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Ellie Goulding Announces New Album Release Date

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British pop singer, Ellie Goulding has proven to be one of the biggest breakout artists of 2012. While female performers like Lady Gaga and Katty Perry are known for their over-the-top presence in the music industry, the British born singer is meek and understated.

Heath Ledger May Have Drawn Inspiration From An Unlikely Source For His Portrayal As The Joker in 'The Dark Knight'

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Heath Ledger won an Academy Award for his portrayal of The Joker in Christopher Nolan’s “The Dark Knight.” While his award was posthumous, his impact on the realm of cinema and villainy lives on. An actor, in preparation for the role, often will look at various material to assimilate and channel as a performer. It would seem, according to Kotaku, that Heath Ledger channeled a little bit of Tom Waits.
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The "Modern Family" cast is ready to get back to work.

'Modern Family' Lives: Cast's Salary Dispute Settled

Fans of "Modern Family" who worried that salary disputes would keep the Dunphy-Tucker-Pritchett clan off the fall TV lineup can breathe easy: The adult cast members who sued to have their contracts terminated have reportedly reached an agreement and are ready to get back to work on season four.
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AMC Drama ‘The Killing’ Canceled Due To Ratings Drop

AMC will not renew "The Killing" for a third season, despite being "incredibly proud of the show." However, loyal fans of the murder-mystery drama might not have to live without it, as Fox Television Studios said it will "try to find another home for the show."
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Hayden Panattiere Insists She's Not Playing Taylor Swift In 'Nashville'

Maybe it's the glaring parallels between the Clinton family's drama and the drama on the new summer drama "Political Animals" that has people looking for parallels between new stars and new dramas. Specifically there's speculation Juliette Barnes, a young country singer played by Hayden Panattiere on the upcoming ABC drama "Nashville" is a fictionalized version of real life country star Taylor Swift.
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Critics To Mike Daisey: Power Down Steve Jobs Stage Show

The now-infamous theater monologist has reworked the purported expose on Apple manufacturing for a three-week run at the Woolly Mammoth Theatre in Washington, D.C. And it goes without saying that not everyone is happy about the reboot.
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Gabe Newell Hates Windows 8? Blizzard Supports Valve Chief’s Statement That Microsoft’s Next OS Is ‘A Catastrophe’

Ever since the head of Valve slammed Windows 8 in a recent interview, content creators have questioned Microsoft’s upcoming operating system. But Valve isn’t the only video game industry force to feel opinionated on the matter. An executive at Blizzard Entertainment recently endorsed statements made by Gabe Newell that describe Windows 8 as “a catastrophe for everyone in the PC space.”
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‘Dancing with the Stars All Stars’ 2012 Lineup: The Full Cast For Season 15 [PHOTOS]

ABC announced the full cast of "Dancing with the Stars All-Stars" on Friday as the hit show enters season 15. The All Stars season will feature a lineup of six past winners and six runner-ups from past seasons set to air on September 24. View the full list and the slideshow to see photos of the 2012 full cast lineup for season 15 of "Dancing with the Stars All-Stars."

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