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July 2006
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July 31, 2006
Make mine a Gibson: Today's Mel roundup
Got a bad song stuck in your head?
Don't call it a comeback: L.L. Cool J moves to TV
Trailer Blazer: 'The Black Dahlia,' 'The Departed'
Are you planning a Mel Gibson boycott?
July 28, 2006
Weekend To-Do List: When Animals Attack Edition
Which actors have failed upward?
Lindsay Lohan: Bad movie star! Bad movie star!
Sex advice from '90s icons: You're welcome!
'Lost': Elizabeth Mitchell joins the cast
Reviewing the Reviews: 'Miami Vice'
Beat This Caption: Brangelina in Wax Edition
Ed Helms joins the cast of 'The Office'
July 27, 2006
Where's the love for 'Project Runway''s Michael?
Snap Judgment: An open letter to Janet Jackson
'America's Got Talent': The return of Rappin' Granny
Ready your "Faithfully," Dilberts: It's 'The Singing Office'
First Look: 'The Simpsons Movie'
'Arrested Development': The afterlife
Announcement: 'Da Vinci' mania is now over
Snap Judgment: Casting 'The Black Dahlia'
July 26, 2006
'Evil Dead: The Musical'? Groovy.
Duh, Ken Jennings hearts 'Jeopardy'!
'Fletch' lives, returns, begins, persists... with Zach Braff!
Who's more ineffectual? Justin or Beyoncé?
'Idol' tour: Yay! Shiny Kat McPhee is back!
Rant of the day: ''Coming up …''
One last big 'Desperate Housewives' spoiler
July 25, 2006
Movies you must see before you die
Meet 'Lost''s new mystery hunk
HeadScratcher No. 50: Sheena Easton made me do it!
Trailer Blazer: 'The Fountain,' 'Stranger Than Fiction'
The superhero boom: 'Spider-Man 3,' Batman, Aquaman
Tarantino, Rodriguez announce the 'Grind House' cast
July 24, 2006
Lost: The time is out of joint?
'Desperate Housewives': Spot the fake spoilers
Tina Fey says good night and have a pleasant tomorrow
July 21, 2006
Weekend To-Do List: Keeping Cool Edition
A new 'Day' for Thomas Pynchon fans
Stupid Feud of the Day: Steely Dan vs Owen Wilson
Watch more of 'Nobody's Watching'
Trailers: 'Children of Men,' 'Ninja Turtles'
A headline that fills us with nameless dread
What are the worst song lyrics ever?
Reviewing the Reviews: 'Lady in the Water'
Comic-Con: Jason Statham, Rosario Dawson, and more
Snap Judgment: Jessica Simpson and Fergie videos
July 20, 2006
'America's Got Talent': It's super freaky
Katherine Heigl: She wuz robbed!
Joel Siegel and the great movie-critic wars
Get ready for 'Doom Patrol: The Movie'
The Fed promises to raise (heart) rates!
'Lost Experience': Who is Rachel Blake?
Has 'The Onion' sold its soul?
Happy Birthday, Elliott Yamin!
July 19, 2006
Arrr! Is this a leaked 'Pirates 3' script?
'Lost' Experience: Rachel lives!; Retrievers, not so much
Disney: It's a smaller world after all
Kid and Pammy are getting married? Gift ideas?
Notes from the Couch: 'Eureka' and 'Battlestar'
Trailer Blazer: 'Crank,' 'Beerfest,' 'Employee of the Month'
Why can't Madonna score a hit single on U.S. radio?
'Idol': Whose disc will you buy?
July 18, 2006
Who were the best (and worst) 'Sex and the City' men?
Katie Couric's shiny new newscast
What are the most influential albums of the rock era?
In the spirit of Oprah, I, also, am not gay
First Look: The new 'Buffy' comic
July 17, 2006
HeadScratcher No. 49: Everyone's a critic!
A hastily scribbled mash note to Danica McKellar
'24': Another day, another SPOILER ALERT!
Suck Watch: 'Lady in the Water'
Happy birthday, David Hasselhoff!
Kellie Pickler joins 'The View'
Snap Judgment: Franz Ferdinand's new video
Trend Watch: Magicians are HOT!
July 14, 2006
Weekend To-Do List: Little Men edition
Steve Guttenberg lays a golden egg
Reviewing the Reviews: 'Little Man'
The 'Lion King'-'Bambi' collaboration ends badly
Reviewing the 'American Idol' tour
The Who: The PopWatch Interview
July 13, 2006
Beat This Caption: Bai Ling edition
'America's Got Talent': The semifinals begin!
Snap Judgment: 'The Office' Webisodes
Let's do Betty! Betty, Betty, Bo-betty...
Box office soars! So get ready for more slump-talk!
'The Sopranos': Tony's tardy again
'Adventures in Babysitting': Ready for the remake?
July 12, 2006
Get caught up in Emmy highlight reels
First Look: Angelina Jolie in 'Kung Fu Panda'
Slezak's summer addiction begins...
July 11, 2006
Which franchises need a reboot?
PopWatch wins the 'World Series'!
Joan Rivers: 980 red carpet interviews and counting
It's already time again for 'American Idol'
RIP: June Allyson, Syd Barrett
Robert Downey Jr... remembers?
Arrested Development: The Movie?
Will the real Paul Haggis please stand up?
Trailer Blazer: 'Rocky Balboa'
July 10, 2006
HeadScratcher No. 48: Degrees of Dave Chappelle
'The Office': A British crossover?
Top Second Banana Award: 'Superman''s James Marsden
Hey, TV execs: A Saturday-night suggestion...
Get yer Monday morning mashups!
'Pirates' booty: Did you predict it'd be THIS big?
July 07, 2006
Weekend To-Do List: World Cup Edition
Which star's project sounds most exciting?
'24': What's next for Jack Bauer?
We don't need no stinkin' punch lines!
Would you watch 'Nobody's Watching'?
Reviewing the Reviews: 'Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest'
July 06, 2006
Slezak and Aunt Sassy vent their Emmy rage
Snap Judgment: Justin Timberlake's 'SexyBack'
Trailer Blazer: 'Hollywoodland'
Emmy trend: Cancellation is HOT!
July 05, 2006
HeadScratcher No. 47: PopWatchers get it Fourth-right!
Who would you cast in a 'Thor' movie?
Keith Richards has a buccaneer's reflexes
What's with all the cat videos? We explain
Ben Stiller: Sleep is for wimps
Carnage a Trois: 'Spider-Man,' 'Rush Hour'
Trailer Blazer: 'Science of Sleep,' 'Transformers'

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