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10 best U.S. shows you're probably not watching
Rob Salem  
Yes, American network shows are falling off the TV schedule, but there are others that can still be saved, that are "on the bubble," or on the bubble to being on the bubble, or otherwise threatened by low to medium ratings, or even average ratings still not quite commensurate with their high quality and broad appeal.

Malcolm Gladwell explores the nature of success
Vit Wagner   If there is one thing that this country produces in abundance, it is superior hockey talent. But Malcolm Gladwell, the Elmira, Ont.-bred New Yorker contributor and bestselling author, insists that Canada ...

`I never thought this day would come'
John Goddard   Toronto singer Kemer Yousef buried his head deep in his father's neck and smelled him again for the first time in 24 years.

Hot Box: TV worth talking about Return to Rome: The creator of CBS's red-hot procedural The Mentalist has unfinished business in Italy.

Kids in the Hall back on the box
Cassandra Szklarski  The Kids in the Hall are returning to the CBC.
Can Australia dispel Hollywood's fear of epic films?
Susan King  Filmmaker Baz Luhrmann calls them "banquets of cinema," visual and...
Hudson sister's ex arrested in family slayings
DON BABWIN  Police arrested the estranged brother-in-law of Jennifer Hudson yesterday in...
Tuning into new music with YouTube orchestra
John Terauds  The world is getting a 21st-century twist on the old saw about putting a bunch...
Marketing style leaves maestro miffed Concertgoers last week lost a rare opportunity to hear the Boston Symphony...
Fey's scar from attack as a child Tina Fey 's husband is talking about something the 30 Rock actor would rather...
Lil Wayne's guitar wailings more amateurish than pro Lil Wayne: guitar hero. Who'd have thunk it?
Gladwell explores success
If there is one thing that this country produces in abundance, it is superior hockey talent. But Malcolm Gladwell, the Elmira, Ont.-bred New Yorker contributor and bestselling author, insists that Canada is a long way from maximizing ...
 
Britney comeback?
With the secrecy surrounding the new Britney Spears TV special, there is no way of knowing whether it will repair her tabloid-tainted public image or forever brand her the ultimate example of celebrity gone horribly wrong.
 
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Once a week wasn't enough - so now Malene Arpe snarks about pop culture and celebrity on her Stargazing blog.
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