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Anna Brand is a former homepage editor at The Daily Beast. Follow her on Twitter @thebrandedgirl.

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Literal Bone-Chilling

Game of Gold Rush

<p>Discovery Channel’s first scripted mini-series paints adventures in the Klondike Gold Rush of the 1890s. But can <i>Klondike</i> compete with <i>Mad Men</i> and <i>Game of Thrones</i>?</p>

Anna Brand

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POW! BLAM!

The Real Fight Club

There’s a reason Christian Bale’s face always seems to fit perfectly in the frame when brawling in Batman. At Cinematic Fight Studio, actors learn to take a punch while looking good.

Anna Brand

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Tabloids

The Year in Celeb Scandals

Bieber was caught in a brothel. Beyoncé lip-synced the national anthem. Paula Deen and Julianne Hough didn’t do much for race relations. And Miley twerked, too. See more scandals.

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Age Divide

Can Grandpa Kick Your Ass?

A surprising new study suggests that senior citizens have more energy than teens. What’s going on there? Even the study’s author doesn’t claim to know.

Anna Brand

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Under Fire

Has Couric Lost Her Cred on HPV?

The current daytime star—and future face of Yahoo News—is taking flak for running an alarmist segment about an HPV vaccine on her talk show. Why Katie’s under fire.

Anna Brand

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Broom Not Included

The Ultimate Witch Show

<p>It has <i>Witches of Eastwick </i>snark, <i>Hocus</i> <i>Pocus</i> spells, the terror of <i>Coven,</i> and the soap opera sass of <i>Charmed</i>. Lifetime’s <i>Witches</i> <i>of</i> <i>East</i> <i>End</i> is the perfect potion for TV.</p>

Anna Brand

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Juicy

A Sequel Worth the Wait

<p>Sanaa Lathan is back in <i>The Best Man Holiday</i>, a sequel to the ’90s cult comedy. Somehow, the tomboy from <i>Love &amp; Basketball</i> and the rest of the cast had to be convinced to return.</p>

Anna Brand

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An Appreciation

Why I Can’t Stop Watching ‘Elf’

<p>Will Ferrell, in all his green-suited glory, and a tolerable Zooey Deschanel changed our lives ten years ago. Well, sort of. They made us smile. <i>Elf</i> is the ultimate Christmas movie.</p>

Anna Brand

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True Life: Online TV

Behind Those Furry Faces

<p>It’s not <i>Orange is the New Black</i> or <i>House of Cards</i>, but Hulu’s mascot docuseries <i>Behind the Mask</i> proves the streaming site is more than just a place to catch up on sitcoms.</p>

Anna Brand

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Dog Goes Woof

What the Fox Didn't Say

The Ylvisaker brothers were already big in Norway, but now their quirky viral hit 'What Does the Fox Say?' has landed them on the Hot 100. They share an early demo clip with Anna Brand.

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