Madonna dazzles with slick Super Bowl halftime show (Reuters)
Reuters - Pop superstar Madonna dazzled football fans and more than 100 million television viewers on Sunday when she performed during a glittery, spectacular Super Bowl halftime show.
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NBC broadcasts Super Bowl with pomp and promotion (AP)
AP - Clint Eastwood's patriotic pep talk about "halftime in America" might just as well have applied to NBC.
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M.I.A. flips bird during Super Bowl halftime show (AP)
AP - For all the pomp and excess of Madonna's Super Bowl halftime extravaganza a single extended middle finger by guest singer M.I.A. is likely to be the most remembered piece of the show.
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Resilient Chevy, Chrysler ads win at Super Bowl (Reuters)
Reuters - General Motors scored with an Armageddon-proof Chevy truck while a Clint Eastwood pep talk for America won notice for rival Chrysler during the high-stakes brand battle at Sunday's Super Bowl.more
Travolta, Sandler, more make Super Bowl picks (AP)
AP - John Travolta had the Super Bowl score wrong — but his prediction was right.
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Cannon says he is completely healthy after illness (AP)
AP - What do you do after recovering from a serious illness? If you're Nick Cannon, you celebrate by attending the Super Bowl.more
No cause of death yet for L.A. artist Mike Kelley: coroner (Reuters)
Reuters - Los Angeles County Coroner's examiners have completed an autopsy on the body of artist Mike Kelley but have not yet determined a cause of death pending further tests, a spokesman said on Friday.more
'Tebowing' Alec Baldwin hosts NFL Honors (AP)
AP - Trying to do his best "Tebowing," Alec Baldwin got a bit of help on stage.
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Judge allows `Sister Wives' suit to proceed (AP)
AP - A federal judge has ruled there's sufficient evidence to allow a polygamous family made famous by a reality TV show to pursue a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Utah's bigamy law.more
Popular character actor Ben Gazzara dies in NY (AP)
AP - Ben Gazzara, whose powerful dramatic performances brought an intensity to a variety of roles and made him a memorable presence in such iconic productions over the decades as the original "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" on Broadway and the film "The Big Lebowski," has died at age 81.
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Madonna says she never planned "Wild" performance at Super Bowl (Reuters)
Reuters - Sorry, Joe Francis; Madonna won't give you a chance to rake in a Super Bowl payday.
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Son of actor Ryan O'Neal gets 16 months in prison (AP)
AP - A San Diego judge has sentenced the son of actor Ryan O'Neal to 16 months in prison for his involvement in a drug-fueled, head-on car crash last year that left another driver injured.more
Star Wars, Ferris Bueller drive Super Bowl ad buzz (Reuters)
Reuters - The Super Bowl is still two days away but some advertisers already are looking like winners as their yet-to-be-aired commercials score millions of hits online and rack up pre-game buzz.more
Competition is name of the game on 'The Voice' (AP)
AP - The competition is fierce on season two of NBC's "The Voice," and we haven't even met the contestants.
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Tony Oller lands starring role in "Vigilandia" (Reuters)
Reuters - Tony Oller, who played Danny on the Disney Channel's "As the Bell Rings," has been offered the young male lead in Universal's upcoming sci-fi thriller "Vigilandia," TheWrap has learned.more
Letterman celebrates 30 years in late-night TV (AP)
AP - As David Letterman and Howard Stern can attest, a 30-year anniversary celebration is a ripe opportunity to cringe at geeky haircuts.
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"Glee" sidelined for 2 months for comedy shows (Reuters)
Reuters - The "Glee" club is getting a long winter break: Fox said Friday it will sideline the musical comedy for nearly two months to make room for a new Tuesday night comedy block.more
`How I Met Your Mother' enjoying best year ever (AP)
AP - The mysteries that surround the CBS sitcom "How I Met Your Mother" extend to co-creator Craig Thomas' office on the Fox studio lot.
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FX renews "Sons of Anarchy" for two more seasons (Reuters)
Reuters - Good news, Samcro fanatics; "Sons of Anarchy" has been renewed for two seasons, guaranteeing a fifth and sixth season for FX's hit motorcycle-gang drama.more