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Good Morning, Spider-Man: The Musical

Look Spider-Man: The Musical, we’re aware that isn’t your actual name. But we’re going to get real with you, so you just need to drop the B.S. for a second.

So The New York Times panned you, joining a long line of people to pan you. So they said “‘Spider-Man’ is not Read More

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Good Morning, Eminem!

When it came to Superbowl commercials, Eminem, you succeeded in a risky two-point conversion.

That’s right you appeared in not one but two Superbowl commercials. The first was for Brisk iced tea, where a claymation Eminem assured us in a self-righteous way that it doesn’t make endorsements for just any product. Which made us, the Read More

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Good Morning, Harry Potter!

Harry Potter, you’ve had a long and storied career as the star of several hit books and films and today it was announced that you’ll be celebrated for your work in that second category at this year’s BAFTAs. Mazel tov!

Granted, it’s somewhat expected that the British Academy would celebrate you – Read More

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Good Morning, Jeff Bridges!

Jeff Bridges! You’re totally messing with our zen thing, man.

Your True Grit grabbed a bunch of Oscar nods! Not everyone was expecting that. But why not True Grit? Just because it isn’t Fargo? Just because it isn’t Miller’s Crossing? That would be foolish.

Between you and James Franco both being up for the best Read More

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Good Morning, Natalie Portman!

Ms. Portman, good morning.

Who could have predicted that your No Strings Attached would win the weekend box office? Well we might have, given the January dry spell. But you made $20 million, that’s nothing to sneeze at!

What do you mean it’s not your movie? You’re listed as an executive producer. Moreover, there you Read More

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Good Morning, Spider-Man!

Mr. Man, we know your musical has had some troubles recently, but here’s something to save the day: a new finale for the show.

Yes, the show now features “an airborne finale moment that will be familiar to Spider-Man fans around the world,” according to a spokesperson for the show. Not to Read More

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Good Morning, Seth Rogan!

Congrats, Seth Rogan. With $34 million at the box office, your Green Hornet was the clear winner in the weekend movie horse race.

And even though this is technically a franchise movie, it’s unlikely that all the 12-year-olds who went to see it have ever heard of a radio, let alone the radio serial upon Read More

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Good Morning, Steve Carell!

Steve Carell, it looks like you’ll be leaving The Office before the end of this season. Congratulations. Sorry, The Office, but it’s true. Leaving you is a good thing.

And The Office you’ll be doing just fine without Steve Carell. You’ve been building up all these ancillary characters for years ahead of this eventuality. We’re Read More

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Good Morning, Conan O’Brien!

Congrats, Conan. You won TCA.

The Television Critics Association is meeting right now and from that conference we recently learned that you “feel liberated” on TBS, that you received a phone call from David Letterman over the holidays, and that you’re still not that cool with Jay Leno.

These things are fine. But it’s simply Read More