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It would be hard to cast someone better to represent “red-blooded Americans” on-air than Josh Rushing. At least, the Pentagon’s Central Command thought so in 2003, when it chose Rushing as its official spokesperson in the Arab media during the Iraq invasion.... Read more

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Gaggles of well-dressed, high heeled ladies flocked to the Roxy Friday night for the premiere of Sex and the City.

What makes the show is so special? And more importantly, which character are you?

Music: Missy Bly, Queen Bee, "Wanda," MB3, "Take Me to the Movies"

As supporters and critics gear up for this week’s public meeting on Burlington Telecom’s recent decision to stop airing Al Jazeera English, the conflict has attracted international media attention.

Richard Gizbert, a veteran reporter for the Arab news network in London, has hired a local film crew to cover Tuesday’s meeting of two citizens’ advisory committees.... Read more

Burlington Mayor Bob Kiss has called on the city-owned cable system, Burlington Telecom, to keep Al Jazeera English on the air until residents and two citizens’ advisory committees have had a chance to weigh in.

“For the time being, the channel is not going to come off BT,” confirmed Joe Reinert, the mayor’s assistant. “I think it’s ‘stay tuned,’ no pun intended.”... Read more

The Arabic translation of Al Jazeera is “the island.” But now, that island is about to be deep-sixed off the West Coast of New England.... Read more

What’s a nice girl from Essex doing in a show like this?... Read more

You may have seen them tacked between “Apartment for Rent” signs and Club Metronome fliers, particularly if you’re given to wandering on the University of Vermont campus. The slightly oversized posters read:

Are you a healthy adult between the ages of 21 and 65? Do you watch at least 3 hours of TV per day on average? Would you like to know how watching TV affects your diet?... Read more

When it comes to producing beauty queens, Vermont isn’t exactly a winner. In the 86-year history of the Miss America competition, no Green Mountain girl has cracked the Top 15. Home viewers got a mere glimpse of Miss Vermont before she was whisked off stage in favor of the semifinalists, most of whom hail from traditional “pageant states” where young women really know how to wield a can of hairspray.... Read more

Survey says . . . 85 percent of Burlingtonians have run across the homegrown game show “Survey Says” on Vermont Community Access Media (Channel 15) sometime during its nine-year run. OK, that’s not a real stat. But “We get a lot of feedback,” says 34-year-old Jamie Polli, who produces and hosts this “Family Feud”-style showdown with contestants recruited from local companies.... Read more

Brattleboro Selectboard nixes temporary nudity ban in narrow vote.

BRATTLEBORO — If you’ve got it, flaunt it. Last week the Brattleboro Selectboard, in a 3-2 vote, opted not to impose a permanent ban on nudity along the town’s Route 5 and 9 corridors just one month after passing a temporary ban. The move opens the door for a group of twentysomethings, a nude cyclist and an Arizona man — who had been known to locals for baring it all — to resume their nude strolls through downtown Brat.... Read more