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Charlie Sheen's Media Tour Continues, But His Publicist Isn't On Board

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Pop Culture Happy Hour

Charlie Sheen's Media Tour Continues, But His Publicist Isn't On Board

Charlie Sheen's interview parade continued today as he threatened lawsuits, discussed "winning," and demanded a raise. What in the world is going on here?

Charlie Sheen's Media Tour Continues, But His Publicist Isn't On Board

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The PS22 Chorus Goes To The Oscars

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Oscars 2011: The 83rd Annual Academy Awards

The PS22 Chorus Goes To The Oscars

The Academy Award show is Sunday night, and excitement is growing. There is one group performing you've probably never heard of: The PS22 Chorus, a fifth-grade glee club from Staten Island.

The PS22 Chorus Goes To The Oscars

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The Love Story Behind Oscar Nominee 'Sun Come Up'

Sun Come Up is the first film by Jennifer Redfern and Tim Metzger, and it's nominated for an Academy Award in the Best Documentary, Short Subject category. It tells the story of the Cartaret Islanders, whose South Pacific home is being swallowed up by the sea. Redfern and Metzger followed the islanders, and as they searched for a new community to take them in, the two fell in love. Karen Michel has the story.

The Love Story Behind Oscar Nominee 'Sun Come Up'

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Citing Charlie Sheen's 'Conduct,' CBS Pulls The Plug On The 'Men' Season

Charlie Sheen, Angus T. Jones and Conchata Ferrell star in Two And A Half Men, which will cease production for the season because of Sheen's recent personal problems. Greg Gayne/CBS/AP hide caption

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Pop Culture Happy Hour

Citing Charlie Sheen's 'Conduct,' CBS Pulls The Plug On The 'Men' Season

Charlie Sheen's public rants against his producer and his show have led CBS and Warner Brothers television to shut down production for the season on the very popular Two And A Half Men.

The Dark Side of Watson

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The Dark Side of Watson

The TV game show Jeopardy! experimented this week with IBM's latest version of artificial intelligence, "Watson," which destroyed its flesh-and-blood competition. Could Watson be coming for our jobs in radiology or the law next?

The Dark Side of Watson

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Media

Public Broadcasting Funds Caught In Budget Battle

As Congress and the White House clash over the federal budget, House Republicans hope to include funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting among the cuts. The proposed reductions could affect PBS, NPR and more than 1,300 television and radio stations nationwide.

Public Broadcasting Funds Caught In Budget Battle

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'Jeopardy!' Suggests That It's Really Time To Start Worrying About Robots

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'Jeopardy!' Suggests That It's Really Time To Start Worrying About Robots

We're two nights down with one to go on the Jeopardy! challenge pitting man against machine, and it looks like we human beings have some worrying to do.

The Charlie Sheen Problem, Now Thrown Into Stark And Public Relief

Charlie Sheen arrives at the Pitkin County Courthouse in Aspen, Colo., in August 2010. Riccardo S. Savi/Getty Images hide caption

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The Charlie Sheen Problem, Now Thrown Into Stark And Public Relief

Charlie Sheen's relationship with his incredibly popular television show is becoming more complex: His producer seems to be openly addressing his problems, and he's publicly demanding to be put back to work.

Science

Supercomputer Takes On 'Jeopardy!' Champions

Winning the long-running TV trivia game Jeopardy! requires assessing ambiguity, nuances and puns at lightning speed. Ken Jennings, who has won more Jeopardy! rounds than any other contestant, describes going head-to-head with IBM's supercomputer, Watson, on national television.

Supercomputer Takes On 'Jeopardy!' Champions

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Can I Just Tell You?

Love Doesn't Have To Hurt

A controversial Super Bowl ad featuring a black woman attacking her male companion continues to stir debate. In her weekly commentary, host Michel Martin asks why acts of domestic violence, as seen in the ad, are considered funny — and wonders what children take away from such commercials.

Love Doesn't Have To Hurt

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On 'Jeopardy!' It's Man Vs. This Machine

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On 'Jeopardy!' It's Man Vs. This Machine

A massive computer named Watson will go head-to-head on Jeopardy! with two of the show's most celebrated contestants. But getting the machine to understand the wit and nuance of the show's natural language questions is no simple task.

On 'Jeopardy!' It's Man Vs. This Machine

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IBM Computer Faces Off Against 'Jeopardy' Champs

Four years in the works, IBM's supercomputer "Watson" will compete against <em>Jeopardy!</em> champions from Feb. 14-16. To win, the computer will have to process often-ambiguous natural language, including irony and wordplay. Stephen Baker, author of <em>Final Jeopardy,</em> talks about Watson's chances.

IBM Computer Faces Off Against 'Jeopardy' Champs

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BackTalk

Racy MTV Show, Pepsi Super Bowl Ad Stir Audience

Tell Me More host Michel Martin and Producer Lee Hill, the program's "digital media guy," comb through listener feedback to recent conversations heard on the program. This week, hear why one listener disagrees with a recent guest's criticism of President Obama. Also, the audience weighs in on two controversies — a racy new teen program on MTV called "Skins" and a Super Bowl ad that some say was racially insensitive.

Racy MTV Show, Pepsi Super Bowl Ad Stir Audience

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