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Buzz News Roundup, 2/20

BuzzSugar — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 13:30:51 PST

Russian novelist Mikhail Bulgakov's book The Master and the Margarita will be adapted for the big screen, writes Hollywood Reporter.
ABC has announced return dates for its shows, including Grey's Anatomy; details are at The Futon Critic, or you can just check out my guide to post-strike TV.
Director David Yates will reportedly return to the director's chair for the seventh and last film, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, writes ComingSoon.
Variety reports that Kelsey Grammer will once again play Ebenezer Scrooge in the indie satire An American Carol.
U2 is back in the studio in Ireland to record their next album, Billboard reports.

According to ComingSoon, Harry Potter, 300 and Sweeney Todd lead the nominations for this year's Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films' Saturn Awards.
Monk has been renewed for a seventh season on USA, writes the Hollywood Reporter.
Variety has news that Tyler Perry's signature character Madea will get her own animated TV series for kids.
How I Met Your Mother and The Big Bang Theory will swap time slots starting in March, writes Zap2it.

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What to TiVo: Thursday

BuzzSugar — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:59:00 PST

8:00 Wipeout (new)
9:00 Grey's Anatomy (new)
10:00 Private Practice (new)
12:00 Jimmy Kimmel Live (new, with guests Courteney Cox and Tony Bennett)

8:00 The Big Bang Theory (new)
8:30 Rob (new)
9:00 Person of Interest (new)
10:00 The Mentalist (new)
11:35 Late Show With David Letterman (new, with guest Nicolas Cage)
12:37 Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson (new, with guests Lisa Kudrow and Weird Al Yankovic)

8:00 American Idol (new)
9:00 The Finder (new)

8:00 30 Rock (new)
9:00 The Office (new)
9:30 Up All Night (new)
10:00 The Voice (repeat)
11:35 Tonight Show With Jay Leno (new, with guests Denzel Washington and Octavia Spencer)
12:35 Late Night With Jimmy Fallon (new, with guests Zooey Deschanel and Chris Hardwick)

8:00 The Vampire Diaries (new)
9:00 The Secret Circle (new)

Honoring Some of Our Favorite Geeks For Black History Month

Michele Foley — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:01:38 PST

We may have Valentine's Day on the brain, but February also marks an important time of the year - Black History Month. In honor of Black History Month, let's take a look at some of our favorite geeks, both past and present. Everyone on this list has made vast contributions to furthering tech as we know it.

Dwayne McDuffie - The recently passed McDuffie wrote comic books for both Marvel and DC (including Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight, the Fantastic Four and the Justice League of America) before founding his own company, Milestone Media, which helped pioneer the use of multicultural characters as its heroes.
Mark Dean - Nerd alert! Without Dean, there may not have been a PC - he holds three of IBM's original nine PC patents, leading the teams that developed the ISA bus and the first one-gigahertz chip.
Mae Carol Jemison - It doesn't get much geekier than space travel; Jemison was the first black woman to travel in space.
Philip Emeagwali - We can all blame Emeagwali for our Internet addiction. He developed the fastest supercomputer software in the world. His IQ is too high to be measured by conventional standards, and he's won a Gordon Bell Prize, which is like the Nobel Prize for computer science.

See the rest of the notables when you read more.

IACP Announces Cookbook Award Winners

Katie Sweeney — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 09:36:52 PDT

The International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP) are currently gathered in Austin, TX, for their annual weeklong conference. Last night, Dave Arnold, the director of technology for The French Culinary Institute and Chris Young, the co-author of Modernist Cuisine, hosted the 2011 Cookbook Awards Gala.

Among the winners? The New York Times and Food52's Amanda Hesser and French cooking pioneer Dorie Greenspan. Interested in checking out the entire list of winners? Read more.

Carol's Daughter Launches Multiracial Ad Campaign

Jaime Richards — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 10:54:44 PDT

In developing its new promotional approach, Carol's Daughter took a look at the latest US Census data, which reveal that more people are checking the "other" box (or multiple boxes) when it comes to race. To reflect the diversity of the population, the beauty brand has launched a polyethnic campaign. "When I say polyethnic, I mean women who are made up of several ethnicities," the brand's Steve Stoute told WWD. "If you ask them what they are, they're going to use a lot of different words to describe themselves."

The new campaign will feature Selita Ebanks, who is of African, Indian, Irish, and Jamaican heritage; Solange Knowles, who is of African-American and French Creole descent; and Cassie, who is of Filipina and black ancestry. "Today, people are blended, and I think the three of us are a prime example," Selita explained. "Women in my family range from vanilla to the deepest chocolate."

Expect to see the models' ads out in June, along with a complete repackaging of the line rolling out by next year. Also, Mary J. Blige, who enjoyed much success with her Carol's Daughter-aligned My Life fragrance, is set to follow up with a flanker scent, My Life Blossom, slated for an August release.

American Idol Top 6 Pay Homage to Carole King

Molly Goodson — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 07:45:11 PDT

After last week's take on contemporary hits, American Idol brought it back to some classics as the top six took on Carole King. Luckily for the contestants, King has more than enough songs on her hits list that they were all able to find something to get the crowd going. Along with their solo acts, the six were paired into duet teams for another chance to showcase their talents. As for those, Haley and Casey showed off a bit of their chemistry before taking on, "I Feel The Earth Move," which many viewers know has even more meaning for these two as they're rumored to have sparked a romance off stage. Cute or were you rolling your eyes? Lauren and Scotty were simply sweet together and made a cute country pair singing "Up on the Roof." Jacob and James capped off the show with a wholesome rendition of "I'm Into Something Good" that was nothing to write home about. The twosome songs weren't officially judged, so let's break down the solo performances!

Photos courtesy of Fox

What to TiVo: Wednesday

BuzzSugar — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 23:59:00 PDT

8:00 The Middle (new)
8:30 The Middle (repeat)
9:00 Modern Family (new)
9:30 Mr. Sunshine (new)
10:00 Off the Map (new)
12:00 Jimmy Kimmel Live (new, with guest Jake Gyllenhaal)

8:00 Survivor: Redemption Island (new)
9:00 Criminal Minds (repeat)
10:00 Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior (new)
11:35 The Late Show With David Letterman (new, with guests Ben Stiller and The Strokes)
12:37 The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson (repeat, with guest Jim Parsons)

8:00 American Idol (new)

8:00 Minute to Win It (new)
9:00 Law & Order: SVU (repeat)
10:00 Law & Order: SVU (new)
11:35 The Tonight Show With Jay Leno (new, with guests Carol Burnett, Jason Ritter, and Keith Urban)
12:35 Late Night With Jimmy Fallon (new, with guests Trey Parker and Matt Stone)

8:00 America's Next Top Model (new)
9:00 Shedding For the Wedding (new)

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