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Jen Carlson
Stories by Jen Carlson
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MTV held their inaugural Video Music Awards ceremony in 1984, and since then their VMA stage has transformed into a venue for scripted drama and fake controversy. But Kanye West has always gone off-script, and tonight he delivered a pretty Real speech while accepting his Vanguard Award—during his 13 or so minutes he took down not only MTV, but award shows in general. Kanye for President! (Really.) He even criticized himself, asking, "If I...
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The colorful motel Don Draper was holed up in during this week's penultimate episode Mad Men wasn't really in Anytown, U.S.A.
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Jimmy Kimmel went to sleep and what happened next kind of surprised him!
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Secret tunnels may have been built from the homes of Jack Nicholson, Warren Beatty, Kirk Douglas and James Caan... to the Playboy mansion.
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Don likes movies, too. Matthew Weiner is gearing up for his nationwide victory lap, as the final seven episodes of Mad Men fast approach. Part of Weiner's contribution to this little tour—which was selecting movies for a film series (which will be hosted in NYC). The ten he chose "had an important influence on the creation of Mad Men... movies that made a deep impression on him and were required viewing for people working...
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Originally called "Venice of America," Venice was founded in 1905 by tobacco millionaire Abbot Kinney as a 14-mile beach resort town. He constructed the area on beachy marshland, and for that many called it "Kinney's Folly."
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Early this morning the 2015 Golden Globe nominations were announced, and with that, awards season has officially kicked off.
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Stevie Nicks never thought anyone would see her selfies when she took them. Now, she's putting them on display.
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Last week Twin Peaks creators David Lynch and Mark Frost both Tweeted the same thing, at the same time: "Dear Twitter Friends: That gum you like is going to come back in style! #damngoodcoffee." With this being the 25th year anniversary of Laura Palmer telling Agent Dale Cooper: "I'll see you again in 25 years," fans of the show rightfully got excited for a comeback. This morning the duo returned with a less cryptic...
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Last Sunday's Mad Men ended with Peggy, Pete, and Don dining out at a Burger Chef. The restaurant was recreated so perfectly for the show, with colors popping and a shine that made the chain seem inviting—if there was a glory days of fast food, this is what it looked like. The show's designers really excel at recreating franchises from the era—last season they gave the same treatment to a Howard Johnson's. So where...
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Marilyn (L) and Sheree (R) During the height of her career in the mid-1950s, just as Seven Year Itch hit the screen, Marilyn Monroe was acting "erratic" according to some studio heads. Turning down scripts and "irritating her bosses at 20th Century Fox" led to the higher-ups looking for a replacement bombshell. Enter Los Angeles native Sheree North, who never stole the spotlight from Marilyn, but did land on the cover of LIFE Magazine...
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Paul Rudd's long-running joke on Conan is still going strong...