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What’s On at Flavorpill: The Links That Made the Rounds in Our Office

By Caroline Stanley on

Today at Flavorpill, we found out what Anderson Cooper looked like as a little kid thanks to this footage of him wearing a purple wig on a game show. We fell in love with the latest mural from Blu. We were excited to learn that the Library of Congress had launched… Read More

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The Morning’s Top 5 Pop Culture Stories

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1. This is the most exciting news we’ve read in a while: Starting this fall Nickelodeon will air old episodes of shows like Rugrats, Kenan & Kel, Pete & Pete, The Amanda Bynes Show, All That, and Clarissa Explains It All in a new midnight-to-2 am programming block dubbed “The ’90s Are All That.” [via… Read More

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The Morning’s Top 5 Pop Culture Stories

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1. The 2011 Golden Globes nominations have been announced, and Black Swan, Glee, The Social Network, and The Kids Are All Right all scored multiple nods, while The King’s Speech leads the pack with seven. View the full list here.

2. Michael C. Hall and Jennifer Carpenter — who play a brother… Read More

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The Morning’s Top 5 Pop Culture Stories

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1. Lou Reed has directed Susan Boyle’s music video for her cover of his song “Perfect Day” — the same track that he was wrongfully accused of refusing to allow her to perform on America’s Got Talent. [via Vulture]
2. Hugh Jackman was asked to host this year’s Academy Awards, but he… Read More

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What’s on at Flavorpill: The Links That Made the Rounds in Our Office

By Caroline Stanley on

Today at Flavorpill, we listened to the first new music from Amy Winehouse in what feels like forever and watched Willow Smith’s television debut performance on Ellen. We got excited by the idea of a new Broadway musical about Houdini that will star Hugh Jackman with a book by… Read More

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The Morning’s Top 5 Pop Culture Stories

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1. The 22 pieces of custom-made furniture Michael Jackson commissioned for his planned home in London during the This Is It tour (including a leopard-print chair trimmed with ostrich feathers) are going on the auction block. [via

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The Morning’s Top 5 Pop Culture Stories

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1. Wolverine and musical theater fans cry into their cereal this morning as Hugh Jackman turns down a repeat Oscar hosting gig. [via Variety]
2. We wonder whether the steak will be served rare at the new Twilight-themed eatery in Washington state. [via Eater]
3. Lady Gaga will join fellow pantsless dancers from the Bolshoi Ballet in a Francesco Vezzoli-directed performance for rich LA art patrons at MOCA‘s 30th anniversary bash. [via ArtInfo]
4. Natalie Portman claims Jonathan Safran Foer’s veggie manifesto Eating Animals turned her vegan. Did it also inspire her turn on this week’s Top Chef? [via HuffPo]
5. From the cradle to the grave: Wal-Mart is now selling coffins, ready to ship in 48 hours. [via BBC]

Bonus video after the jump: Scranton‘s very own Kelly Kapoor and Erin Hannon performing their dance jam “Male Prima Donna.” … Read More

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The Morning’s Top 5 Pop Culture Stories

By Caroline Stanley on

1. Don’t believe the trending Twitter topic: Kanye West is not dead. [via NME]
2. Yesterday Barnes & Noble launched an unfortunately-named but rather cool e-reader set to rival the Kindle: the Nook. [via LAT]
3. Hugh Jackman, Daniel Craig, Jude Law, and James Gandolfini are largely responsible for one of… Read More

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The Morning’s Top 5 Pop Culture Stories

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1. Flea will be part of the band that performs Thom Yorke’s solo material. [via Pitchfork]
2. A new book reveals that Bush administration officials refused to give JK Rowling a presidential medal of freedom because the Harry Potter books “encouraged witchcraft.” [via The Guardian]
3. Sarah Palin’s memoir Going Rogue will be out November 17, just in time for holiday gag gifting. [via NPR]
4. When a preview of A Steady Rain was interrupted by a cell phone, Hugh Jackman and Daniel Craig taunted its owner. (video) [via The Guardian]
5. Charlie Cox, Donald Sutherland, Gillian Anderson, William Hurt, and Ethan Hawke will star in a $25.5 million made-for-TV movie version of Moby Dick. [via… Read More

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The Morning’s Top 5 Pop Culture Stories

By Caroline Stanley on

1. Modest Mouse’s Heath Ledger-directed video for “King Rat” premieres on MySpace today. [via Pitchfork]
2. Are Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson romantically involved in Guy Ritchie’s upcoming adaptation, or are Jude Law and Robert Downey, Jr. having a laugh? [via NYP]
3. Hugh Jackman will play P.T. Barnum in a… Read More