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Grammys Finally Include New Group In Awards
- BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Music teachers are now eligible for a Grammy honor of their own. Recording Academy president Neil Portnow says the group has established a ...
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So, I'd Like to Thank
- I had the privilege of meeting eight young teachers over the weekend. They were all "winners" of the "Freddie G" (OK, I humbly admit it's the "me" award that others lon...
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No Oprah's Favorite Things in 2009
- If you need more proof that the economic collapse is the real thing -- you know, other than your shrinking salary, skyrocketing medical insurance premiums, inability to ...
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The Magic of PS22 Chorus
- I used to rule the world Seas would rise when I gave the word Now in the morning I sleep alone Sweep the streets I used to own I used to roll the d...
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The Simpsons: The PTA Disbands!
- (S06E21) Marge: It took the children forty minutes to locate Canada on the map. Homer: Marge, anyone can miss Canada, all tucked away down there. More than anything, th...
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ABC picks up 3 dramas, 3 sitcoms
- Ahead of next week's Upfronts, where the networks lay out their fall schedules, ABC has announced it's picking up a handful of new dramas and sitcoms for next fall. Also...
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His name's Deon, but you can call him 'Bud'
- While watching Scrubs last night, I saw a familiar face in a promo for the new NBC sitcom, Teachers. The guy on my television screen had his arms stuck in the window of ...
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Things I Hate About TV: Hacky sitcom jokes
- Courting Alex is on as I type this; how this show has managed to stay on the air is beyond me. Case in point is the following line, which just spilled out of Dabney Cole...
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American Idol inspires music teachers
- American Idol has always celebrated the most shallow aspects of the music industry, but music teachers say the show does have at least one redeeming quality, which is th...
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NBC won't let Joey die, expands The Office through May
- Joey is making a surprise return to NBC, but it's getting moved to Tuesday nights. From March 7-21, Joey will air at 8 pm and then a Joey repeat will air at 8:30 pm. Tha...
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A formerly idealistic middle-school English teacher tries to maintain a sense of hope about his job and his students. Trampling on that hope daily are some of his fellow teachers, including a burned-out instructor who likes to spend his time barbecuing behind the gym.






