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Pierce ‘Poppy’ Brosnan |Rain Forest |Weekend Notes Pierce Brosnan: My Name Is ‘Poppy’, Not Bond I guess we can’t call Pierce Brosnan James Bond anymore. Or not until the folks who make the “007” spy series, the Broccoli family, decide their next move. Brosnan’s contract with them is over after …

And now the most captivating two minutes in television, the latest from the political grapevine: Pull the Trigger But Don’t Shoot? A Democratic organization in Florida appears to want Defense SecretaryDonald Rumsfeld (search)shot, saying — “Rumsfeld [has] said of Iraq, ‘We have our good days and our bad days.’ We …

Now they’re threateningMel Gibson (search). Never mind“The Passion of the Christ” (search)will likely prove a hit, Mel taking a hit from Hollywood types. One tells the New York Daily News he’s all but a marked man. Directors will avoid him. And one goes so far as to say audiences will …

Dear Viewers, Tuesday night we traveled to the Old Post Office Pavilion so that we could bring you as close as possible to the news story of the day: thatSenator Kerry (search)has clinched the nomination for the Democratic Party (technically he has not yet done so but that is to …

Oscars|Leonardo DiCaprio|Golden Globes Gossip|Record-Biz Woes Oscars: ‘Rings’ Is 2004’s ‘Titanic’ Some years you can’t predict the Oscars, but other years, oh boy, it’s a lead-pipe cinch. For “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King,” 2004 will be much like 1998 was for “Titanic.” It’s a done deal. …

Sometimes you don’t have to look far for heroes. Sometimes, they’re right in front of you. A Texas foster family (search) comes to mind: He’s a minister. She’s a minister’s wife. They both love kids — all types of kids, from all types of situations. Sometimes bad situations. Sometimes very …

Why Bush wonand Kerry lost:that is the subject of this evening’s “Talking PointsMemo.” Here’s the No Spin analysis of the vote: One: most Americans like President Bush personally but they never got to know John Kerry because hewouldn’t open up –not even toDr. Phil (search). Two: the folks recognize that …

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – Sports producers are calling the famous “1st & Ten”yellowline the most important development in sports broadcast technology since Instant Replay debuted on ABC’s Wide World of Sports in 1967. But for Sportvision, the technology company responsible for the ubiquitous yellow marker, the popularity of “1st & …

This has been quite a week for nasty e-mails. This from “Robert,” who finds my defense ofRush Limbaugh (search)and rich taxpayers this week bordering on the outrageous. He writes: “What is it with you rich fat cats? One for all and all for one, I guess. You should be ashamed. …

Those award shows are getting increasingly outrageous. First, there were the outfits. Then, it was the language. And now, anything goes. Following the kiss between that children’s book author Madonna and the heir-apparent to her sluttiness, Britney Spears, channel hoppers were treated to theBillboard Music Awards (search)earlier this month. On …