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August 20, 2008
'Bachelorette' reject gets second chance at the final rose!
It's Wednesday... an obvious day to Rock?
What's on your catching-up-with-TV Must List?
Olympic Co-Studs of the Day: Dawn 'n' Shawn
Just because: Happy Hump Day from Spaghetti Cat!
In defense of 'Henry Poole is Here'
Memo to prostesting 'Watchmen' and 'Harry Potter' fans: It just doesn't matter
All excited for 'Death Race,' say 'Aye!'
'Secret Life of the American Teenager:' Out with grandma, in with the baby
Box Office Challenge: 'Thunder' struck
''That's no moon (over San Francisco)...that's a space station''
August 19, 2008
Unbeweavable Wendy Williams to sweep the nation
The Verve are back, with 'Judas'
Do you have Dexter's killer instinct?
90210 to critics: Drop dead! Critic to 90210: Game on!
Throwdown: Guitar Hero vs. High School
Michael Phelps Prepares for Ninth Gold!
'The Closer' recap: Who murdered Sergei?
Yelena Isinbayeva: Olympic Stud of the Day
Brad Meltzer's 'Book of Lies' trailer! Starring Joss Whedon! And, Christopher Hitchens (!?)
Name the best crowd participation concert song
August 18, 2008
Daughtry courts first-time voters ... with Foreigner song
You can keep your copy of 'Twilight' -- I have the N to keep me company
Monday Movie Club: 'Tropic Thunder' react
Bits and Bobs (Vol. 8): Tropic Blunder… Why Isn’t Steve Coogan a Bigger U.S. Star?
Name that Movie Mondays! (Vol. 9)
Enter the Fray (Vol. 4): What got you talking this week
Shelly-Ann Fraser: Olympic Stud of the Day
'Date Night' with Tina Fey and Steve Carell: Gonna score?
Mike Myers + Quentin Tarantino = [Fill in the Blank]
August 17, 2008
Usain Bolt: Olympic Stud of the Day
August 16, 2008
Michael Phelps: Olympic Stud of the Day
'Swingtown' recap: Apron strings
August 15, 2008
Q&A: 'Big Brother' evictee Libra: Jerry is a dirty old man!
'Celebrity Come Dine With Me': George Clooney edition
Sean Young goes country tonight (kinda)
'Burn Notice' recap: Method acting
PopWatch Previewer: "Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist," "Punisher: War Zone," and more!
Jennifer Hudson: An exclusive first look at her debut CD
Britney + the VMAs = deadly combo or secret weapon?
CBS still pimping Alex O'Loughlin (not that we're complaining)
Nastia Liukin: Olympic Stud of the Day
'Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List' season finale: Red, white, and adieu
'Firefly' Fridays: Striking fear into the hearts of men's pants
Muppet Kanye: Olympic Stud of the Day...?
August 14, 2008
Politics: If Oprah's worth 1 million votes, how much is Heidi Montag worth?
'America's Next Top Model' transgender contestant
The Hopes of a Long Suffering 'Star Wars' Fan
While you wait for 'SNL' to resume, here's 'The Line'
Snap Judgment: Santogold gets crazy with the green screen in 'Lights Out'
Yang Wei: Olympic Stud of the Day
Favorite pop-culture field trips
'Greatest American Dog' recap: Salvador Doggy
Snap Judgment: Franz Ferdinand come smashing back with 'Lucid Dreams'
Lip synching at the Olympics? What is this, reality TV?
Will you be reading Lynne Spears' memoir?
The Jonas Brothers shut down NYC's Apple Store! (Squeeeeee!)
August 13, 2008
MST3K's Joel Hodgson returns with 'Cinematic Titanic'
Zachary Levi should be Band From TV's new lead singer
When you sleep, do you dream about pop culture?
Box Office Challenge: Smokers' Delight?
'The Secret Life of the American Teenager' recap: Will Amy stay or will she go?
Which classic TV lines should the Emmys honor?
Obama and McCain pick their playlists
Federica Pellegrini: Olympic Stud of the Day
What's the best boy band of all time?
Which 'Sisterhood Of The Traveling Pants 2' guy has breakout potential?
Spot Inspection: The last YouTube link someone sent you!
August 12, 2008
Dane Cook hates on the poster for his new movie, 'My Best Friend's Girl'
EW.com exclusive: Stephenie Meyer talks 'Breaking Dawn'
Has a real-life romance ever ruined your favorite show for you?
What male roles would you like to see played by a woman?
Send us your summer concert photos!
Jonathan Horton: Olympic Stud of the Day
'The Closer' recap: Illegally blonde
Bits and Bobs (Vol. 7 ½): An email from Honeysuckle Weeks
Take the Rick Springfield/'Victoria's Secret' challenge!
Hasbro updates Clue. In the spa. With the baseball bat.
25 must-see YouTube sports videos
August 11, 2008
Why isn't Pineapple Express's Craig Robinson a bigger star?
Are you genetically programmed to be a scaredy cat?
Name that Movie Mondays! (Vol. 8)
Bits and Bobs (Vol. 7): 'Skins,' 'Gavin & Stacey,' 'Vivienne Vyle'
Trailer Blazer: 'Teresa: The Making of a Saint'
Jason Lezak: Olympic Stud of the Day
'Harry Potter' plot holes...in easily digestible cartoon form
August 10, 2008
All Points West: Radiohead prevails (twice!) in spite of everything
All Points West: The Go! Team, Duffy, and Girl Talk
All Points West: Underworld and CSS
All Points West: What are you waiting for? Go see Grizzly Bear live already!
