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IT WAS MAY 8, the dead of night, when Sgt. Timothy Simpson, clutching handcuffs, walked up to the the home of Sgt. Stephen Liczbinski.
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- A COLBERT CHRISTMAS: THE GREATEST GIFT OF ALL. 10 p.m. Sunday, Comedy Central. WHO SAYS they don't make Christmas specials the way they used to?
- BACK WHEN the AIDS movie "Philadelphia" was being filmed, producers hired 53 extras to appear in various scenes. Granted, they were just bit parts. Some of them made it to the screen for mere seconds. But what made these roles noteworthy was that all of the actors were either HIV-positive or had AIDS. This was no accident. Director Jonathan Demme intentionally set o
- TTHE Hollywood Reporter says Universal Pictures and Imagine Entertainment are pondering a third "Nutty Professor" movie. They just need an idea and a script.
- The Gizmo: Computer-cleanup services from Norton Danger, danger: "Hmmm, that sounds really bad," tsk-tsked one of the repair "Geeks" at my neighborhood Best Buy store. I'd just described my PC's sluggish response time and a very scary "jet engine taking off" sound that the computer's fan was making, every time I touched a key.
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A devalued Bond: A cranky James Bond returns and you may not like him when he's angry
- About 30 seconds into "Quantum of Solace," the action fan in me was thinking: Only three more weeks until "Transporter 3." "QOS" drops you immediately into a car chase so blurred and confusing, it tells you right away that director Marc Forster (whose bona fides include "Finding Neverland") is not competent to handle a big-screen action movie.
- THANKSGIVING DAY, you and your family will gather 'round for extreme feasting on roast turkey, gravy, stuffing and the rest. Your belly will be filled to bursting - but your wallet may be dangerously thin.
- COUNCILWOMAN Blondell Reynolds Brown's menu-label legislation passed in City Council by a 12-5 vote last week. Hooray! In case you're unfamiliar, the new ordinance requires restaurants with 15 or more locations to show customers the numbers on calories, fat and transfat, carbohydrates and sodium for all the food and beverages on their menus - the goal being to help Philadelphians make more educated food choices.
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- Earth to Philly: Midnight madness is in the air
- Philly Fan Fare: Phillies, Bridge Cinema De Lux to roll out red carpet
- PhillyConfidential: Awarded for taking your calls
- Eagletarian: McNabb: No regrets on OT gaffe
- It's Our Money: Video: Paper Challenges Mayor's Cutbacks
- Philly Hoops Insider: Thoughts On The First Few Games
- PhillyGossip: "Office" actor does stand-up here this week
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- Ronnie Polaneczky: Was she a bitch after all?
- CasiNotes: 'Dancing' with the star at Borgata
- Citizen Hunter: BS-ing with Pat Croce
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