Topic: The Simpsons

Now, a Word from Isabella Rossellini on How to Eat the Young

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Today in viral videos: Isabella Rossellini is a weird mom, The Simpsons get a Robot Chicken remix, Daft Punk by way of goat, and four lovely minutes of animals sneezing. 

By Esther Zuckerman

Feb 20, 2013

Maggie Simpson's Oscar Dress Is So Last Year

The perpetual baby stars in a nominated animated short, and Facebook fans are helping to choose among real-life Oscar gown counterparts — from last year's Angelina to Jennifer Lawrence's memorable red number from the year before that.

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By David Wagner

Jan 23, 2013

The Problem with Florida's Python Hunt Is Snake Assassination

The state of Florida has a bounty out on invasive pythons, luring amateur snake killers into the Everglades for a month-long hunt. Hilarious, right? Not to those who say it encourages cruelty and does little to solve conservation problems.

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By Connor Simpson

Nov 2, 2012

Montgomery Burns Keeps Binders Full of Women Too

The Simpsons' resident evil zillionaire Montgomery Burns decided Mitt Romney needed his endorsement on a day where the President got the call from The Economist and Michael Bloomberg.

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Sep 21, 2012

Katniss Gets a Bad Lip Read; Homer Voted Republican

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

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By Adam Martin

Aug 30, 2012

'Itchy and Scratchy' Is Too Violent for Russian Kids

Under a new law meant to protect kids from on-screen violence, Russian authorities are going to start censoring television shows, including cutting out the fictional kids' show Itchy and Scratchy from episodes of The Simpsons.

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By Richard Lawson

Aug 22, 2012

The Call Sheet

Chloë Sevigny Is Moving to Portland

Today in showbiz news, everyone's favorite downtown diva is heading out West, Catching Fire has once and for all declared its Finnick, and Paul Haggis assembles an A-team.

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By Esther Zuckerman

Aug 22, 2012

Stat of the Day

USPS Wasted $1.2 Million on 'Simpsons' Stamps

In a blunder of Homer-sized proportions, the Postal Service spent $1.2 million too much in printing one billion commemorative Simpsons stamps, only 318 million of which sold, Bloomberg's Angela Greiling Keane reports.

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By Ray Gustini

May 9, 2012

Orangutans and Their iPads; Putin on Ice

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

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By Ray Gustini

Apr 23, 2012

When Kurt and Courtney Were Happy; Tetris Daze at MIT

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

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By Adam Martin

Apr 12, 2012

Where in the World is Springfield?

No one may ever know in which state the Simpsons actually live, and Matt Groening's here to keep it that way after people mistook an answer he gave Smithsonian magazine about the inspiration for Springfield, the world's most generic town.

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By Eric Randall

Apr 10, 2012

By Ray Gustini

Mar 5, 2012

The John Carter Revival; Westeros Comes to Springfield

Today in publishing and literature: Random House increases the price libraries have to pay for e-books, a Jose Saramago novel sees the light-of-day 59 years after it was written, and the house where Truman Capote wrote Breakfast at Tiffany's sells for $11 million

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By Ray Gustini

Feb 20, 2012

The Best of 'The Simpsons' 500th Episode Celebrations

Interactive maps, theme song covers, and a list of the best spiked episodes accompanied the show's 500th episode Sunday night.

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By Adam Martin

Feb 6, 2012

Iran Bans Simpsons Toys

The Simpsons have now joined Barbie as targets of an Iranian crackdown, putting one of the iconic blonde doll's biggest critics on the same blacklist as her.

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By Ray Gustini

Feb 1, 2012

The Mom Humor of Michelle Obama; What's New in Tiny Robot Choppers

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

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By Eric Randall

Jan 30, 2012

Julian Assange Will Guest Star on 'The Simpsons'

Julian Assange is going to have a guest spot on the 500th episode of The Simpsons airing in February, and getting the elusive face of Wikileaks onto the show sounds like something out a spy novel, reports Entertainment Weekly.

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By Ray Gustini

Jan 9, 2012

Homer Simpson, Fox News Pundit; Books After Dark

Every day The Atlantic Wire highlights the video clips that truly earn your five minutes (or less) of attention. Today: The Simpsons take a swipe at Fox News, the easy charm of print books after hours, and the first teaser for Eastbound & Down will restore your faith in the HBO comedy.

 

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By Ray Gustini

Nov 21, 2011

Europe's Slow E-Reader Revolution; The Staggering Sales of Nora Roberts

Today in books: Martin Scorsese will direct another book based on an intricately plotted detective story, Europe's e-book pricing woes, and Neil Gaiman is a good sport on The Simpsons.

 

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By Elspeth Reeve

Oct 7, 2011

'The Simpsons' Spared!

Voice actors agree to take a pay cut

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By Ray Gustini

Oct 7, 2011

The Johnny Depp 'Thin Man' Reboot Is on Its Third Writer

Plus: Disney CEO Bob Iger sets a timetable for his departure

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By Ray Gustini

Oct 7, 2011

It's Nearly High Noon for 'The Simpsons' Negotiations

That's the deadline (Pacific time) for the cast to accept a pay cut to continue the series.

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By Ray Gustini

Oct 5, 2011

Fox Has 750 Million Reasons to Cancel 'The Simpsons'

Plus: The Coen Brothers are creating a private eye comedy for Fox

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By Ray Gustini

Oct 4, 2011

The Smart Set

End of 'The Simpsons' Threatened Again; Daniel Day-Lewis Visits Graves

Plus: Fox responds to the "Black Swan" intern lawsuit

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By Ray Gustini

Sep 14, 2011

What the Tweet?

Custom Shirts, Opium, and Monster Rockets

Plus: Imagining a 'Simpsons'-specific cable network

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By Ray Gustini

Jul 29, 2011

What Lisa Simpson Can Teach Obama About Stopping a Default

Flattery, shaded language, and lies are key

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By Ray Gustini

Mar 9, 2011

Good Question!

Rest Assured, Your Kids Will Get 'The Simpsons'

The show's genius doesn't rely just on contemporary references

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