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...only a matter of time until some attentive reality producer figured out a way to remove all the bothersome competence from Idol and isolate an extract of 99.44% pure bad karaoke. Enter The Singing Bee on NBC and Fox's knockoff, Don't Forget the Lyrics, the No. 1-- and No. 2--rated new shows of the summer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: No Talent Required | 8/30/2007 | See Source »

Clearly this is not all pure altruism. Those popular, energy-stingy compact fluorescent bulbs? NBC's owner, General Electric, has managed to sell one or two. "When you have them being a market leader and saying this makes good business sense, people listen to that on [the TV] side," says Lauren Zalaznick, Bravo Media president, who is heading NBC's effort. And green pitches resonate with young and well-heeled viewers (the type who buy Priuses and $2-a-lb. organic apples), two groups the networks are fond of. NBC is confident enough in its green week's appeal...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Green Screens | 8/16/2007 | See Source »

...actress mistress in hopes of getting evidence of political betrayal. Gradually, the spy is drawn into their story--as is the viewer, for this is a gnarly tale of mixed motives, covert conspiracies and sexual deception on both sides. In a corrupt state, no one can be 100% pure...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Spy Tale with A Bitter Taste | 8/16/2007 | See Source »

...over, and I nearly lost Sexy Beast as a role because the company said, 'We can only wait for Kingsley for 12 more hours.' They finally got rid of me in L.A. I landed in Spain and the next day I did the film in the airport. It was pure, pure intuition. Of course I believe that as an actor I'm preparing all my life because I collect people. I collect memories, and I collect tiny traces of people: voices, walks, mannerisms. Having said that, I know that I was referring to people I've seen in my wider...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 10 Questions for Sir Ben Kingsley | 8/2/2007 | See Source »

...they have, the clues Dumbledore left behind, their wits (mostly Hermione's) and their inherent Gryffindorian bravery and good-heartedness. (They're looking for the Deathly Hallows, too, but I'm not going to deny you the pleasure of finding out on your own what those are.) It's pure pleasure to watch Rowling showing off her chops, managing the tension and throttling the pace up and down, and it's also a precious gift to the reader: we have plenty of time to bask in, and say goodbye to, the principals' three-sided chemistry, which sparkles in the deepening...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Harry Potter's Last Adventure | 7/21/2007 | See Source »

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