Files (Wildstorm Graphic Novel) THE X-FILES lives on in this new collection that serves as a "lost" season of the smash-hit TV series. Mulder and Scully are sent to San Francisco to solve a string of murders, then become targets of the Tong underworld and travel to the mysterious Badlands to investigate a series of disappearances in this title collecting THE X-FILES #0-6. The Astounding Wolf-Man Volume 3 Robert Kirkman (...Full Story >>

Books

Palin's book tour to include stop at Fort Hood

FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) — Sarah Palin's tour to promote her new memoir will include a stop at Fort Hood to benefit the victims of the shooting rampage and their families. An updated schedule for the 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee and former Alaska governor includes a Dec. 4 visit to the sprawling Texas post where an Army psychiatrist is accused of killing 13 people and wounding more than 30.{loadposition googlesky} The gunman, who faces murder charges, was shot by civilian police. Palin, on her blog for the "Going Rogue" book tour, says she's "especially looking forward to meeting our brave men and women in uniform at Fort Hood." Palin says she will donate royalties from book sales during her stop at Fort Hood to the victims and their families. On the Net: http://www.forthoodausa.org http://www.facebook.com/notes/sarah-palin/go-rogue-with-the-rest-of-us/177508213434...Full Story >>

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