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  God and Country and Scotty McCreery

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  Katherine Meizel Oberlin Conservatory of Music

  May 30, 2011

  11 comments

  God and Country and Scotty McCreery Scotty reality TV American Idol post mortem Curator's Note "Apparently," Gore Vidal wrote (unless Penn Jillette made that one up, too), "a democracy is a place where numerous elections are held at gr ...
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  Re: God and Country and Scotty McCreery

  Thank you for your insights,

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  Maria Suzanne Boyd Georgia State University

  Monday, May 30, 2011 — 11:30 am

  begin our American Idol Season Ten Postmortem theme week.  American Idol has been inextricably linked to ...
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  Too HAWT To Win

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  Christopher Bell University of Colorado Colorado Springs

  May 31, 2011

  5 comments

  famously instructed S6's Haley Scarnato to "wear the least amount of clothes as possible. ...
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  Re: God and Country and Scotty McCreery

  Part 2

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  Katherine Meizel Oberlin Conservatory of Music

  Wednesday, June 1, 2011 — 3:21 am

  complicated on the show, especially with Idol ’s recent acceptance of rock. Back in the beginning of the ...
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  Is Jennifer Lopez a Simon/Paula hybrid?

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  Natalie Wilson cal state san marcos

  June 01, 2011

  3 comments

  Is Jennifer Lopez a Simon/Paula hybrid? Simon Cowell Jennifer Lopez American Idol Curator's Note What if Simon Cowell was a woman? He would likely have been labeled a ball breaker, an angry spinster, a cold and calculating she-demon. Alas, as a tell- ...
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  Re: Is Jennifer Lopez a Simon/Paula hybrid?

  S10 Judges

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  Maria Suzanne Boyd Georgia State University

  Wednesday, June 1, 2011 — 5:56 am

  think there is at least some truth to that considering the way 16 year old Lauren was reduced to tears ... pre-planned. In my opinion it was clear that Lythgoe wanted Lauren and Scotty in the finale from the beginning ...
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  Re: "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" - Sex and the City: The Ending(s)

  Appeal to the Fan

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  Kenna Shirvanian UC Santa Cruz

  Wednesday, June 1, 2011 — 9:48 am

  strong emotions and ties to the storyline and characters and begin engage critically in the text and tone ...
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  Re: Season? Finale?

  TV's communal experience vs computers and DVR's convenience

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  Kenna Shirvanian UC Santa Cruz

  Wednesday, June 1, 2011 — 11:39 am

  latest episode of White Collar I have to wait at least a week to ask my sister about. I even now find ...
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  AI10: How a Pop Culture Phenomenon Grew Up Without Growing Old

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  Alex Wagner-Trugman & Suellen Wagner American Idol Season 8 Semi-Finalist, B.A., University of Miami; Writer, Producer (retired), MFA Creative Writing, Antioch University

  June 02, 2011

  2 comments

  AI10: How a Pop Culture Phenomenon Grew Up Without Growing Old maturity judges bullying American Idol Curator's Note Love it or hate it, American Idol is not the same show it was in years past. With the departure of Simon Cowell critics and fans dism ...
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  Re: AI10: How a Pop Culture Phenomenon Grew Up Without Growing Old

  Cobain

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  Katherine Meizel Oberlin Conservatory of Music

  Friday, June 3, 2011 — 12:06 am

  Right on. I do think the show has grown up a lot since the beginning-- watching the early weeks of ...

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