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¿The Simpsons,¿ the longest-running prime-time animated program in the United States, revolves around a five-member family and a vast assortment of its friends, relatives and other wacky Springfield residents. Matt Groening created parents Homer and Marge plus offspring Bart (rebellious, irreverent), Lisa (brainy, ethical) and baby Maggie (pacified, off-balance) for animated breaks within Fox¿s ¿The Tracey Ullman Show.¿ In 1989, the characters were spun off into a half-hour comedy for Fox.
¿The Simpsons,¿ the longest-running prime-time animated program in the United States, revolves around a five-member family and a vast assortment of its friends, relatives and other wacky Springfield residents. Matt Groening created parents Homer and Marge plus offspring Bart (rebellious, irreverent), Lisa (brainy, ethical) and baby Maggie (pacified, off-balance) for animated breaks within Fox¿s ¿The Tracey Ullman Show.¿ In 1989, the characters were spun off into a half-hour comedy for Fox.
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Bacon recipes galore!
We were opening Christmas gifts last year when my much better half dropped a package on my lap -- a cold, heavy package. Curious (and suddenly chilly), I opened it. Bacon. Six pounds of artisan bacon, ranging from thick-cut hickory-smoked to jalapeño-...Tags: Cinnamon, Almonds, Turkey, Garlic, Texas
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TO, 4 other Cowboys vets join injured players on sideline; Pacman practices wearing pajamas
AP Sports WriterIRVING, Texas (AP) _ Going into a tough final month that will determine whether the preseason NFC favorite Dallas Cowboys even make the playoffs, coach Wade Phillips unveiled a new strategy Wednesday: rest. Phillips sent home Terrell Owens and four other...Tags: Football, Dallas Cowboys, Greg Ellis, Terrell Owens, Zach Thomas
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Turner Prize goes to artist whose work salutes Homer Simpson
Associated PressAssociated Press LONDON—Artist Mark Leckey has won Britain's prestigious Turner Prize for a piece of work that draws in Homer Simpson and the movie "Titanic." Leckey won the 25,000 pound ($37,281) prize Monday for the installation Industrial...Tags: Movies
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UVa hopes to participate in near-death experience
Daily ProgressFile cabinets in Bruce Greyson's Charlottesville office contain 30 years of interviews with people who say they've undergone near-death experiences. He has studied and written extensively on the subject. Much of his professional and scholarly life has...Tags: Charlottesville (Charlottesville, Virginia), American Medical Association, University of Virginia, Medical Research, Southampton (Southampton, New York)
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First Dog, good to the last bite
Maybe it's a little late now, but it sounds like the White House could use some "Beware of dog" signs. During the Boston Celtics' recent visit to be honored by President George W. Bush for the team's NBA championship, the club's public relations...Tags: George Bush, ESPN, Brett Favre, Boston Celtics, Baseball
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What Makes Me Mad
The Hartford CourantActually, this is more of an annoyance. There was this player on the New York Giants who spent his career, or at least it seemed, entering into and emerging from turf wars with the media. During the 10 years I wrote about the NFL for The Courant, I'd...Tags: Football, Michael Strahan, ESPN, National Football League
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Fox Sports exec thrilled with Rays-Phils matchup
Someone asked Fox Sports president and executive producer Ed Goren if he and the rest of the network's execs were shedding tears along with Red Sox Nation on Sunday night. Not only did Goren say no, but he may have outdone Kiefer Sutherland, Hugh Laurie,...Tags: Hugh Laurie, John F. Kennedy, ESPN, NBC, Football
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"The Simpsons": No plans for exit
The TV ZoneCould "The Simpsons" go another three seasons beyond the one that starts this weekend? It's a possibility, and Al Jean, show czar who's been at the show since day one, suggested as much in a reporter call this ayem.......Tags: Television
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HOT STUFF
MOVIES FLASH OF GENIUS. Greg Kinnear stars as Robert Kearns, inventor of the intermittent windshield wiper, in this unlikely biopic. Opens Friday. BLINDNESS. A star-studded cast including Julianne Moore, Mark Ruffalo, Danny Glover and Gael García Bernal...Tags: Radio City Music Hall, Theater, Danny Glover, Tickets, Kristin Scott Thomas
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'Mad Men,' '30 Rock' take top awards at Emmys
verne.gay@newsday.comSo, a "Mad" night after all. Engrossing, brilliantly acted and written, yet low-rated, AMC's " Mad Men" wasn't necessarily a lock to win commercial TV's highest honor Sunday night. But win it did: The show, about advertising business in the 1960s, became...Tags: Hugh Laurie, Kathy Griffin, Breaking Bad (tv program), Theater, Howie Mandel
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Naughty 'Housewives'
Zap2itA van hugs the switchbacks as it climbs the hills above Los Angeles. Past Ella Fitzgerald Drive and Muddy Waters Lane on the Universal lot, it stops on TV's most famous suburban street, Wisteria Lane. Wisteria is stapled to fake trees, and white fences...Tags: Metal and Mineral, Los Angeles, William H Macy, Lexus, NBC
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'Fringe' aside, it's a buzz-free fall TV season
verne.gay@newsday.comAs we bow our heads and give thanks to the TV networks for that which we are about to receive - the good, the indifferent and, if history is any guide, the mostly awful - we should first consider three words: The writers' strike. Ah, the three words...Tags: Fringe (tv program), Consumer Electronics Industry, NBC, Samantha Who? (tv program), Television
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