Topic: The Artist

Kindles Still a Loss Leader; Ai Weiwei Criticizes Mo Yan's Nobel Prize

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Today in books and publishing: Bezos confirms Kindles are a loss-leader; critics and publishers respond to Yan's Nobel; Ferlinghetti turns down Hungarian prize; Rich Dad author bankrupt.

By Eric Randall

Feb 24, 2012

Mark Wahlberg Spoils the Oscars Results (Unless He's Making Them Up)

Mark Wahlberg says a friend at the firm charged with tallying Oscar votes has told him all the Academy Award winners in advance of this weekend's ceremony, and he's out to spoil it for the rest of us by revealing them to the Huffington Post UK.

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By Ray Gustini

Jan 30, 2012

An Extended Look at the Return of Ferris Bueller; The Muppets Finally Respond to Fox Business

Every day The Atlantic Wire highlights the video clips that truly earn your five minutes (or less) of attention.

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By Richard Lawson

Jan 27, 2012

Uggie the Dog is the Most Shameless Oscar Ploy

Uggie the dog is cute. He's also becoming an awards-baiting prop. 

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By Ray Gustini

Jan 24, 2012

What the Tweet?

Road Rage, Shep Smith, and Rose-Tinted Spectacles

After a long day spent staring at Twitter, we're sharing our favorite tweets that made no sense.

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By Richard Lawson

Jan 17, 2012

Oscar Forecasts: 'The Descendants' Surges

The Golden Globe Awards have come and gone and today we have the BAFTA Award nominations, meaning it's time to do some more Oscar thinking, now that the nominations are a week away and we're armed with this new information.

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By Richard Lawson

Jan 10, 2012

Award Season Makes Hollywood Actors Preachy

James Franco and Kim Novak are not proving to be good spokespeople for their awards-season causes.

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By Richard Lawson

Dec 14, 2011

Hollywood Actors Love a Movie About Hollywood Actors

Hooray, the SAG Award nominations, that is the award nominations given out by the Screen Actors Guild actors union, have been announced. There aren't too many surprises, but let's take a look at them anyway. Awards season!

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By Richard Lawson

Nov 29, 2011

New York Film Critics Tweet Out Some Surprising Awards

The New York Film Critics Circle has announced their best of the year awards, doing so via their Twitter feed. There were some surprises! Let's see who won, via tweets, of course.

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