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First Look: Showtime’s Historical Drama ‘The Borgias’

The series revolves around a Spanish-Italian noble family who became prominent during the Renaissance and was the inspiration behind Mario Puzo’s ‘The Godfather’ book series.

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Casey Johnson Rehab Claim Filed

Filed under: Casey Johnson , Celebrity Justice An exclusive Malibu rehab facility has filed a claim against Casey Johnson ‘s estate — a claim that would wipe out all of her assets. TMZ has obtained legal docs in which Renaissance Malibu claims Casey went to rehab there in August, 2009.

Nicole Brewer and Damien Gurganious: Married!

Three years later and 200 pounds fewer, The Biggest Loser: Couples stars Nicole Brewer and Damien Gurganious have officially gotten married. The two tied the knot in front of 125 guests (including fellow contestants Carla Triplett, Jerry and Estella Hayes and Adam and Stacey Capers). The wedding took place at NYC’s Renaissance of

Late-Night Ratings Love Finally Coming to David Letterman

Last week David Letterman posted his largest weekly victory over The Tonight Show since 2000. Last week’s Tonight Show posted its smallest audience since Letterman premiered in August 1993.

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Late-Night Ratings Love Finally Coming to David Letterman

It’s Not a Crippling Recession. It’s a Learning Experience!

It’s a good thing this epic recession is an opportunity to “reset” our culture, as Kurt Andersen tells us, or slough off the chains of corporatism, as per Douglas Rushkoff . Otherwise it would really suck for all the unemployed people. We haven’t read Andersen’s new book, called Reset , but we got a preview in his essay for Time a few months ago arguing that the economic mess that has one in eight Americans behind on their mortgage payments or in foreclosure is actually a good thing because it could herald a “rediscovery of the common good.” Rushkoff makes a similar, if larger, argument in Life, Inc

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It’s Not a Crippling Recession. It’s a Learning Experience!