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Oscar Week: Didja Know?

Oscar Week: Didja Know?

by / on February 21, 2011, 12:27 pm

Each day this week we’ll be featuring various factoids and tidbits about the Oscars. We found them interesting and thought you would too! So, for today’s feature, we wanted to talk about lost and/or missing Oscar statuettes. It’s happened more than [...]

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Melodic Monday: Spotlight on Esperanza Spalding

Melodic Monday: Spotlight on Esperanza Spalding

by / on February 21, 2011, 7:00 am

With Esperanza’s win for Best New Artist last week, specifically beating out Justin Bieber for the win, we thought she would be a great artist to spotlight. Many, when her name was called last week, thought “Who?” Well, we are [...]

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Oscar Week: Meet the Nominees

Oscar Week: Meet the Nominees

by / on February 21, 2011, 3:00 am

In just less than a week, ABC will broadcast the 83rd Annual Academy Awards, and we thought we’d take a look and get to know the nominees from the acting categories! Each day we will highlight one person from each [...]

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Banksy Denied by Academy to Accept Award Incognito

Banksy Denied by Academy to Accept Award Incognito

by / on February 20, 2011, 6:38 pm

Banksy, the infamous British graffiti artist that no one can identify, asked the Oscars that if his documentary, Exit Through the Gift Shop were to win, could he accept his award incognito. Officials for the Academy have officially denied his request. [...]

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Oscar Week: The History Of The Oscars

Oscar Week: The History Of The Oscars

by / on February 20, 2011, 6:00 am

Welcome to YakkityYak’s Oscar Week! We have a whole bunch of fun things planned for the week so be sure to keep your eyes on the Yak! Also, be sure to head into our forum HERE during the week where we [...]

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The Amazing Race Starts Tomorrow Night!

The Amazing Race Starts Tomorrow Night!

by / on February 19, 2011, 6:29 pm

We here at the Yak are very excited that The Amazing Race is starting up again tomorrow night, how about you? This season of the Race, as reported previously, will be an All-Star Edition. Here is a reminder of the [...]

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American Idol Fans Pour on the Love

American Idol Fans Pour on the Love

by / on February 18, 2011, 1:43 pm

Chris Medina, an early fan favorite on American Idol this year may not win the competition, but he is certainly a winner already. You remember his story, the true love tale about him and his fiance Julianna, and the tragic [...]

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Flashback Friday – “The Adventures of Huck Finn” Published

Flashback Friday – “The Adventures of Huck Finn” Published

by / on February 18, 2011, 8:43 am

On this day in history, in 1885, Mark Twain published “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn”! Did you know that Mark Twain was a pen name, that his real name was actually Samuel Clemens? Twain saw this book as a sequel [...]

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American Idol Recap: Hollywood in Fast Forward

American Idol Recap: Hollywood in Fast Forward

by / on February 18, 2011, 3:30 am

Warning my fellow Idol Worshippers. This recapper is quite the cynical being as of this publication. And with Idol hopefuls left with one final shot (that’s a lie, Ryan), cynicism could be trouble. In fact, in the spirit of last [...]

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Is Glee Bigger Than Elvis? Plus, Presidential Honors

Is Glee Bigger Than Elvis? Plus, Presidential Honors

by / on February 17, 2011, 6:20 pm

The King has to (forcefully) cede his throne to the pop infused Glee. The hit Fox series and their talented cast are making waves today as they set the record for most songs ever on the Billboard 100 chart. The [...]

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