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Link Time! 12/18

BuzzSugar — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 13:30:38 -0800

Kristen Wiig reflects on 2008. - Pop Candy
Today's the day to answer at least one phone call with: "Buddy the Elf. What's your favorite color?" - Popwatch
Don Cheadle opens up about Iron Man 2. - Cinematical
Wow, this campaign to get Jeff Buckley's "Hallelujah" on the UK charts is fascinating. - Stereogum
Taylor Lautner shares his enthusiasm for continuing his role as Jacob Black in New Moon. - MTV Movies Blog
10 TV stars worth following on Twitter (are you following me yet?) - TV Squad
Check out the various stages of Nico Reilly's cell phone evolution. - geeksugar
Dissecting what's working with Dexter . . . and what's not. - The TV Addict

Which is Your Favorite "Hallelujah"?

BuzzSugar — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 16:30:05 -0700

When American Idol contestant Jason Castro sang a cover of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" in the semifinals a couple of weeks back, he apparently touched off a new revival of the song: The Jeff Buckley version of "Hallelujah" hit the No. 1 spot on the iTunes Music Store download charts following Castro's performance and remains in the top 30 almost two weeks later, and Castro's own version has also been selling well.

Apparently, this "Hallelujah" rediscovery isn't unusual. The song, once a cult favorite, tends to reappear every few years as different generations discover it through avenues ranging from Shrek to The OC.

That got me thinking: Do you have a go-to version of "Hallelujah"? Do you prefer Cohen's original take, or Buckley's well-known version, or John Cale's, which has been featured on Scrubs? Or is your favorite another cover altogether?

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It's Official: The Writers' Strike Is Over

BuzzSugar — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 19:36:22 -0800

Writers have voted overwhelmingly over the past 48 hours to end to the three-month-old writers' strike. Variety reports that 92.5 percent of the Writers Guild of America membership voted to stop the strike effective immediately. Writers should be able to go back to work on Wednesday. The WGA president's statement can be found here, and here's more on what's next.

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