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How MTV Killed the Video Star (NYT)
MTV outgrew music videos long ago. The network has stayed successful by showing reality dramas, celebrity specials and dating competitions. And so every year, MTV's Video Music Awards seem slightly out of place. The network spends a night lavishly — and perhaps guiltily — paying tribute to music videos; it's the 1980's all over again. Then, reruns notwithstanding, it's back to business as usual for another 364 days.

Is MyNetwork Fox's Next Hit? (WSJ)
News Corp. is set to flip the switch on MyNetworkTV, a new network that will feature a novel format for mainstream U.S. television: Super-sexy — and super-cheap — prime-time soap operas that air six nights a week for limited runs.

Chicago Critic Criticized For an 'Unfair' Review (NYT)
"Irresponsible" — Edward Albee. "Ignorant" — Stephen Schwartz. "Incapable of understanding standards of professional and ethical conduct" — Tony Kushner. The reviews are in for Hedy Weiss, a theater critic for the Chicago Sun-Times for more than 20 years, and they're not pretty.

Trump Fires Apprentice Co-Star (NYP)
Donald Trump's co-star on The Apprentice, has heard him say "You're fired!" for the last time — because this time he said it to her.

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