Plavins and Samoilovs: Olympic Studs of the Day
August 09, 2008
The Best and Worst of the Olympics Opening Ceremony
Antonio Rossi: Olympic Stud of the Day
'Swingtown' recap: More cabin fever
August 08, 2008
Shouldn't Elvis have a say about who he's dueting with?
Enter the Fray (Vol. 3): What got you talking this week on PopWatch!
Hey, Wilco: Rethink the name of your new carpooling scheme!
'Ausiello TV': Beloved blogger to leave this 'Office'
Beyoncé's L'Oréal ad: You can't do that in advertising!
Jessie Godderz: The (semi-unintelligible) 'Big Brother' exit interview
NOW, are you excited for the Olympics?
Hey, Variety, what did Brad Pitt ever do to you?
'Burn Notice' recap: Mike turns criminal
'Firefly' Fridays: Saffron is the spice of life
Best and worst acting in a music video (by an artist)
'America's Got Talent' recap: The top 40 revealed!
National Duran Duran Appreciation Day is August 10! (Really!)
'Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List' recap: It Woz good while it lasted!
Oh no! 'Paper Planes' has gone M.I.A. from 'Pineapple Express'?!
Ballads you're not sure are as good as you thought they were
Which TV shows should be reinvented?
August 07, 2008
PopWatch Previewer: 'Role Models,' 'Rachel Getting Married,' 'The Informers,' and more!
Snap Judgment: N.E.R.D.'s all-star remix video
Help! 'Dancing With the Stars' needs a new casting director!
For the record: Paris Hilton IS capable of memorizing a two-minute script
Can the 'Appaloosa' trailer rope you in to see another Western?
Duh: 'Garfield' funnier without Garfield in it
'Greatest American Dog' recap: Dancing With the Dogs
'So You Think You Can Dance' yields the ultimate summer playlist!
Look who's talking now: 16 baby Aarons
What's your favorite song for getting in the mood?
Parents Television Council: There's not enough sex on TV! (sort of)
August 06, 2008
I saw the Jonas Brothers and all I got was this stupid crush
Hit us with your favorite stoner movie moment!
Would you rather 'Eat, Pray, Love' or 'Drink, Play, F@#k'?
Which franchises do (and don't) need big-screen reboots?
'Secret Life of the American Teenager' recap: Mama don't preach, Amy's keeping her baby
Box Office Challenge: 'The Dark Knight' wins the Triple Crown!
Paris Hilton's political ad gets at least one thing right
'America's Got Talent' recap: Heaving Las Vegas
'The Tudors' thinks Joss Stone is ugly?
August 05, 2008
Nigel Lythgoe's 'American Idol' exit: Good for the show?
'Teen Choice Awards' recap: So THAT'S why people worship the Jonas Brothers!
On the Scene: We Are Scientists fuse rock music, geeky humor at NYC's Bowery Ballroom
National Underwear Day: What scene do you think of first?
Charlie Sheen is TV's highest paid actor. Discuss.
'High School Musical: Get in the Picture' recap
Isle need to see your Must List picks
'Top Model' 11: Feel the love Tyra has for herself
Answer the question: 'What Just Happened?'
Rhetorical Question of the Day: Should we go to this?
Kevin Costner, reteam with Ron Shelton. (Thank you.)
'The Closer' recap: Two pairs fold
'Nashville Star' recap: Melissa Lawson's first single doesn't suck!
Twilight Bytes: Inspired by own name, town offers 'Twilight'-themed dishes
August 04, 2008
Remembering Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
On the next episode of 'Punk'd'…
Name That Movie Mondays! (Vol. 7: Special Huey Lewis & the News edition)
After 50 years of silence, quiz-show scandal figure Charles Van Doren speaks!
Bits and Bobs (Vol. 6): Nathaniel Parker (aka Inspector Lynley) checks out... and in
'High School Musical: Get in the Picture' recap: Showmance is in the air!
Coke Zero ads: Genius or just plain freaky?
Lollapalooza 08 Sunday: Nine Inch Nails bring us closer to God, going home
David Archuleta's 'Crush' is surprisingly good!
The X-Files: I Want to Believe it's a good movie
Last Look: 'Buffy: The Animated Series'
iPod Inspection: Soul-crushing heat edition
August 03, 2008
Lollapalooza 08 Saturday: We Rage happily, if not safely
August 02, 2008
Lollapalooza 08: Grizzly Bear's Ed Droste blogs his Friday
'Liiiiiiiiiiive!' An actual vocal on a reality show results night!
Lollapalooza 08 Friday: Humidity + Radiohead = sleeeeepy
On the scene: 'Breaking Dawn' Concert Series
'Swingtown' recap: Fun and games
August 01, 2008
'The Understudy' Is Ready To Go On
Bits and Bobs (Vol. 5 1/2): Exclusive 'Robin Hood' scoop from Richard Armitage!
You don't know your friends until you've seen them dance
HBO's 'Hung': Best show title ever?
PopWatch Pulse Check: Who wants to see 'The Mummy'?
'Firefly' Fridays: This one goes out to the ladies...
'Burn Notice' recap: Nate returns
How hot is our First Look at 'Australia'?
Happy Birthday, Ashley Parker Angel!
'Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List' recap: Ad nauseum
Snap Judgment: Listening to music Dr. Dre's way
Digging up zombies from the movie graveyard: The Ramones, Venom, and Austin Powers
Thank you, people who keep obsessively updating IMDB's 'I Love Money' synopses!
