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The 20 Best TV Shows of the Decade (2000-2009)

By Josh Jackson on 7:00 AM on November 4, 2009

This list of 20 phenomenal TV shows from 2000-2009 reinforces our belief that the young millennium has launched a new Golden Age of Television. read more

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Fall Guide to Good TV: The Colbert Report

By Paste Staff on 6:07 AM on October 14, 2009

Mondays through Thursdays at 11:30 p.m. on Comedy CentralStephen Colbert has taken his right-wing-blowhard act to such hilarious extremes that it's hard to tell where Colbert ends and "Colbert" begins. Somewhere beneath the pomposity lies comic genius.... read more

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Watch The Mountain Goats on Stephen Colbert and Listen to Their New Album

By Michael Saba on 2:52 PM on October 7, 2009

As we trolled the depths of pay-cable channels late last night, what to our bleary and wondering eyes should appear but John Darnielle, frontman of the iconic indie-folk act The Mountain Goats, being interviewed by Stephen Colbert! The always-affable Darnielle had a brief and snappy exchange about his new album, The Life of the World to Come, suicidal mountain goats and his cheery take on lyrical pathos. And after the commercial break, he was joined by his band and performed a stirring rendition of "Psalms 40:2," from the new album.... read more

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Flaming Lips Visit Stephen Colbert Tonight, Stream New Album on His Website

By Justin Jacobs on 5:00 PM on September 16, 2009

Although it may prove difficult to walk over a live television audience in a giant inflatable ball, the Flaming Lips will stop by Comedy Central's The Colbert Report tonight. The appearance is just the beginning of a season that'll be full of the Lips, as the band's much anticipated double album, Embryonic, is set to drop Oct. 13. But you, lucky fan, won't even have to wait that long! Following the band's performance tonight, Colbert's website will stream the record in its entirety until next Monday.... read more

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The Decemberists announce more tour dates, revisit Colbert

By Joe Shearer on 5:05 PM on April 14, 2009

Nerd alert: The Decemberists have added 10 more U.S./Canada dates throughout July and August in what they call Phase Two of their "A Short Fazed Hovel" tour.... read more

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Stephen Colbert may get space-station namesake honor

By Rachel Dovey on 12:08 PM on March 25, 2009

Stephen Colbert already has a spider, a bald eagle and a Ben & Jerry's flavor (Stephen Colbert's Americone Dream) named after him. For most people, that would be enough, but the comedian with the perpetually raised eyebrow is shooting for the moon—literally. He's just won a landslide vote to have a room in NASA's International Space Station christened the "Colbert."... read more

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Sir Paul McCartney to visit The Colbert Report tonight

By Muriel Vega on 4:16 PM on January 28, 2009

For his only late-night TV appearance in the U.S., Sir Paul McCartney will join the master of Truthiness, Stephen Colbert, tonight (Jan. 28).... read more

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Stephen Colbert launches "Operation Humble Kanye"

By Mary Kate Varnau on 4:03 PM on December 3, 2008

When Kanye West's 808s & Heartbreak dropped last week, so did Stephen Colbert's Christmas spirit (as well as his album's place on the iTunes chart). As West sits at #1, the Colbert Christmas soundtrack hangs tentatively at #16. But the Comedy Central pundit has a master plan to change the fate of his disc.... read more

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